Hosts: Online games extention file

[aramgrigoryan]

Hi,
Could you please add also an extension for blocking online game websites?

Thanks.

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[funilrys]

Hi @aramgrigoryan and welcome here!

What will be into that extension?

Cheers,
Nissar

[spirillen]

Could you please add also an extension for blocking online game websites?

.............................................................. I'll guess :point_up: online games :point_up:

[funilrys]

Du weiß schon worauf ich dachte @spirillen :joy:

[funilrys]

So, for those who don't understand:

An extension is a collection of lists that shares the same objective.
What will be into that extension?

[spirillen]

Hallo @funilrys and @aramgrigoryan

I do understand you question :smiling_imp: as there already is a cat of gambling and a new one would have to be more specified definition as:

• Sites hosting games online (e.g. y8.com (if that even exist anymore do to flash huge security issues))
• Sites serving / selling online games (e.g. blizzard.com)
• Online gaming "tournaments" sites
• Online streaming of gaming (e.g. twitch.tv)
• All above...
• @aramgrigoryan ??

[aramgrigoryan]

@spirillen
Yep, that's it. Websites with html5/flash mini-games that loads in your browser.

[spirillen]

@aramgrigoryan

In the case of a group definition like:

This group contains sites serving small online browser-based flash/HTML5 games

Why wouldn't you add the following to the same group, which to me, would make sense

• Online streaming of games

What @funilrys is up to is a more _WHY/WHO_ such a group should be there, the arguments is missing and so does a useful description of such group as do I.

@aramgrigoryan In case that such group would see the sunrise, how many domains would you be able to add yourself? Is there examples of curated lists

These are only preliminary questions for adding a suggestion as this, as @StevenBlack and other to add a comment and take a stand for your suggestion. My comments are not to dis-mental :bomb: your idea down, but support it to grow and make the necessary arguments.

Take these 5 question and add them to your answers from above

• Who ( Who should keep such list up to date )
• Why ( Mostly the same as above )
• When ( Update frequent )
• What ( to block )
• Where ( source )

If you have a huge list, that would kick your suggestion into a good start, I'm open to add another category to my matrix but there would need to be someone who curated well.

Into all this there will be the question of the total size of the hosts file. Another issue on this

Just a couple of non-cents :smiling_imp: from Europe

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[funilrys]

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Closing.