>> When it comes to preferences of the visitor for certain server actions (or inactions), one can only make a request.

Absolutely. But the OP seemed to be saying that it was his right as the server owner to make me run his tracking scripts on my end.

If I have the wrong end of the stick then great, I'll shut up, but he seemed to be saying that clients don't get to go to his site and then reject his use of analytics by (for instance) refusing to load the scripts. I find that attitude quite objectionable.

I think it's his right not to provide site content for people who refuse to run his scripts, that seems perfectly reasonable, it's his site and his copyright material. I'd be perfectly happy for my initial request to have a header that says "By the way, I don't run analytics, social network widgets or graphical advertising". Then everyone is informed and everyone has a choice.