 |
|
09-19-2015, 05:47 PM
|
#1
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tustin, CA
Posts: 1,012
|
Too many badly written adds. Time to do something.
It's high time that the people that run forums start forcing the companies they get ads from to stop writing ads that take up so much bandwidth and processing power. When I'm loading a page and I see 5 and 10 second pauses while the ads do all of the games they play then you know that where the problems are.
When I watch a IRV2 page load it's always stalling on the ads. There is so much processing going on with these ads that web browsers stall and crash. This makes for an extremely poor user experience. Tell the ad companies you will not accept any adds that take lots of processing. No flash, no animated gifs and no ads with any video. Tell then that no ad can be larger than 38KB in size. These adds don't need to take over our devices to get there point across.
I understand that ads pay the bills but it should not be at the expense of the user experience.
If you ask why I think ads cause the crashes, because I've used forums that don't have ads and they never have issues. They load fast and give a great user experience. Only the ones running ads are the ones that crash. If forums would start kicking the ad companies you see this fixed.
IMHO others mileage may very.
__________________
John (N6BER), Joyce, Lucas (Golden Retriever mix), Bella (Great Pyrenees) and Lance (Great Pyrenees).
Tustin, CA
|
|
|
 |
Join the #1 RV Forum Today - It's Totally Free!
iRV2.com RV Community - Are you about to start a new improvement on your RV or need some help with some maintenance? Do you need advice on what products to buy? Or maybe you can give others some advice? No matter where you fit in you'll find that iRV2 is a great community to join. Best of all it's totally FREE!
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest so you have limited access to our community. Please take the time to register and you will gain a lot of great new features including; the ability to participate in discussions, network with other RV owners, see fewer ads, upload photographs, create an RV blog, send private messages and so much, much more!
|
|
09-19-2015, 05:53 PM
|
#2
|
|
Community Administrator
Pond Piggies Club LA Gulf Coast Campers Outdoors RV Owners Club Entegra Owners Club Skyline Owners Group
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 40,725
|
Ads keep the lights on here. We could remove them all - how much are you willing to pay to support a site this size?
Barring that, you have multiple options to reduce or virtually eliminate ads:
1. Be logged in
2. Turn off the right column (via User CP)
3. Install an ad blocker for your browser.
I've done all 3 & see no ads.
Lori-
__________________
Lori (& Dave, my spirit guide) - RV/MH Hall of Fame Lifetime Member | My iRV2 Photo Albums
2016 Phoenix Cruiser 2350S, 2018 Phaeton 40IH,2006 Bounder 36Z, 2004 Cougar 285EFS, 2000 Aerolite 25FBR
There is great need for a sarcasm font. 
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2015, 06:13 PM
|
#3
|
|
Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 2,007
|
Add Ad Block, script stop, flash block and pop up blocker to your browser and you won't see any add.
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2015, 06:17 PM
|
#4
|
|
Registered User
Winnebago Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Jamestown, NM
Posts: 1,262
|
It's not that the ads are "badly-written", it is their bandwidths that is causing your issues.
"Size does matter!" 
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2015, 06:42 PM
|
#5
|
|
Community Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,199
|
Get the IRV2 app for iPhone or iPad. No advertisements show on the app.
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2015, 06:43 PM
|
#6
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tustin, CA
Posts: 1,012
|
I don't expect turning off ads since they do keeps the lights on. It's just the the ad companies have the idea that they can use any amount of bandwidth they want and take as long as they want to log your personal information.
I'll check out turning off the right panes since there isn't much I need it for and see if it helps when viewing on my iPad.
Thanks
__________________
John (N6BER), Joyce, Lucas (Golden Retriever mix), Bella (Great Pyrenees) and Lance (Great Pyrenees).
Tustin, CA
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2015, 08:14 PM
|
#7
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: In the shadow of the Canadian rockies
Posts: 170
|
Too many badly written adds. Time to do something.
Download tapatalk it is much better for forums. Easy to post pics !
|
|
|
|
|
09-19-2015, 10:01 PM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Tustin, CA
Posts: 1,012
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by doorfx
Download tapatalk it is much better for forums. Easy to post pics !
|
didnt like the older version but I may try the latest one.
__________________
John (N6BER), Joyce, Lucas (Golden Retriever mix), Bella (Great Pyrenees) and Lance (Great Pyrenees).
Tustin, CA
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2015, 04:27 PM
|
#9
|
|
RV Nut
Newmar Owners Club Winnebago Owners Club Nor'easters Club
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 1,932
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Timon
I don't expect turning off ads since they do keeps the lights on. It's just the the ad companies have the idea that they can use any amount of bandwidth they want and take as long as they want to log your personal information.
I'll check out turning off the right panes since there isn't much I need it for and see if it helps when viewing on my iPad.
Thanks
|
Use the official IRV2 app for the iPad. No ads and a much better experience on the iPad than the full web browser display.
__________________
2015 Newmar Ventana 4037 - All Electric
2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon TOAD
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2015, 06:09 PM
|
#10
|
|
Community Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 6,199
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Timon
didnt like the older version but I may try the latest one.
|
Get the IRV2 app......not a generic forum app
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2015, 06:13 PM
|
#11
|
|
Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Southern NM
Posts: 2,514
|
I don't see any ads
__________________
2005 Tiffin Allegro Bay 37DB
W22 Workhorse Chassis 8.1 Flat Towing a 82 Jeep CJ7
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2015, 09:09 PM
|
#12
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Anacortes, WA (Stick & Brick)
Posts: 2,643
|
I use ad-block software and don't see any ads on iRV2, or most of the other sites I visit. I always use the "new posts" icon to open this site.
I do get frosted when supposed English-speakers use the wrong words. The abbreviation for "advertisements" had nothing to do with arithmetic. They're "ads". The number of semi-literate people that psot on the various web-sites is mind-boggling
__________________
Frank Damp -Anacortes, WA,(DW- Eileen)
ex-pat Brits (1968) and ex-RVers.
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2015, 09:38 PM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
Ford Super Duty Owner Holiday Rambler Owners Club
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Stockton
Posts: 171
|
I looked as u suggested.
I don't see how to turn off the rt side adds
Thanks
|
|
|
|
|
09-20-2015, 11:28 PM
|
#14
|
|
Senior Member
iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Tempe, AZ
Posts: 1,833
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by frankdamp
I use ad-block software and don't see any ads on iRV2, or most of the other sites I visit. I always use the "new posts" icon to open this site.
I do get frosted when supposed English-speakers use the wrong words. The abbreviation for "advertisements" had nothing to do with arithmetic. They're "ads". The number of semi-literate people that psot on the various web-sites is mind-boggling
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 41pu
I looked as u suggested.
I don't see how to turn off the rt side adds
Thanks
|
Ok, this is funny; the guy complaining about people spelling the abbreviation of advertisement misspelled post and the guy in the next post misspelled ad.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Linear Mode
