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What is wrong with the site? (Please read updated post #1)
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Have you started to force people off m.boards.ie I'm being forced into touch for every forum I try to connect to via m.boards.ie?
Nope; it may just require a clearing of the cache. Still working for me here
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We sell some ads on the site ourselves and we upload those ads here so have control over the conten. However, as you might imagine, there are a huge number of page impressions (and therefore ad impressions) per day and our sales team couldn't sell enough ads to fill these so we use Google Ads to fill the remainder. We define our criteria on Google Ad Exchange of what sizes, what formats, do we want videos, do we allow autoplay, do we allow audio (NO we don't) and Google directs ads that match our criteria to the site. However, we are dependent on the people who upload the ad content labelling it correctly when they upload it. Sometimes they are mis-labelled and they slip through the net and on to the site like the audio ads did on Friday.
That is a very simplistic breakdown of it from my understanding as an equally not too techie person 0 -
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Great explanation. Many thanksBoards.ie: Niamh wrote: »We sell some ads on the site ourselves and we upload those ads here so have control over the conten. However, as you might imagine, there are a huge number of page impressions (and therefore ad impressions) per day and our sales team couldn't sell enough ads to fill these so we use Google Ads to fill the remainder. We define our criteria on Google Ad Exchange of what sizes, what formats, do we want videos, do we allow autoplay, do we allow audio (NO we don't) and Google directs ads that match our criteria to the site. However, we are dependent on the people who upload the ad content labelling it correctly when they upload it. Sometimes they are mis-labelled and they slip through the net and on to the site like the audio ads did on Friday.
That is a very simplistic breakdown of it from my understanding as an equally not too techie person 0 -
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I flicked over for a look at the responsive site to see had it improved, I'm still shook from the experience, so so nasty over there
Its like a cross between my first ever college project and a dodgy streaming site like megaupload or something 0 -
I flicked over for a look at the responsive site to see had it improved, I'm still shook from the experience, so so nasty over there Its like a cross between my first ever college project and a dodgy streaming site like megaupload or something
The features I like and the things I can (easily) do are only found on legacy. I hope it doesnae get phased out 0 -
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This was my argument years ago when it was announced, make the new site identical on the front end to the old one, colours layout etc and then make small tweaks from there. You will have 100% acceptance with all the benefits of the new site
That'd be ideal from a user perspective alright! I've been visting the site more frequently than in the past so noticing (read: being bugged by) things that could be improved. Sure all of them have been identified already and probably being worked on. I'm cautious to be critical as I don't know the history of its development. For me as a user it's either; do nothing and hope/wait for changes I'd like to see; submit feedback on issues as I see them or; use alternative sites. It's a great resource to have a localised site with such a broad scope of topics so I'm more inclined to submit feedback and try to support the devs where it's sought. Unfortunately that might mean starting a number of threads in the Feedback and Site Dev forums 0 -
That would be the day I stop using boards, nobody could use that responsive site long term
I am not patient enough to use it short term. I try, but it frustrates me within minutes.
It's pretty, but not user friendly (and so many features that I use & enjoy) are now missing.
I have given up attempting to use boards on the phone it's futile. The new format(s) have limited my mobile accessibility.
But I do appreciate all the effort that has gone into the site.0 -
I am not patient enough to use it short term. I try, but it frustrates me within minutes.
It's pretty, but not user friendly (and so many features that I use & enjoy) are now missing.
I have given up attempting to use boards on the phone it's futile. The new format(s) have limited my mobile accessibility.
But I do appreciate all the effort that has gone into the site.
I'm not quite as nice! to me its akin to someone painting your entire house pink, huge effort but utterly useless and a waste of time, problem is they wont just let it die and rethink because they are "invested" in the new layout. Had they done what I suggested last year the new site would be totally re-skinned like the old one by now and everyone would be much happier and the tweaking/ adding polish could begin0 -
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Boards.ie: Mark wrote: »
Does it work from abroad still?I basically don't bother with boards now unless I am on my laptop or decent WiFi on mobile0 -
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