Comments on: Site Downtime http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: DickBarton http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3478 DickBarton Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:25:51 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3478 Glad I reminded you about it... I've no issues with the ads other than making the page load slower...so back to my original 'complaint' - if the delivery of the ads can be improved to reduce this lag then I'm a happy bunny - I only block the ads at home to make browsing quicker - if that gets me banned, then fair enough - I'm not going to loose anything from it. I don't have the choice at work and I'm also stuck on a rather old version of IE6 so I've got to put up with that technology - and that technology seems to have a lot of issues with everything - not STW's fault, but if things can be done to improve it then it's a bonus. I'm not bothered about the ads, but I'm not keen on webpage load times slowly my browsing experience down - I'm happy to sit and do nothing when I'm reading the content, but doing nothing for it to load isn't that great. It's ok though, I'll stop going on about it as it seems to be flaring up into something it wasn't intended to be about... Glad I reminded you about it…

I’ve no issues with the ads other than making the page load slower…so back to my original ‘complaint’ – if the delivery of the ads can be improved to reduce this lag then I’m a happy bunny – I only block the ads at home to make browsing quicker – if that gets me banned, then fair enough – I’m not going to loose anything from it. I don’t have the choice at work and I’m also stuck on a rather old version of IE6 so I’ve got to put up with that technology – and that technology seems to have a lot of issues with everything – not STW’s fault, but if things can be done to improve it then it’s a bonus.
I’m not bothered about the ads, but I’m not keen on webpage load times slowly my browsing experience down – I’m happy to sit and do nothing when I’m reading the content, but doing nothing for it to load isn’t that great.
It’s ok though, I’ll stop going on about it as it seems to be flaring up into something it wasn’t intended to be about…

]]> By: Gilesey http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3474 Gilesey Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:07:50 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3474 I really like the approach to ad blocking here: http://www.avforums.com works well enough to guilt me into unblocking there, and funnily enough, here too! I really like the approach to ad blocking here:

http://www.avforums.com

works well enough to guilt me into unblocking there, and funnily enough, here too!

]]> By: donald http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3473 donald Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:40:55 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3473 If the buttons/mouse-overs aren't working in Firefox then clear your cache (Tools/Clear Private data) If you can't login then clear your cookies (Tools/Clear Private data) If the buttons/mouse-overs aren’t working in Firefox then clear your cache (Tools/Clear Private data)

If you can’t login then clear your cookies (Tools/Clear Private data)

]]> By: Mark http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3469 Mark Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:30:54 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3469 We've looked in to that. It's easy to block those who block the ads. At the moment the proportion of ad blockers is so small that's it's not anything we are considering. We’ve looked in to that. It’s easy to block those who block the ads. At the moment the proportion of ad blockers is so small that’s it’s not anything we are considering.

]]> By: al http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3468 al Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:23:50 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3468 I'd not use a server to propping open the kitchen door. From experience you end up tripping over it more often than is acceptable. Ad delivery lag shouldn't impact to badly since they are mostly iframes, which any decent browser will load as it can, rather than waiting for the full content to be completed of the ad. But then, for someone who blocks ads, do you care? No. In fact if STW would like I have some nifty javascript that makes pages for people blocking ads nice and fast (ie, blank). You don't pay (by viewing ads) you don't get the content ;D I’d not use a server to propping open the kitchen door. From experience you end up tripping over it more often than is acceptable.

Ad delivery lag shouldn’t impact to badly since they are mostly iframes, which any decent browser will load as it can, rather than waiting for the full content to be completed of the ad. But then, for someone who blocks ads, do you care? No. In fact if STW would like I have some nifty javascript that makes pages for people blocking ads nice and fast (ie, blank). You don’t pay (by viewing ads) you don’t get the content ;D

]]> By: Mark http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3467 Mark Thu, 09 Jul 2009 09:02:34 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3467 Thanks Dick.. I'm so happy you mentioned the ads.. I'd completely forgotten all about them and no one here had given the delivery system a second thought.. Wow! If it wasn't for you currently Tom would be sat on his arse staring at that third server we just mentioned in the story up there wondering if it could be used for anything more useful than propping open the kitchen door. We will be right on that delivery issue now you have mentioned it. How could we have overlooked that.. cor.. Sillies we are :-) Thanks Dick.. I’m so happy you mentioned the ads.. I’d completely forgotten all about them and no one here had given the delivery system a second thought.. Wow! If it wasn’t for you currently Tom would be sat on his arse staring at that third server we just mentioned in the story up there wondering if it could be used for anything more useful than propping open the kitchen door.

We will be right on that delivery issue now you have mentioned it. How could we have overlooked that.. cor.. Sillies we are

:-)

]]> By: DickBarton http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3466 DickBarton Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:15:38 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3466 deadlyhifi - I'm not knocking the ads, I appreciate the money for the site has to come from somewhere...I'm only asking that the delivery of the ads is looked at to reduce the 'lag' on the page load before you can start using the page i.e. scrolling down to read content or getting content to display. Personally I've never clicked on an advert on this site BUT that is only because I've already got the sites bookmarked so I've no need for them...but other people will find them very useful - so keep them, but please look at improving delivery. deadlyhifi – I’m not knocking the ads, I appreciate the money for the site has to come from somewhere…I’m only asking that the delivery of the ads is looked at to reduce the ‘lag’ on the page load before you can start using the page i.e. scrolling down to read content or getting content to display.

Personally I’ve never clicked on an advert on this site BUT that is only because I’ve already got the sites bookmarked so I’ve no need for them…but other people will find them very useful – so keep them, but please look at improving delivery.

]]> By: no_eyed_deer http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3463 no_eyed_deer Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:25:00 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3463 Consistently great site guys, thanks! It's great to see that, despite changing and upgrading things, you keep the user interface simple and free of clutter - and that you have a sense of humour too. You are doing great things for cycling.. Happy vibes.. :) Consistently great site guys, thanks! It’s great to see that, despite changing and upgrading things, you keep the user interface simple and free of clutter – and that you have a sense of humour too. You are doing great things for cycling..

Happy vibes.. :)

]]> By: ctznsmith http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3451 ctznsmith Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:00:50 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3451 Also mouse overs on the buttons don't work...get a white blank when I 'hover' :) Also mouse overs on the buttons don’t work…get a white blank when I ‘hover’ :)

]]> By: ctznsmith http://singletrackworld.com/2009/07/last-nights-site-downtime/#comment-3450 ctznsmith Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:59:52 +0000 http://singletrackworld.com/?p=2298#comment-3450 Should the top banner ad be that low down? Wow...just loaded the site in IE6 for the first time ever, it is slow but not life threatening. Should the top banner ad be that low down?

Wow…just loaded the site in IE6 for the first time ever, it is slow but not life threatening.

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