Richard Tracy Posted November 9, 2006 Report Posted November 9, 2006 ... or am I the only one ... ? Seems like they take an extra ten minutes at least per day out of my time... and I am on broad band... However if they are profiitable for the board then it's worth it,. though I would rather find alternative ways....
fitmic Posted November 9, 2006 Report Posted November 9, 2006 To be honest: YES, it slows down browsing. I understand they are there for a purpose, but I've now noticed it's worse than ever.
mikellem Posted November 9, 2006 Report Posted November 9, 2006 My biggest problem is with the back button...
FxrAndy Posted November 9, 2006 Report Posted November 9, 2006 My biggest problem is with the back button... i second that
Admin Posted November 9, 2006 Report Posted November 9, 2006 Personally, the ads does not slow down my browsing (using Opera and I just checked with IE and FF). I'd be interested to know if anybody else is having this problem? I will, no matter what, look at the script used to rotate the ads and check if that is where the problem lies. If this is the case, I wiln a new ads-system in the next "version" of RWG
sssurfer Posted November 10, 2006 Report Posted November 10, 2006 Personally, I did not notice any slowdown
pobiga Posted November 10, 2006 Report Posted November 10, 2006 No slow down from my part. I'm using Mozilla Firefox.
jonthebhoy Posted November 10, 2006 Report Posted November 10, 2006 Good bit slower for me. Using IE 6. JTB
Everythingape Posted November 10, 2006 Report Posted November 10, 2006 I don't notice it being any slower at home on a 4Mb line, but posting when I am on the boat, on the satellite connection, takes forever now!
ratchpot Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 I'm on an 8Mbit line and I find the pages on the site have been loading quite slowly recently. Quite often the pages get stuck at "waiting for ads.rwg.cc" for around 30 seconds, and sometimes for up to a few minutes. I use Firefox.
Admin Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 Ok, I will look into this as soon as possible. I won't have the time to change the ad serving script until later, but I will most certainly see if the current code can be optimized.
TwoTone Posted November 12, 2006 Report Posted November 12, 2006 Good bit slower for me. Using IE 6. JTB JTB, I upgraded to IE7 and it for sure runs quicker and smoother... Plus the Tabs in a single window are awesome... TT
jonthebhoy Posted January 17, 2007 Report Posted January 17, 2007 JTB, I upgraded to IE7 and it for sure runs quicker and smoother... Plus the Tabs in a single window are awesome... TT Ads are no longer slowing down the loading of pages. Would members please remember to click on a few from time to time as this will, in the longer term, help the board. I clicked on some today and boy do I feel good about it. JTB
archibald Posted February 9, 2007 Report Posted February 9, 2007 Ads are no longer slowing down the loading of pages. JTB They still are for me, but I think it's more noticeable on slower connections. Down in my office w/ cable I don't notice much difference, but on my laptop's slow ass wireless conncetion there is a big difference since the latest upgrade. Being the loyal RWGer that I am I still click the ads even when I'm on the laptop...
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