[Greasemonkey] Question: what would happen ifGreasemonkeysenttheID of every applicable user script with eachrequest?

[Mark Pilgrim]

On 5/2/05, Ben Hyde <bhyde at pobox.com> wrote:
> On the other hand I see it as creating risks for users.  Adding
> complexity.   Invading their privacy.   Inviting sites to shun grease
> monkey users.  Dragging attention away the crux of the fun; i.e. what I
> can do without bothering to engage in a dialog with the origin site.

This is the crux of the matter.  Greasemonkey is not about engaging
with publishers  At all.  Half the GM scripts out there block ads
(despite my repeated pleas to install Adblock instead).  What is that
saying to publishers?  "Hey, cool stuff, but it would be better
without the ads?"  I'm pretty sure they know that already.  Hell, I
have ads on some of my sites (of course I don't see them, since
Adblock removes them).  For the other half (usability improvements,
new features), the discussion should take place, but it can (and is,
and will continue to) take place outside of the HTTP headers we send
under the covers.

Engagement is fine, but leave HTTP alone.

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Cheers,
-Mark