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Just a heads up, Firefox forced an update on my phone and hosed my connections to AK. Not sure if the settings are interfering with the ads, but lag makes it impossible to log in.

I am able to log in via Chrome.

Garry
 
The only reason I`m able to post here on A/K without being screwed with the recent ad intense assault, is because I was, and have been, really forced to switch away from IE, which has never given me any issues with this site, or any others for decades, even when scolded to change to one of the "newer browsers that I believe are tracking rich/data mining surfing background" when visiting a site !!

So after being run off by the recent ad rich assault on A/K I decided to try new MS`s EDGE browser for use on this site, and using the so called VPN inprivate ability provided to access A/K all the screwing with my use of A/K because of their past 5 months intense money grubbing ad recent hyper aggressive ad efforts..

That undesired forced use of MS`s EDGE browser in their selectable VPN inprivate is the only reason I`m able to type this post & other ones for the past several months !!

There is no advertising on this site, or any other that interest`s me, now, or in the future, other than an undesirable clutter, eye sore distraction that shouldn`t be there on my computer screen..

Sink, or swim, I don`t care either way..

Ciao
 
ads are unfortunately part of the internet .. but there are the less obtrusive ones that i guess most folk dont mind . i used to sell adverts on a free to view website so i know a little bit about it .. like pay per click .the click is to remove it . was a long time ago but might have been same as pay per view . ones that made sales were the best for me . seem to remember those were less obtrusive funnily enough ..
reminder to self dont post whilst tired and drunk ..
 
highvoltage_ said:
Because being a subscriber doesn't solve your ad problems. Ad problems are a combination of platform, OS, web browser, and ISP. With that many variable it's near impossible to provide a specific solution for each user.
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What do you mean that being a subscriber doesn't solve your ad problems?

What would you like being a subscriber to take away? We can work on that for sure.
 
Advally said:
What do you mean that being a subscriber doesn't solve your ad problems?

What would you like being a subscriber to take away? We can work on that for sure.
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You're getting a bit defensive. Read the entire thread, he poses that a subscription might affect the ads he is viewing. I commented that being a subscriber does not affect how ads are presented to a member of this forum. Some people have problems with ads, others do not. There are a myriad of platform, OS, and web browser configurations that affect one's viewing experience.
 
Here is the issue causing the most complaints from AK members, regarding ads. Folks with metered internet access are having their allotments of data consumed by the constant updating of ads. Some folks are having their CPU utilization and internet bandwidths consumed by the constant updating of ads. This is interfering with their ability to type in posts (type-to-presentation delays), and other associated issues. Some folks are even noting that their devices are heating up while presenting AK pages.

See this post for proof of the issue: https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...tly-changed-on-ak.923989/page-5#post-14034719

There are many threads where folks are complaining about the sheer obtrusiveness of ads. Many are deciding to stop subscribing to the site. Using the site's search facility, keying off of "ads" should yield desired results.

Recently, folks have been reporting the presentation of pop-up ads, further interfering with interacting with the site. Some of these pop-ups are presenting political content, which is against the clearly posted AK rules.

Personally, my suggestion to alleviate the majority of performance issues and their related complaints is to change the constantly updating, dynamic ads to simple, static ads. Update ad contents as each new page is loaded, not every few seconds as one views or tries to interact with individual pages. Believe me. AK members load new pages every few seconds anyway. Various ads will get plenty of potential exposure that way. Pages will still take longer to download and render, as they do now, but interacting with the site will not be hindered to the degree that is occurring now. Believe me. All of that updating and wiggling and jiggling is not enhancing the demand for whatever the ads are presenting. This is not uninformed guessing on my part. I am a successful engineer with many decades of experience is several disciplines, and user interface design and implementation is one of them.

Additionally, subscribers believe that, in exchange for their monetary contributions, they should get some relief from the current inundation by ads. Many popular sites offer this as a perk provided to those who subscribe. There really is not much, in the way of perks for subscription on this site. Folks subscribe, most generally, to support the site. However, since the site now appears to be deriving plenty of support from the pervasive presentation of ads, folks are deciding to discontinue subscriptions. Again, searching for complaints about ads on this site will substantiate this statement. Heck, I work for this site, as a volunteer, and even I am inundated with constantly updating, pervasive ads. They interfere with my work. I'm just saying...

This is all I will be saying on this subject, going forward.

Rich P
 
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The only way I can view this site now, without it stalling periodically, is in Firefox Private Browsing mode. That's what I am in now, in fact.

There's got to be a way to not be constantly updating ads when a page is already open...

As was said above- I, too, probably spend about 30 seconds on a page, unless I am replying to something- then, it may take a minute and a half. Then, it's off to another page. Waiting for things to update can easily TRIPLE the amount of time that it takes to get ANYTHING done. I just don't have time for that...

Regards,
Gordon.
 
highvoltage_ said:
You're getting a bit defensive. Read the entire thread, he poses that a subscription might affect the ads he is viewing. I commented that being a subscriber does not affect how ads are presented to a member of this forum. Some people have problems with ads, others do not. There are a myriad of platform, OS, and web browser configurations that affect one's viewing experience.
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Not being defensive at all, just looking for solutions!

pustelniakr said:
Here is the issue causing the most complaints from AK members, regarding ads. Folks with metered internet access are having their allotments of data consumed by the constant updating of ads. Some folks are having their CPU utilization and internet bandwidths consumed by the constant updating of ads. This is interfering with their ability to type in posts (type-to-presentation delays), and other associated issues. Some folks are even noting that their devices are heating up while presenting AK pages.

See this post for proof of the issue: https://audiokarma.org/forums/index...tly-changed-on-ak.923989/page-5#post-14034719

There are many threads where folks are complaining about the sheer obtrusiveness of ads. Many are deciding to stop subscribing to the site. Using the site's search facility, keying off of "ads" should yield desired results.

Recently, folks have been reporting the presentation of pop-up ads, further interfering with interacting with the site. Some of these pop-ups are presenting political content, which is against the clearly posted AK rules.

Personally, my suggestion to alleviate the majority of performance issues and their related complaints is to change the constantly updating, dynamic ads to simple, static ads. Update ad contents as each new page is loaded, not every few seconds as one views or tries to interact with individual pages. Believe me. AK members load new pages every few seconds anyway. Various ads will get plenty of potential exposure that way. Pages will still take longer to download and render, as they do now, but interacting with the site will not be hindered to the degree that is occurring now. Believe me. All of that updating and wiggling and jiggling is not enhancing the demand for whatever the ads are presenting. This is not uninformed guessing on my part. I am a successful engineer with many decades of experience is several disciplines, and user interface design and implementation is one of them.

Additionally, subscribers believe that, in exchange for their monetary contributions, they should get some relief from the current inundation by ads. Many popular sites offer this as a perk provided to those who subscribe. There really is not much, in the way of perks for subscription on this site. Folks subscribe, most generally, to support the site. However, since the site now appears to be deriving plenty of support from the pervasive presentation of ads, folks are deciding to discontinue subscriptions. Again, searching for complaints about ads on this site will substantiate this statement. Heck, I work for this site, as a volunteer, and even I am inundated with constantly updating, pervasive ads. They interfere with my work. I'm just saying...

This is all I will be saying on this subject, going forward.

Rich P
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This we'll take a deeper look at in the other thread. This does sound like a problem, which I'm sure we can find a resolution for. I'm going to have to bring our techs in to check it out and come up with a solution though.

GordonW said:
The only way I can view this site now, without it stalling periodically, is in Firefox Private Browsing mode. That's what I am in now, in fact.

There's got to be a way to not be constantly updating ads when a page is already open...

As was said above- I, too, probably spend about 30 seconds on a page, unless I am replying to something- then, it may take a minute and a half. Then, it's off to another page. Waiting for things to update can easily TRIPLE the amount of time that it takes to get ANYTHING done. I just don't have time for that...

Regards,
Gordon.
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As in the browser tab crashes? Is that the issue you are talking about?

Or is it performance of the page?
 
Advally said:
Not being defensive at all, just looking for solutions!



This we'll take a deeper look at in the other thread. This does sound like a problem, which I'm sure we can find a resolution for. I'm going to have to bring our techs in to check it out and come up with a solution though.



As in the browser tab crashes? Is that the issue you are talking about?

Or is it performance of the page?
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The page slows to an unusable crawl (I can't get it to react to mouse clicks within any reasonable timeframe), and more rarely, occasionally does lock up to where I have to CRL-ALT-DEL out and kill it in Task Manager.

This never happens in Private Browsing.

Regards,
Gordon.
 
I constantly get page reloading. Constant lag time between typing the words and showing the words on the page. I also get logged out constantly. All of this has been happening " constantly " since the new ad format has been used.

Using older IPAD : IOS 10.3.3 version
 
GordonW said:
The page slows to an unusable crawl (I can't get it to react to mouse clicks within any reasonable timeframe), and more rarely, occasionally does lock up to where I have to CRL-ALT-DEL out and kill it in Task Manager.

This never happens in Private Browsing.

Regards,
Gordon.
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We deployed some improvements about an hour ago, could you let me know if things are working any better?

Te-Te said:
I constantly get page reloading. Constant lag time between typing the words and showing the words on the page. I also get logged out constantly. All of this has been happening " constantly " since the new ad format has been used.

Using older IPAD : IOS 10.3.3 version
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Which is the "New ad format" and when did that launch? I need to try and isolate what that is.
 
Advally said:
Which is the "New ad format" and when did that launch? I need to try and isolate what that is.
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I don't get this question. Do you not know when your company made changes to the ads on this site? Do you not keep a change log, or a service order history? If you need a timeline go through this, and other threads, complaining about the ads.
 
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