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Problem with banner ads

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  • 27-03-2008 10:43am
    #1
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,307 ✭✭✭✭


    Don't know if anyone else is having this problem, but it seems that the banner ads in forums have gone missing. On some pages the space is completely blank and on others there's a frame of some sort but nothing else. The ads are still there on the main page that shows the latest forum posts.
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    Sherifu
    Registered Users Posts: 17,727 ✭✭✭✭Sherifu


    Same for me atm. Just noticed it.


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    #3
    smashey
    Registered Users Posts: 21,676 ✭✭✭✭smashey


    Heh, they are probably giving me another banner ad.


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    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    Unusual to have someone suggest no banner ads is a "problem". :pac:


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    Vexorg
    Registered Users Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭Vexorg


    Is this still a "probelm" for anyone?

    Thanks

    V.


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    #6
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,307 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Seems to be ok for me now Vex


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    I had a similar problem, but it was with my ISP, not with Boards.ie.

    Boards.ie pages were hanging on the <somethingsyndication>.google.com (or something to that effect).

    Using the mobile profile for Boards.ie worked fine, as it doesn't display Google ads.

    Firing up www.google.ie didn't work, neither did google.com. A traceroute from my pc to google.com got as far as three hops, failing at a BT router/switch, suggesting the problem with in fact with BT (my isp).

    /nerd

    Zaph - are you with BT also?


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    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,307 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    The only part of that I understood was the final question!

    Yep, I'm with BT.


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    Zaph wrote: »
    The only part of that I understood was the final question!

    Yep, I'm with BT.

    Well there ya go. BT was the problem, not Boards.ie. :)


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    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    If you ever get that problem again, use adblock (well if you're using firefox) and block googlesyndication.google.com* or something like that (it will show up in the list). Make sure to remove it and not just set it to hide. This should speed it up for you until the problem is sorted.


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    #11
    SeanW
    Registered Users Posts: 8,830 ✭✭✭SeanW


    Zaph wrote: »
    Don't know if anyone else is having this problem, but it seems that the banner ads in forums have gone missing. On some pages the space is completely blank and on others there's a frame of some sort but nothing else. The ads are still there on the main page that shows the latest forum posts.
    So the ads are gone ... and you're complaining? :pac: Sorry, had to ask.


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    Vexorg
    Registered Users Posts: 4,901 ✭✭✭Vexorg


    I am sure he is just bringing it to our attention and not complaining :)

    It our most important revenue source so useful to know if there are issues.

    V.


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    #13
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,307 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    What Vex said :)


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    SeanW wrote: »
    So the ads are gone ... and you're complaining? :pac: Sorry, had to ask.

    No, it was more than that.

    For me, the thread pages would not load. So not only was I being deprived of ads, but I was also being deprived of Boards.ie pages.

    Can't be having that, now can we?


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    justsomebloke
    Registered Users Posts: 10,407 ✭✭✭✭justsomebloke


    Tom Dunne wrote: »
    No, it was more than that.

    For me, the thread pages would not load. So not only was I being deprived of ads, but I was also being deprived of Boards.ie pages.

    Can't be having that, now can we?

    actually we can, it is easier to run amuck in the bar without you there


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    Tom Dunne
    Registered Users Posts: 23,212 ✭✭✭✭Tom Dunne


    jsb wrote: »
    actually we can, it is easier to run amuck in the bar without you there

    Hence why I needed backup in the fishy form of Brother Trout.


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