It is a bit confusing, because the style of the links is the same as normal links... but at least the other features aren't annoying (eg: it pops up and disappears very rapidly, rather than waiting 5+ seconds like on other sites).
Here's a case where it looks like it munched on a link ... and if one isn't careful on where they click in that link, they will get either the download or the intended article linked to. I made sure that I got the red/blue split, just so one could see how the links played out.
The color different is because I hovered over the Visual Studio part of the link.... initially it's not obvious that there are two links there.... which is the point I was trying to make.
Hey if it keeps the bills paid and the lights on here, I'm willing to put up with it. Doesn't mean I won't poke fun at it, and provided it isn't something that gets out of control.
As long as it doesn't interfere with where the links point to it is fine. If you needed help with something and had something like Need help Visual Basic and the ad link caused the link to redirect to a page advertising vb instead of the intended forum thread that would be a worry.
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Those double underscore inernet.com pop-ups
just seem to have appeared .. and it is making
my IE browser really slow down. Anyone else
experiencing this?
(oh yeah, my CPU pegs to 100% for about 10 seconds
while the page loads -- this just started about
15 minutes ago.)
Yeah.... VBF is now using "smart tags" on the pages... as annoying as they are.... if it keeps the lights on, I'm all for it as long as it doesn't get out of control....
However... I have noticed a change in the loading of the pages that I am begining to question if I want to put up with.
Ok, NOW I see it. Whenever the page loads, there is pause, though it is only 2-3 seconds on this dual core laptop, before the page can be navigated. I thought that was just an incidental thing, but now I notice that it is happening on every page. CPU usage on both cores gets pretty high during that time, though not to 100% (well over 100% if you add them).
for me the avg seems to be about 3-5 seconds.... unless the page gets marked up a lot... I think it's because the tags are marked up after the fact, and not part of the page as it is originally sent to the browser.
I haven't notice CPU usage... but I hadn't thought to look.... will try it out on the next couple of pages though.
I know... but it keeps the lights on... one thing Spoo noticed is that it takes a toll on his CPU ... and I'm starting to notice it too. So far the most annoying part of it to me has been that it locks things up for about 3-5 seconds - a few times it's been a bit more - before I can do anything with the page.
...So far the most annoying part of it to me has been that it locks things up for about 3-5 seconds - a few times it's been a bit more - before I can do anything with the page.
-tg
Confirmed! The same thing here - this may cause some people to never come back...
Btw, I'm glad I saw this posting - I though there was something wrong going on with my ,computer (or browser at least).
Forum posting is down all over the Web. Adding more ad-noyances in an effort to ramp revenues on the backs of a dwindling active user population would seem to spell "death spiral" to me. I wonder if we'll end up seeing NNTP revitalized as people throw in the towel on Web forums in disgust? At least the spam isn't inline there.
I just clocked something (sorry, I couldn't resist): it took 47 seconds to just refresh main page and then navigate to last post in this thread - before it would take I'd say 5 seconds.
This is not good... not at all.
It also happens with search result pages too... I use the "New Posts" link a lot... I also notice that there's something being loaded form the RealAudio directory that also seems to hand things up... I'll see of I can get a screen shot of the url.
I've seen them on a few pages, and they aren't as good as the ones we had before (which were made by our Admins).
I've done a few tests on the speed, and while the total time to finish loading the page is higher (about 3.8s without, 6.2 with), the time to load the actual posts does not seem to have increased.
I'm seeing a 5-10 second delay with everything I click on ... even clicking the back button. It me 43 seconds to do Rhinos test in post 13. This is BAD. This board is a great resource, but if it becomes too cumbersome to use I will go elsewhere. And how does the forum software determine which words to make into links? Half of the links just pop up an empty balloon & the other half pops up the same ad (see post #9) that is irrelevant to the word it picked. What a waste. Wasn't the ads at the top of each page enough to keep the lights on? It was for years and they didn't hinder navigation. It's a sad day...
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Re: Double underscore plague
I'm seeing loads of them and, I must say, they're piggin' irritating.
The popups don't seem to bear any relationship to the keyword that triggers them; they're slowing down page loading significantly; and they keep popping up over what I'm reading and don't close off without my clicking on an x so small I need binoculars to locate it.
Grrrr! Grrrr, I say!
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43/45 seconds is rather obscene, but it doesn't seem to be actually related to the ad's - I just did the same test in about 10 seconds.
Wasn't the ads at the top of each page enough to keep the lights on?
They were, but unfortunately that couldn't last forever... advertising revenues (for the entire web) keep on going down over time, and presumably costs (such as staff etc) keep on going up too.
At least we are only getting to this stage now, many other sites have been like it for several years.
Granted it's not taking longer to load the posts themselves, but until the page finishes loading (which is taking longer).... I can't navigate, click on a link, scroll, or do anything... and the jump on the CPU is nuts... normally I can use VBF and it dles around 10-15% ..... now it jumps to anywhere between 60-98% .... what gives?
I just clicked Quote in another thread. The message window came
up immediately and I started typing, but nothing appeared at first.
I had typed about 20 characters before anything showed up.
43/45 seconds is rather obscene, but it doesn't seem to be actually related to the ad's - I just did the same test in about 10 seconds...
I am not making these numbers up - it's exactly what happend and it does relate to this new innovation.
Also, there are no delays on "other sites" or at least they are not noticeable.
Sorry but someone has to "fix" it somehow - delays are unacceptable imho.
ps, I don't really want to flame the forum ... but ... these sort of things are arguably acceptable when you read article, however it's difficult to read and understand someone else's post and then try to reply to it while large messages are popping here and there (not to mention the delays that seriously affect navigation, typing, etc)...
Using Firefox I am not seeing any delays & navigation seems to be as fast as it was before. I was getting the delays with IE7. Can anyone confirm? How about IE8?
I can't say that I have seen any "delays" in loading the pages, just a slight delay in the "ads" popping up when I hover over it. I am using Google Chrome.
I'm using IE8 and there is a definate lag once the page start loading. The CPU jumps to about 95% and I wait about 10 seconds to let the page finish before I can naviagate.
Ad link for some key words?
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Originally Posted by techgnome
- it's exactly what happend and it does relate to this new innovation.
