Annoying Adverts

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

Does everyone have a strip of adverts running right through every post they try to read? I know you have to have them, but whats the point of a forum if you cant read a darned thing??

[nigel jones 5Participant @nigeljones5]

[Sub MandrelParticipant @submandrel]

Not here. I'm using Firefox.

Neil

[SteambuffParticipant @steambuff]

Nigel,

Nope not here … Win 7 64 Bit and IE 9

Is it all threads or just 1 or 2 … If just 1 or 2 then let DC1 (David Clark 1) know and he will get it fixed.

Dave

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

The adverts appear to the sides of posts, not through any posts, and do not stop me reading the words.

I use I.E.9 and 64 bit Windows 7.

 

Edited By V8Eng on 16/07/2012 20:48:59

[1Participant @1]

Try going in to Tools on your browser and selecting "Compatibility View". It's a tip I picked up from a contributor on here and worked for me.

Jim

[Flying FiferParticipant @flyingfifer]

I`m using firefox & I get these adverts cutting across quite a few of the posts. I`ve reported some to DC1 & he has fixed them but I don`t get paid to do this so why should I bother.

MHS should get their fingers out & fix this as this seems to be the only forum onwhich this continually happens. Maybe it happens on the other mags they produce I don`t know but I deliberately stay away from them because of this.

This doesn`t happen on any other site I visit & I am getting to the stage of jacking this one in & relying on the printed mag only which is a pity as there is one hell of a lot of excellent info on this forum.

Rant over Im off to homemachinist etc. P*ss*d off Fifer

Edited By David Clark 1 on 17/07/2012 08:31:16

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

I don't get paid to fix them but I do.

However, if people complain about the adverts but don't post which of the threads are at fault I have no way of searching for them so they won't get done.

regards David

[john kennedy 1Participant @johnkennedy1]

Im Indoors. has given a perfect solution,which I have used. If adverts were banned there would be no magazines. Take S.I.C. for example.

I love the addies,they cheer the page up . This is a hobby after all.

Edited By David Clark 1 on 17/07/2012 08:31:51

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Choose life not Fife

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

When I look at this site I don't see the adverts. I look at the bit in the middle and don't even realise there are adverts at the sides.

regards David

[Martin WParticipant @martinw]

Hi

Providing the text of the post doesn't over run and disappear under the adverts then I tend not to notice them. However I do look at them when waiting for the page to change or update and I find that better than staring at a bland screen while waiting.

Overall quite happy to have them there and if they offset some of the costs or even pay for the site then they are fine by me, better to have this forum with adverts than not to have it at all it's a no brainer in reality.

Just my five pence worth.

Martin

Edited By Martin W on 17/07/2012 14:07:37

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Just one point of pedantry …

The size and position of the Adverts remains constant.

The problem is actually that the width of the Posting expands [going under the Adverts]

There is a good example here … Scroll down the thread to see the problem.

MichaelG.

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

That example is fine on my computer.

regards David

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

David,

That's interesting !

MichaelG.

[Keith LongParticipant @keithlong89920]

Hi

Just to add to the confusion, I also get the posting boxes under-running the adverts on that thread, but only on the first page. I suspect it's the wrapped url in the middle of the page that's the culprit. I'm using Windows 7 and Firefox.

Keith

[ZiggarParticipant @ziggar]

that last example is also totally screwed on my computer

[SteambuffParticipant @steambuff]

MichaelG' s example is fine on my PC … Win 7 64 bit with IE 9.

Weird … looks like a browser dependent issue again.

Dave

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Just to add my experiences with this advert problem.

Using XP, IE8 as I have done for several years I frequently find that the adverts do overwrite the posts, however its not consistent! some days its fine and other times I cannot read the posts. Oddly compatibility mode sometimes does help but very often. I have tried to investigate what causes the variability but so far without success.

As I understand it compatibility mode is provided by Microsoft to assist viewing websites that do not fully conform to the current standards/norm. That fact, and the fact that of the HUNDREDs of site I visit never have this problem leads me to the conclusion that the fault is of MHS making and not to do with what browser or computer we use.

I thank DC for fixing the examples that he is made aware of but I feel he has involved himself in a never ending (and thankless) task!

Ian

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

I think the fault is caused by overlong links or large photos.

Each link or photo is different which is why the variation if it shows or not.

regards David

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by David Clark 1 on 17/07/2012 16:22:28:

Hi There

I think the fault is caused by overlong links or large photos.

Each link or photo is different which is why the variation if it shows or not.

regards David

David,

I am sure that you are right in your first comment; but I think the variation is down to poor "browser compatibility" in the html … which is something your web-developers need to check.

There are many of us that are interested in this problem, so; why not let the developers make a few test postings … we could then report on performance in different browsers.

MichaelG.

iPad / iOS, Safari

MacBookPro / SnowLeopard, Safari

[David Clark 13Participant @davidclark13]

Hi There

They use strict html and are very careful when they make changes.

What they can't control is the way people post.

regards David

[Ian PParticipant @ianp]

Posted by David Clark 1 on 17/07/2012 19:49:02:

Hi There

They use strict html and are very careful when they make changes.

What they can't control is the way people post.

regards David

Going by the length of time that the overlapping adverts saga has been going on they must (IMHO) have prioritised being careful over actually making changes!

Also they dont have to control the way people post, just be aware that if anything can go wrong, it will.

Surely if nothing else they could restrict the width/size/length or whatever,of the fields that we can enter text and images into (with informative error messages or at least a helpfile). Even if its not a perfect solution it would ameliorate the problem.

Ian

[_Paul_Participant @_paul_]

TBH I have never seen another forum with as much clat or as many advertisements surrounding the page as this one…

And you never hear of this kind of problem on the Home Shop Machinist or Mad Modder forums…..

If everything here is all hunky dory then why so many complaints about it?

My 2 pennorth

Paul

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Posted by David Clark 1 on 17/07/2012 19:49:02:

Hi There

They use strict html and are very careful when they make changes.

What they can't control is the way people post.

regards David

 

 

 

Oh well … I offered.

MichaelG.

Edited By Michael Gilligan on 17/07/2012 22:55:29

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