Ticklishchap
One Too Many
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I have noticed that logging into FL on my iPhone or my desktop takes longer now - and there are loads more adverts. It really does look downmarket.
Is it just the browser, then? I use Firefox for Mac and I am not having any of these troubles with ads. I have no floating ads, none appearing over the posts here... nothing obtrusive at all.
Edward I appreciate the work that you and the other moderators put into this forum, and I am an avid participant. However, the latest issues with the adds are driving me crazy. I use new MacBook with latest OS, and the Safari browser. I have cleared the cache and other possible remedies, but the site is loading so very slow that I am quite frustrated.Same with me. I'm using Chrome mostly at present, and the only change from before (ads down the side) is that I get the occasional add between (but not over or in) posts. One every few posts, usually for watches or something else I've been looking at on Google recently. It did go haywire for a bit, but sorted now.
The browser, even OS, can cause a difference afaik - so many different possibilities now that it's not always possible, let alone easy, to predict. Part of the challenge for TFL is of course that we don't code the forum software, so there's an initially potentially unknown that comes from the interaction there.
Edward I appreciate the work that you and the other moderators put into this forum, and I am an avid participant. However, the latest issues with the adds are driving me crazy. I use new MacBook with latest OS, and the Safari browser. I have cleared the cache and other possible remedies, but the site is loading so very slow that I am quite frustrated.
Any remedy would be greatly appreciated,
David
My wife wishes I was more tidy.....but she realizes it is a hopeless dream. I am so impressed with Adblocker that I gave them a donation. I am actually glad to hear others are having a problem with slow speeds.....I thought it was just my computer. I try to remember the old dial up days when I would hit a link and go for a coffee while it loaded.....there are probably whipper snappers out there that never experienced those medieval times.I access TFL exclusively via my iPhone. The ads were killing me until I downloaded an ad blocker. No more ads. However, pages on the site still take longer to load than anywhere else I visit on the internet. It’s not uncommon for a page to take over a 30 seconds to load! That’s with 5G or via my high speed WiFi. Crazy! Sometimes it’s like being back on dial up. The slow speed is there at 0200 or 1400 hours. It’s pretty much a constant. With the ads out of the way, the speed doesn’t keep me away, but there are times I don’t open a thread because I know how long it will take to load. It would be nicer if it was faster, but my wife thinks it would be nicer if I was a Fortune 500 CEO. We take life as it is and enjoy what we have.
I applied Adblocker many pages ago and have no problem with any ads or slow speed. It cleared everything up immediately for me.
My wife wishes I was more tidy.....but she realizes it is a hopeless dream. I am so impressed with Adblocker that I gave them a donation. I am actually glad to hear others are having a problem with slow speeds.....I thought it was just my computer. I try to remember the old dial up days when I would hit a link and go for a coffee while it loaded.....there are probably whipper snappers out there that never experienced those medieval times.
My wife wishes I was more tidy.....but she realizes it is a hopeless dream. I am so impressed with Adblocker that I gave them a donation. I am actually glad to hear others are having a problem with slow speeds.....I thought it was just my computer. I try to remember the old dial up days when I would hit a link and go for a coffee while it loaded.....there are probably whipper snappers out there that never experienced those medieval times.I access TFL exclusively via my iPhone. The ads were killing me until I downloaded an ad blocker. No more ads. However, pages on the site still take longer to load than anywhere else I visit on the internet. It’s not uncommon for a page to take over a 30 seconds to load! That’s with 5G or via my high speed WiFi. Crazy! Sometimes it’s like being back on dial up. The slow speed is there at 0200 or 1400 hours. It’s pretty much a constant. With the ads out of the way, the speed doesn’t keep me away, but there are times I don’t open a thread because I know how long it will take to load. It would be nicer if it was faster, but my wife thinks it would be nicer if I was a Fortune 500 CEO. We take life as it is and enjoy what we have.
and I am the worst.....if it doesn't load almost immediately I start to fret & fidget.I also remember that brief window when we thought music was free and downloaded copyrighted material without permission and without a care. I wasn’t a Napster guy, but I’d select 20 or so songs on Morpheus and let them download overnight. Often in the morning they still weren’t all downloaded but we’d need the phone line to make calls. How quickly we forget and how much we take for granted.
Is anyone else experiencing a "problem" with the text box (at the bottom of the screen) that we all use to post and reply? I'll type my response, click on "Post Reply", and after the reply is posted the text of whatever I typed remains in the box; I have to highlight it and delete it manually. Before the "Pop-Up Ad" kerfuffle I didn't have this problem. BTW, Firefox Browser version 87.0 on a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10.
Is anyone else experiencing a "problem" with the text box (at the bottom of the screen) that we all use to post and reply? I'll type my response, click on "Post Reply", and after the reply is posted the text of whatever I typed remains in the box; I have to highlight it and delete it manually. Before the "Pop-Up Ad" kerfuffle I didn't have this problem. BTW, Firefox Browser version 87.0 on a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10.
Is anyone else experiencing a "problem" with the text box (at the bottom of the screen) that we all use to post and reply? I'll type my response, click on "Post Reply", and after the reply is posted the text of whatever I typed remains in the box; I have to highlight it and delete it manually. Before the "Pop-Up Ad" kerfuffle I didn't have this problem. BTW, Firefox Browser version 87.0 on a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10.
I also remember that brief window when we thought music was free and downloaded copyrighted material without permission and without a care. I wasn’t a Napster guy, but I’d select 20 or so songs on Morpheus and let them download overnight. Often in the morning they still weren’t all downloaded but we’d need the phone line to make calls. How quickly we forget and how much we take for granted.
Edward I appreciate the work that you and the other moderators put into this forum, and I am an avid participant. However, the latest issues with the adds are driving me crazy. I use new MacBook with latest OS, and the Safari browser. I have cleared the cache and other possible remedies, but the site is loading so very slow that I am quite frustrated.
Any remedy would be greatly appreciated,
David
I access TFL exclusively via my iPhone. The ads were killing me until I downloaded an ad blocker. No more ads. However, pages on the site still take longer to load than anywhere else I visit on the internet. It’s not uncommon for a page to take over a 30 seconds to load! That’s with 5G or via my high speed WiFi. Crazy! Sometimes it’s like being back on dial up. The slow speed is there at 0200 or 1400 hours. It’s pretty much a constant. With the ads out of the way, the speed doesn’t keep me away, but there are times I don’t open a thread because I know how long it will take to load. It would be nicer if it was faster, but my wife thinks it would be nicer if I was a Fortune 500 CEO. We take life as it is and enjoy what we have.
Is anyone else experiencing a "problem" with the text box (at the bottom of the screen) that we all use to post and reply? I'll type my response, click on "Post Reply", and after the reply is posted the text of whatever I typed remains in the box; I have to highlight it and delete it manually. Before the "Pop-Up Ad" kerfuffle I didn't have this problem. BTW, Firefox Browser version 87.0 on a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10.
I also remember that brief window when we thought music was free and downloaded copyrighted material without permission and without a care. I wasn’t a Napster guy, but I’d select 20 or so songs on Morpheus and let them download overnight. Often in the morning they still weren’t all downloaded but we’d need the phone line to make calls. How quickly we forget and how much we take for granted.
I was "ethical," LOL. Only used Napster to grab things that were out of print and a bunch of bootleg Zappa.
Is anyone else experiencing a "problem" with the text box (at the bottom of the screen) that we all use to post and reply? I'll type my response, click on "Post Reply", and after the reply is posted the text of whatever I typed remains in the box; I have to highlight it and delete it manually. Before the "Pop-Up Ad" kerfuffle I didn't have this problem. BTW, Firefox Browser version 87.0 on a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10.