Ad(s) Causing Very Slow Page Loads

[RobDog888]

Ok, it is #9 as it just did it to me on this post.

I think the nav back is from the "Alt+left arrow key" combination due to the focus issue?

[RhinoBull]

OK, but I couldn't possibly press those keys - am I missing something?
I might have Shifted to UCase or something or perhaps CTRL+C(V/X) but that's about it...

[penagate]

OK, but I couldn't possibly press those keys - am I missing something?

Backspace also goes back, so if the ad "grabs" the keyboard focus while you are typing then pressing backspace would cause you to navigate backward one page.

[RhinoBull]

Backspace makes sense... I just wonder how much longer are we going to suffer from this nonsense?

[brad jones]

Backspace makes sense... I just wonder how much longer are we going to suffer from this nonsense?

Since we (Jupitermedia/VBForums) don't create the actual ads, it won't suprise me if ads continue to get through that do bad things like steal focus. As we see them, if we can get the source code for the page with the ad that does it, then I can give that to our internal ad people and they will go back to the agency or company that created the ad and get them to fix it. One by one, we can get them fixed.

The source can be captured and posted here, or emailed to webmaster (at) this site's name with a note saying the ad steals the cursor.

Brad!

[RhinoBull]

Can it (the "ad") at least go through mandatory testing? I know it sounds silly but it's still better than manual identifying and hopefuly "getting fixed".
They will keep comming regardless so we will keep complaining so you (the JM) will keep getting back to angency - endless cirle.
Instead why not catch it before it goes live?