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  1. Cohete Rojo

    Cohete Rojo Contributing Member

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    The only ads I'm seeing are Asian bride catalogs.
     
  2. Clutch

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    I've noticed this too recently. I believe an ad network has been throwing in video ads (muted), which take up resources and slow things down. I'm working to block those. Sorry for the inconvenience.
     
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  3. BamBam

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    I'm not having any issues with ads on my computer, but I want to thank you nonetheless!
    This site is like a second home to a lot of us, and WE appreciate that you try to keep things running smoothly!

    GO ROCKETS!!!
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  4. Os Trigonum

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    thanks Clutch, appreciate your efforts!
     
  5. AroundTheWorld

    AroundTheWorld Insufferable 98er
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    I don't know if this is specific to whatever ad network you would be using in Germany, but on my iphone, some ad windows open automatically almost every time I try to access the site, something with bgames.itouchservice.de or something. It's impossible then to actually read the BBS, it just auto-forwards to the ad site.
     
  6. Surfguy

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    I as thinking it was only me. The ad performance has almost made this site unbearable to use. Even as I type this, my words are delayed between when I type them and when they appear in the text area input. And, it seems like I keep getting Shockwave Flash crashed failures as well...which I welcome because when that happens the performance problems go away...at least until I change pages. And, I actually lost my connection a few times using this site today and had to reset my router each time. I hope it wasn't this site doing that but seems suspicious.
     
  7. kaleidosky

    kaleidosky Your Tweety Bird dance just cost us a run

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    had stopped for a while...is back to this today. Seems like on the updated version of Chrome, they all came back or something
     
  8. leroy

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    Is happening again with an ad for a kitchen exhaust hood.
     
  9. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    Centerpoint energy ad and others (I Amsterdam) are autoplaying and causing browser issues (both Chrome and Safari). Scrolling becomes unusable and the page will bounce back to the bottom.
     
  10. Pipe

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    Autoplay ads that automatically and repeatedly scroll to the bottom of the page are really annoying.
     
  11. Kevooooo

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    Ugh I am having this issue with my work computer. It slows my browser down so much that I've pretty much given up on looking at CF at work.

    Is there a way to disable adds or anything with audio from auto playing on Chrome/Windows 7?
     
  12. bobrek

    bobrek Politics belong in the D & D

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    You can try Settings->advanced settings->privacy->content settings->plugins-let me choose, to see if that helps.
     
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  13. LonghornFan

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    I switched to CF Mobile. Don't really like the layout but no more mischief. I was able to browse last night without any issues at all.

    I have a Galaxy S6 Edge +. Using Chrome.
     
  14. da_juice

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    I'm on a Galaxy 6, using Chrome and I just got 2 of those nasty popups/redirects that try to install "Antivirus". Not sure if it's me or the site. I was on the GARM main page.
     
  15. NotInMyHouse

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    Seen the same in the past few days.
     
  16. Kevooooo

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    Thank you, I'm giving this a try. Some days are worse than others, but it got to the point that I couldn't type anything because it took 5+ seconds for the letters to appear.
     
  17. studogg

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    malicious ads are out of control. there's a hijacker now that gets any browser i'm on - phone or pc
     
  18. Kim

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    I'm getting the virus pop-ups too, on my phone and computer, and only on this site.
     
  19. DudeWah

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    Pretty much cannot view clutchfans on my browser ever and very rarely on my phone. This batch of ads are incredibly malicious. It's just this site.
     
  20. The Hunted

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    ^^Yup. Me too.
     

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