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Best Buckeye;1992240; said:
Just to be current, I too am still experiencing long load times. the page loads but then it sticks for a few seconds before I can scroll.
Is this still ad monkey?
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Not sure what that might be. The page loads quickly, but then you can't scroll for a while? Outdated Java struggling, maybe? I'm not sure, right off the top of my head, what might be causing that. May well be related to the BTN/Twitter box, you could try blocking that and see if it makes a difference.
 
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I dont know if its admonkey but the site is almost readable. On my work computer it slows internet explorer down to 30 seconds to a full minute just to load one page. On my wifes laptop it constantly refreshes using mozilla and still isnt exactly fast. I saw a mention in one of the threads of blocking ad monkey, i tried that but its still there so maybe that was a joke. either way my favorite site is unusable for me :(
 
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BuckeyeSoldier;1997679; said:
I dont know if its admonkey but the site is almost readable. On my work computer it slows internet explorer down to 30 seconds to a full minute just to load one page. On my wifes laptop it constantly refreshes using mozilla and still isnt exactly fast. I saw a mention in one of the threads of blocking ad monkey, i tried that but its still there so maybe that was a joke. either way my favorite site is unusable for me :(
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How long has this been going on for you, and is it a constant issue or does it come and go? On Mozilla, the whole page won't be refreshing, it will just be that a brief update loads with some frequency. That shouldn't affect how quickly the page itself loads, or stays in your browser, and if it is there's another issue there. When you say "still isnt exactly fast", what do you mean?

By 'blocking AdMonkey' what was really meant was editing your HOSTS file so that the BTN/Twitter position wouldn't load for you. There's a thread about that somewhere, although I'm sure if you ask in the computer forum someone can help walk you through it. This can also be accomplished by way of browser plug-ins, although I can't speak to what's available for IE.

Share what more info you have, and we'll get it sorted out. We have another week with that BTN/Twitter ad, but if it's truly making the site unusuable for anyone, I'll just be rid of it sooner rather than later.

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Also, when you say it takes 30-60 seconds for a page to load: all pages, or just threads (that's where the BTN/Twitter ads are). Does the page start to load and then get hung up? If so, where? (OR) Does the page seem to fully load, but your browser indicates that it's still trying to load something else? (OR) Does nothing at all load for 30-60 seconds? Finally, what version of Internet Explorer are you using at work, and what add-ons does it have? I can't reproduce the problem in IE8, but can't speak to IE9.

The more information I have, the easier it is to chase down and/or isolate the problem.
 
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Clarity;1992353; said:
May well be related to the BTN/Twitter box, you could try blocking that and see if it makes a difference.
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I'm having the same problem (i.e. for indivual threads the page pops up, but takes another 10 seconds or so to be able to scroll); how do you block the BTN/Twitter box?
 
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ScriptOhio;1999307; said:
I'm having the same problem (i.e. for indivual threads the page pops up, but takes another 10 seconds or so to be able to scroll); how do you block the BTN/Twitter box?
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That ad is going away this week, hopefully that will resolve the issue. There's a thread about blocking ads via the HOSTS file in the computer forum.
 
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I have the scrolling issue on ad loads as well. Mozilla. I also have an issue using the back button on pages I read for longer periods of time. For example, I read 30 or more posts on a thread. My back button will not permit me to go back. If, however, I'm on a page to read a single post or few, I can use my back button.

Edit: hung on graphs.facebook.com just now.
 
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Okay, will just pull the ad early. Had enough of the problems.

Just for future general/widespread purposes (not for now, don't want or need any other reports related to the BTN ad -- known problem): it only helps if I know specifics. When a page hangs, did nothing load, did it stop at a certain point in the page (if so, where), or did the content load but the progress indicator continue to spin? When you can't scroll, is that with the mouse wheel, with the scroll bar, both? Did it work if you clicked on (made active/current) the page and then tried?

I'm already blind when I try to troubleshoot these things because I'm bad at it, so I just can't help unless I have enough information to work with.

In this case, I know the BTN ad is a problem, so we'll just make it go away because the headache isn't worth the income even under the circumstances. No grouchface there, being completely serious -- it's just too invasive/problematic a device for that position on our site.

I'm curious (as it also runs on the O-Zone's front page) if people are experiencing the same problem there, but it really doesn't matter at this point. Maybe it was something about the way we loaded it in an iframe to prevent slow page loads that caused a scrolling problem. Meaning, maybe that frame was loading second, becoming the 'main' window, and then when some of you would scroll with the mouse wheel that it was scrolling the Twitter info and not the main page. No idea, not enough info. Again, doesn't matter. Yes, I'm repeating myself.
 
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Most post reads snark(bitch)-ily. My only frustration is not being able to fix a problem. Removing the ad is not the end of the world. It's a big earner, but there are only 4 days left in the campaign and I'm completely sincere when I say the relief of being free of the problem(s) is better than the money it would have earned in those last few days.

We'll get the ad down tonight or tomorrow. I don't have easy access to the old code, so we'll get it all straightened out as soon as reasonably possible. Hopefully the problems mentioned earlier in this thread will simply disappear when the ad does -- I have a relatively high level of confidence that will be case.
 
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Clarity;1999482; said:
I'm curious (as it also runs on the O-Zone's front page) if people are experiencing the same problem there, but it really doesn't matter at this point. Maybe it was something about the way we loaded it in an iframe to prevent slow page loads that caused a scrolling problem.
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This may not be relivant; however, the O-Zone B1G/Twitter front page add is not exactly the same as the one on Buckeye Planet. O-Zone's add does not automatically load the Twitter posts. They just have a link to the Twitter posts. The O-Zone front page loads OK for me.
 
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