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  • 27-03-2013 8:06pm
    #1
    hyperborean
    Closed Accounts Posts: 655 ✭✭✭


    Is it possible that this is slowing boards use?

    I notice that there is a lot of lag on Boards and this link is "waiting for Adserver Adtech.de" showing at the bottom of the window.

    I have noticed it recently on the new times site as well,

    or maybe its just my computer?
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    #2
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    I've noticed that too. So much so that I added it to my hosts file to stop it loading at all.


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    Boards.ie: Danny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Danny


    Hi,

    Adtech has the occasional slow down all right, we're aware of it. The high latency isn't helped by the fact that Boards loads the advertisements synchronously, so they block the rest of the page until they load. We are reviewing the situation and will shortly be changing how we serve ads so that it doesn't impact on page loading times.

    Danny


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    #4
    Ando's Saggy Bottom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Ando's Saggy Bottom


    hyperborean wrote: »
    Is it possible that this is slowing boards use?

    I notice that there is a lot of lag on Boards and this link is "waiting for Adserver Adtech.de" showing at the bottom of the window.

    I have noticed it recently on the new times site as well,

    or maybe its just my computer?
    Happens me too.


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    #5
    foxinsox
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,080 ✭✭✭foxinsox


    This has just started happening with my laptop in the last few days..

    Bit of a pain.. :(

    Hope it can be sorted soon ... :)


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    #6
    Ando's Saggy Bottom
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Ando's Saggy Bottom


    Been an ongoing problem for me intermittently for months now. Very annoying.


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    #7
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    I'm getting big delays lately with pages that are waiting to load mystatus.skype before the page loads to the correct part...


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    [Deleted User]
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    EnterNow wrote: »
    I'm getting big delays lately with pages that are waiting to load mystatus.skype before the page loads to the correct part...

    Same here, it's been like that for ages. Might just remove my Skype name from my profile so I don't contribute to it.


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    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    This problem with adtech.adserver.de has gotten worse. Still trying to load an ad after a full minute. In work atm and I've now added adserver.adtech.de to my hosts file here too


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    #10
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    avatar.b-static.net is doing the same now - causing 30 sec+ delay in loading pages.

    [edit]It appears to be the avatar next to my name in the new skin

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    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,937 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    same here - b-static.net is seriously slowing down the site tonight - this is the sort of thing that encourages people to install Adblock, which I'm sure you don't want.


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    Boards.ie: Rónán
    Closed Accounts Posts: 382 ✭✭Boards.ie: Rónán


    Adtech is the dated adserver we're currently in the process or swapping out, b-static is the domain Boards serves is static content from. We're currently looking into the issues on avatar.b-static, you'll be able to get updates over in site development. Thanks


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    #13
    Dav
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,840 ✭✭✭Dav


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    Good news everyone!

    We're also sick of AdTech slowing things down and causing interference with menus so the decision was taken to ditch them. We're switching AdTech slots to Google DoubleClick as of 5pm today.

    We're hoping that everyone should see less problems with ads as a result.


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    #14
    Orion
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,807 ✭✭✭✭Orion


    Cool. I'm still leaving adtech in my hosts file - it's not just boards that has issues with that adserver.


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    #15
    Boards.ie: Danny
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,609 ✭✭✭Boards.ie: Danny


    Following on from Dav's post there was a small issue yesterday evening that prevented the roll out of the Google Doubleclick system. This has been resolved and the rollout has been completed - all advertisements on Boards are now served from Google; this should result in much faster load times for pages since ad loading is now asynchronous and no longer blocks the rest of the page. Another side effect of the switch is that advertisements are now (mostly) sandboxed in their own frame and should not appear over menu dropdowns or otherwise interrupt the page.

    Thanks for the feedback

    Danny


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