O.k., What's Wrong With The Boards Again?

[The_Graygator]

The pages won't re-load and I have to double-click the refresh button just to get a page to load.

Don't know if GC knows what's going on, but I just thought I'd give you a heads up or maybe get some info on when this problem will be solved?

And no, it isn't my computer.

[g8tr96]

Prolly should check your computer first, then go from there.



~*ducks and runs*~

[g8tr96]

Actually....

I haven't noticed anything different with the page loads. Seems normal to me.

[atlantagator86]

I actually got a Malware warning today on a GC page. Never seen that before but I've had other issues for the past few months I think are related to the services that provide the banner ads on these pages.

[corpgator]

adblock is your friend.

[gator85jd]

adblock is your friend.

Chop block isn't. :laugh:

[Jaggator]

Also, you should be using Firefox and not internet explorer.

[4everaGator]

Also, you should be using Firefox and not internet explorer.

Chrome works nicely too - with Adblock!

[tilly]

Also, you should be using Firefox and not internet explorer.

Yep. Firefox with AdBlock is the best way to go on a computer...though I use the mobile app 90% of the time these days.

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[Nubla]

Firefox is old news

It's Google Chrome these days

[tilly]

Firefox is old news

It's Google Chrome these days

No. No its not. But it too is better than IE.

On a similar topic...am I the only one that doesnt see avatars and many photos when using the mobile app?

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[atlantagator86]

I was having issues on this site with both Safari and Foxfire for Mac. Far fewer issues with Chrome.

[petro]

I sarcastically poo-poo'ed the adblock when someone suggested in the past. Then I researched it, and tried it. Then I ate humble pie. No probs with FF and with Iphone lately.

[gatordavisl]

http://www.classiccmp.org/dunfield/miscpm/h/bif800.jpg

[acegator]

I get redirected to the home page alot when I click to go to another page in a thread and I get strange ads loading. That only happens on this site so I know its not my computer. And it happens at multiple computers.

[gtr2x]

Firefox is old news

It's Google Chrome these days

Yea, I used to have a lot of issues, but just got a new nexus tablet with Chrome and have had no issues.

[geauxgator1]

Can't open the threads, without refreshing all the time.. It's always something with this site. Also picked up the FBI virus the other day, which was a pain to fix. It looks like it came form this site too.

[atlantagator86]

I get redirected to the home page alot when I click to go to another page in a thread and I get strange ads loading. That only happens on this site so I know its not my computer. And it happens at multiple computers.

That's the issue I was having and continue to have. I happens least on Chrome. I talked with several of the admins and tech support and they can't figure it out. They kept telling me it was my computer.

I think it's one of the companies that does the ads because I get directed to the home page but the URL has the name of what looks like one of the ad companies.

[Gatorrick22]

It never happens to me.... But then gain, I built and set-up my computer from scratch. :grin:

[Spiff24]

I don't have any problems on my computer, but I often get error messages when browsing the GC app on my iPhone.

[cocodrilo]

I have Firefox, and under Internet Options I have it enabled to block popups. That's not Adblock? Is Adblock something you have to download? I Googled it, but got info on Adblock Plus. Things are happening too fast for me.

So Chrome is a browser like Firefox? I have Firefox and IE. Can you have too many browsers on your computer? If I download this Chrome thing too, am I asking for trouble?

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Either Chrome or Firefox is fine.

Adblock and Adblock Plus are essentially the same product. Download them. When there are problems with this site (malware, slowdowns, etc.) 99.999999% of the time it's remnant ad servers. Kill the ads and this site flies.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Adblock Plus for FF: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/

Adblock Plus for Chrome: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock-plus/cfhdojbkjhnklbpkdaibdccddilifddb?hl=en

This will improve your Internet experience by an almost indescribable magnitude.

[cocodrilo]

Thanks for the link for FF.

I had some trouble with this site a few days ago, and still have trouble with a lot of other sites, and one thing they seem to have in common is third-party ads that take their sweet time to download, during which time the browser is simply frozen. A program that blocks all ads sounds like manna from heaven.

[tilly]

Adblock....This will improve your Internet experience by an almost indescribable magnitude.


This site (and many others) is almost unusable without it.

Also to ad to earlier points.... most tablets and phones with recent versions of Android are compatible with the mobile versions of chrome and firefox....though you'd be best to just use the app.

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[cocodrilo]

Adblock Plus for FF: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/adblock-plus/


Well, there are three reviews at that link, and two of them say that Adblock Plus doesn't work with Firefox 18, which is what I have. One says that Adblock Lite does work. What now?

[ValdostaGatorFan]

Yep. Firefox with AdBlock is the best way to go on a computer...though I use the mobile app 90% of the time these days.

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This

[tilly]

Well, there are three reviews at that link, and two of them say that Adblock Plus doesn't work with Firefox 18, which is what I have. One says that Adblock Lite does work. What now?

I do all the firefox updates.. I've yet to notice any troubles. Not sure what to make of that.

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[The_Graygator]

Prolly should check your computer first, then go from there.



~*ducks and runs*~

Like I said, it's not my computer. This happens on my sister's and my niece's computers too. It's a site problem, not my computer.

[GatorJeff]

Mobile is fine, but sometimes have to reload pages on PC. It is bad from time to time, but much worse yesterday.

[g8tr96]

Like I said, it's not my computer. This happens on my sister's and my niece's computers too. It's a site problem, not my computer.

I know Gray. I was just messin with you. Figured you would get the FF and Chrome suggestions in the process.

The suggestions of using Adblock are spot on. Ima FF user myself and never have any issues with this site, and rarely get any pop-ups from others sites either.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Well, there are three reviews at that link, and two of them say that Adblock Plus doesn't work with Firefox 18, which is what I have. One says that Adblock Lite does work. What now?

There are more than 3,000 reviews for it and it has a 5 star average rating.

[cocodrilo]

There are more than 3,000 reviews for it and it has a 5 star average rating.

Thanks. I use an invisible counter (StatCounter) on some webpages. Do you or anyone know if Adblock will block the counter, as if it were an ad on the page?

[orangeblueorangeblue]

You use it on what pages? Your own personal pages?

It's unlikely it would block it, and it's also unlikely StatCounter has any practical purpose.

[cocodrilo]

You use it on what pages? Your own personal pages?

It's unlikely it would block it, and it's also unlikely StatCounter has any practical purpose.

It's on both personal and business pages, and it has the practical purpose of telling me which pages are being visited and how often.

[nflgator]

I am retired and 76 years old, and have an old Gateway that the Indians kicked Columbus in the butt for bringing over here.
If i were running a business i would have thrown this thing out the first day. But, i use it for the Gators, ESPN, to print info, and a few other things.
I never know when it will die, then bring me back to where i was (usually). Most times i have to do a restore when i log on. These are some of the things it will do.
So, as far as i know i have never had a problem with the forum.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

It's on both personal and business pages, and it has the practical purpose of telling me which pages are being visited and how often.

Well those trackers are massively flawed at measuring it. I'm surprised they still exist. But I doubt they'd be blocked by Adblock. If they were you can always whitelist them.

[atlantagator86]

It's on both personal and business pages, and it has the practical purpose of telling me which pages are being visited and how often.

You definitely shouldn't be using an old style counter to monitor page traffic. Whoever you use for web hosting should have a free traffic stats access that's much more accurate, professional and has significantly more details.

[nwflgator_58]

Like I said, it's not my computer. This happens on my sister's and my niece's computers too. It's a site problem, not my computer.

Mine has been doing the same thing, having to double-click refresh to open a thread.

[GatorJeff]

Mine has been doing the same thing, having to double-click refresh to open a thread.

Half the time it does nothing. Just sits where it is with no reaction.

[Gatorgal04]

Moving this to the Gator Aid Station forum.

[malscott]

Suddenly on my computer some words are underlined and can be clicked as links. I just downloaded Chrome. But last time it didn't do that. Is that on GC or specific to my computer? And it's always weird freaking random words like 'team' or some crap. Can ya turn that crap off?

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Suddenly on my computer some words are underlined and can be clicked as links. I just downloaded Chrome. But last time it didn't do that. Is that on GC or specific to my computer? And it's always weird freaking random words like 'team' or some crap. Can ya turn that crap off?

Adblock fixes this, too.

[tilly]

Thanks. I use an invisible counter (StatCounter) on some webpages. Do you or anyone know if Adblock will block the counter, as if it were an ad on the page?

You can allow it if it does

[tilly]

Ad block gets rid of all the stupid junk on the web. I can't even access warchant.



...OK maybe not all the stupid stuff.

[Juggernautz]

http://fc3arch.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/first-apple-computer-wood.jpg

[Juggernautz]

Ad block gets rid of all the stupid junk on the web. I can't even access warchant.



...OK maybe not all the stupid stuff. :cry:

Warchant is a major virus...

[G8R8U2]

I've used IE for years on this site with no problems whatsoever... until the past week. My computer freezes/locks up on this site, too, and no other site.

I have to do the refresh thing every time to get a page to load; and it often takes 15 or 20 minutes before it finally does. Now that I know to actually double-click on refresh, it loads a little quicker; but there's no way for others to find out what's going on because they can't get in here.

This is happening to a whole lot of Gator fans, as I've gotten at least a dozen PM's on other sites asking me if I know what's going on. Fans are actually being forced to discuss it on other sites because they can't open this thread to say anything.

If all the fans who are having a problem could open this thread to report it, it'd be at least 20 or 30 pages long. It's most definitely a site problem.

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Well, tell them to use something other than IE and install ad blocker, because it's the various remnant ad servers.

[tilly]

Internet Explorer
#Netscape #dial up #telegraph #pony express

See what we're saying here?

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[whitelakegator]

Add me to the list. When I click on a thread it just sit there. There is something majorly wrong going on with this site. I have to click on a thread ten times before it will actually load. It is hit or miss.

As of now, it is a poor experience,

[panamacitygator]

I don't know what kind of problems y"all are having. Mine is fine. Using FF with Adblock plus!

[whitelakegator]

Downloaded latest Firefox and adblock plus.

The site now works fine.

[G8R8U2]

Internet Explorer
#Netscape #dial up #telegraph #pony express

See what we're saying here?

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That if members have found a browser they like, and it happens to be IE, they can no longer use the site they've been using for 7+ years?

[orangeblueorangeblue]

Nobody's saying it's a good experience.