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by stblack 2208 days ago
I can see how it might seem that way — I'm Steven Black.

I can point to thousands of combined...

* issues https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/issues?q=is%3Aissue+is%...

* ...pull requests... https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/pulls?q=is%3Apr+is%3Acl...

* ... and commits https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/commits/master

...that indicate, it's not so easy.

The sources we use are all vetted. Some sources are remarkable in terms of activity, and responsiveness to problems as they occur.

Overall I think this area is far more dynamic than many realize. Some good people curate the lists we carry.

1 comments

I don’t mean to belittle your project -

Consolidated block lists like yours are still important for people who are using the traditional etc/hosts file. I believe the Pihole project would like to focus more on the software and less on the block lists - so they include your list, which has a good track record of vetting sources and responding to issues. I also appreciate that your project has produced its own original block lists (which happen to be included on the Energized list and firebog.net).

I just wish more people would use the original source when possible.

I dislike this Energized list, partly because I had a bad experience using one of their non-primary lists which wasn’t well maintained, and partly because their website (https://energized.pro/) makes it sound like a commercial product.