[Closed] Is it just me or is this website becoming almost unusable?

I wasn't warned at all.

You absolutely were, I've just read it. Maybe you didn't receive it, I've no way of knowing that I'm afraid.

Anyway. In other news, I've just spent browsing the forum without being logged in to see what the fuss is about.

Stock Chrome browser on Android. Anecdotally, I can't seem to replicate the issues, it's fine for me.

the one at the bottom of iphone is a bit annoying, but it disappears for me after you hit the x a couple of times. The ads down the sides of the screen are OK anyway.

It waaaaayyyy better than a lot of chatrooms.

[quote=Cougar ]Anyway. In other news, I've just spent browsing the forum without being logged in to see what the fuss is about.
Stock Chrome browser on Android. Anecdotally, I can't seem to replicate the issues, it's fine for me.

So there is no problem everybody!

That's neither what I said nor what I was implying.

It seems to work wonders when you try to help 😉

A dig at them not you.

Sod all I can do about it anyway. It's just frustrating.

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I'm getting an annoying pop up at the bottom of the screen, on every new page (iPad mini , safari) annoying but not the end of the world!

A dig at them not you.

Stop sucking up, yer big suckup.

Do STW accept PayPal for subscription payments? Or National Express tickets? Or, maybe some Reiss Vouchers? I'd consider subscribing if any of the above methods worked.

Well, I can't work it out.

I've just reverted to the stock Android (HTC?) browser, turned off the pop-up blocker setting, enabled JavaScript, and I've been browsing the site logged out. And I still can't replicate the issue. It's very odd.

To be fair, it doesn't happen [i]every[/i] time I use the site either. Like the auto open the ****ing App Store issue. Sometimes it happens, sometimes it doesn't.

Anyone seen the new season collection from Reiss? It's fabulous.

Stop sucking up, yer big suckup.

It only does it on mine when on a thread and not when on the main site if that helps any

Not doing it now on mine either

Perhaps you have fixed it?

Perhaps you should post up your mobile number and we can text you when it happens 😈

he might twig the double bluff

That sounds like a sex move.

Is that a sex move?

You disgust me with your sexy moves!

Stupid sexy junkyard.

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Getting an add in Chinese now!! Literally very new page, every single time. Been going on for months now, I've just got used to getting rid of them.

Well, I can't work it out.

I've just reverted to the stock Android (HTC?) browser, turned off the pop-up blocker setting, enabled JavaScript, and I've been browsing the site logged out. And I still can't replicate the issue. It's very odd.

This is not very subtle code for "there really isn't a problem everyone".

But, there is. Or maybe everyone is just pranking the forum.

Is it ****
Jesus wept the man is trying his best to help and I have just been on and got no issues either . Are we both liars ?

He is trying to help
**** knows why when all you do is snipe at him and re interpret what he says in the most negative way possible.

If it was me the ban hammer would be smiting your moaney ass or at least making sure you get extra ads.

Cheers mate.

Is it *
Jesus wept the man is trying his best to help and I have just been on and got no issues either . Are we both liars ?

He is trying to help
* knows why when all you do is snipe at him and re interpret what he says in the most negative way possible.

If it was me the ban hammer would be smiting your moaney ass or at least making sure you get extra ads.

Seems like someone needs an oil change.

For whatever reason, the problems come and go. A few days ago, the STW add that runs down both sides wasn't working, and the left hand ad covered the threads. This is on a desktop, running Win7 and Chrome.
Now ok. I haven't done anything, no clearing of cookies, turning on ad blockers etc.

Adopt a moany whinger today.
Just £1.49 per month would put an end to all this suffering.

That £1.49 could buy a pack of £1.49 price labels.

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How much for a pack of £1.99 price labels? I'm sensing an issue here....

I dont mind the adds on my home puter with fast BB
but this is what my Ipad and Iphone gets at random visits

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Seems like someone needs an oil change.

This thing you do for nothing its just not good enough

I know you just spend two hours of your free time helping me for no reward but

I am not sure what they want
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A free P and a reach round?
Subscribers to pay more so they could get a better free service?
EDIT: trout posted whilst I was ranting and that is fairly unusable even for free

That's what I was getting as well until I noticed that I'd been logged out. When I logged back in it started working okay.

Trout, I see the same very often. No problem with ads at all, in fact some have even led me down interesting avenues, but as per your image above, some of the current batch of ads are, regardless of the advertising intent, rendering the site utterly borked from a functional perspective.

Just tested on the wife's iPad 2 and iPhone 5c as well the daughters iPad Mini, can't replicate it either.

Liked I've mentioned earlier in the thread it appears to be happen on other sites too according to Google searches.

EDIT: trout posted whilst I was ranting and that is fairly unusable even for free

Yup, it is.

I get exactly the same layout as trouts post above. It's crap but bearable on an iPad, just need to refresh until the layout sorts itself out. The pop up national express ad that I seem to constantly get on my phone is annoying enough that I no longer bother looking at the site on there.

This is what I get,
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But if I zoom in a little it gets rid of the side adverts.
If not it would be unusable.

😆

Ads pay for the site. Fine, it needs paying for. But STW does seem to have some dodgy ads. Fairly often when I visit the site I get a pop up dialog box with something along the lines of "You have a virus". I even get it when I travel, but in whatever local language. This is on a new Android phone and my old one, so I don't think it's malware. Perhaps you need to check out who is placing ads on the site?

I can see that the site needs ads. But just how much of my 6-7 Megs BB are they using?

£1.49 worth?

Yep see exactly what Trout and chip have posted. Wish I was tetchy enough to post a pic. It is not all the time, completely at random on iPad. I've not be able to work out the trigger but it does make the site unusable when it happens. Right now just standard RH banner and headers and footer.

Reduced in the sale. Nice.

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Is that a Reiss? Noice!

*checks paypal account*

There's lots I could say to lots that's been said, but it won't placate the ones who think there's too many ads and that's not changing. So I decided to fix the misfiring Hargroves ad that was breaking the site template instead.

[quote=deadlydarcy ]Reduced in the sale. Nice.
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I'll give you £1.49 for it.

Does STW employ a tea person perchance? A jolly one? Who serves crisps and tea? And takes PayPal? I bet her fees are sky high.

So grumpy Mark found something, what do the mods do around here???? 😉

I dont think there are too many ads just dont like them screwing up the screen as chip and Trout demonstrated.

Loving Junkys little tantrum 😆

ITV on our telly and Spotify completely stop on a regular basis to run ads.
As a subscriber, I get none on here.

The excuse I have heard for the ads is that they are needed to pay for the site.

You are aware they have to pay for hosting and that most of the STW side bandwidth is for this forum, right?

That said, when I log out, the ads ARE pretty intrusive.