Giant banner adverts in the middle of posts.

Sorry... Work interrupted the posting of this.

I tried both the links above in Lappas' post and nothing came up for me.

About 2 hours ago I disabled all the ads on the forums except for the side sponsors ads.

Please let me know ASAP if there are any of the offending ads still showing for any of you.

Offending ads, are the ones inside a post. Not the top or side banners they will be replaced later tonight or tomorrow and will remain to help keep the forums up and running.

Ads will be replaced one by one with a few hours between the replacements so if anyone sees one of the offenders please post in here ASAP so we can isolate it but I'm still of the opinion the offending ad wasn't of our doing, or at least, wasn't intentionally of our doing.

Cheers - Neil :U

108 members have read this thread but only 15 have posted.

Just wondering if it's a problem isolated to a few rather than all and maybe it's something that's isolated to the posters computers.

side adverts only now Neil. No top banner adverts or any adverts within threads:2tsup:

Looks good,

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side adverts only now Neil. No top banner adverts or any adverts within threads:2tsup:

Looks good,

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Same here. I have been out all afternoon so hence late reply

Happens only on my samsung S8 mobile. Does not happen on my pc as I am running a decent Anti VirusMalware program. Not sure what its set to.
However this were not appearing on my mobile before I reported it on the MWF ...last week sometime.

Just wish the mod over there was as objective as the mod is here.

No updates to phone or new apps since mid oct.

Also I am in full pc mode or whatever its called and not the mobile page stuff or whatever thats called. Ie the site looks the same as it would on any pc.

No adds here in this post but they are still visible on the MWF page.

I am seeing the adds, this thread is full of them. Using Chrome on my iPad.

cheers Andrew

Are you sure they aren’t screenshots people are posting?

I’m using an iPad and since Neil turned the adverts off, I’m only seeing the normal side adverts.

Definitely adds, not screen shots. A number of them in ubeuts posts.

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Cheers Andrew

Really odd.
This thread on my phone no adds other the screen dumps by others.
But over on the MWF with phone i still see the adds...

Not on pc at MWF...havent tried pc here on WWF

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side adverts only now Neil. No top banner adverts or any adverts within threads:2tsup:

Looks good,

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Ditto

Using Google Chrome on Windows 10 and no add blockers.

Went in on my iPhone not being logged in - adverts everywhere as Neil said there would be.
Signed in and only side adverts

I still have the ads on my iPhone, not W10 PC.

I have not experienced any ads appearing throughout posts - all has worked perfectly for me.
i’m using an iPad, iOS13.2.2 and Safari.

Brian

Another bit of information-

Using iPhone Safari IOS 13 and changing "Style" to "Default vB" eliminates the ads in posts. They are there with any other style.

All ads went sometime this arvo; currently I’m on my I-pad using Chrome and viewing everything in “desktop” mode (my normal method). Even the large banner advert at the top of each thread has gone although I expect it will return.

I don’t run adblockers; I simply avoid websites that insist on filling 80% of the screen with junk, like MSN feeds or whatever.

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Another bit of information-

Using iPhone Safari IOS 13 and changing "Style" to "Default vB" eliminates the ads in posts. They are there with any other style.

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The info links ads as per link only show at bottom of forum page as links and also as a popup but only if you are not logged in.

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The info links ads as per link only show at bottom of forum page as links and also as a popup but only if you are not logged in.

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Correct. I was referring to the banner type ads inside of posts when I am logged in. Those appear with any style type other than "vB Default".

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Another bit of information-

Using iPhone Safari IOS 13 and changing "Style" to "Default vB" eliminates the ads in posts. They are there with any other style.

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That was the answer for me, changed to default vb and adds gone.

cheers Andrew

Havent changed a thing...Mobile S8 on MWF all good now...all good so whatever they did they fixed it

all I gotta do now is figure out why some pages load fully and then on another day they only load half?,
on pc that is...happend here on this page but happens more often over on MWF as that is where I lurk.

reload generally fixes the it and its intermittent

NOT FIXED......

Not by a long shot.....

Steven's still working on it.

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NOT FIXED......

Not by a long shot.....

Steven's still working on it.

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I was a bit too quick on both here and MWF...thanks for letting us know

Hi guys

We haven't been able to replicate this, so appreciate all your screenshots and descriptions of what was going on. I'm pretty sure this is resolved now, if any of you get a chance to check today that would be fantastic.

thanks

It's still happening on my iPhone.

Steve
Both sites with Samsung S8 all okay..no banner ads in middle of posts (other than screen dumps)

Ditto on pc win7


ps is it Stephen or Steven..Ubeaut says Stephen and yet you say Steven???

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Steve
Both sites with Samsung S8 all okay..no banner ads in middle of posts (other than screen dumps)

Ditto on pc win7


ps is it Stephen or Steven..Ubeaut says Stephen and yet you say Steven???

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Awesome thats good to hear. thanks

Fine on my iPad. No Upper, Lower or “in post” banner adverts. Only the side bar adverts :2tsup:

However, iPhone has Upper, Lower and “in post” banner adverts. I’ll post a screen grab and link from my iPhone.

Posting from my iPhone

Link
Stihl 2 in 1 chainsaw blade sharpener

Screenshots
Can’t see how to add photos from iPhone “Go Advanced” doesn’t have that option?

I can add the photos from the iPad but would rather post the problems from the iPhone because that where the problems are - any help on adding photos on the iPhone?

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Posting from my iPhone

Link
Stihl 2 in 1 chainsaw blade sharpener

Screenshots
Can’t see how to add photos from iPhone “Go Advanced” doesn’t have that option?

I can add the photos from the iPad but would rather post the problems from the iPhone because that where the problems are - any help on adding photos on the iPhone?

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Hey thanks!

I'm not sure if this helps or is still current? since i've never used an iphone haha perhaps you can save it to the cloud or email it to yourself then add it here? it's a bit of mucking around either way sorry

How to take a screenshot on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

• Press the Side button and the Volume up button at the same time. Quickly release both buttons.
• A thumbnail of your screenshot appears in the lower-left corner of your iPhone. Tap the thumbnail to add drawings and text with Markup, or press and hold the thumbnail to share the screenshot.

Thanks. I have no problems taking the photos, it’s uploading them from an iPhone to the forum. There is no option like there is on the iPad or PC. On those you select “Go Advanced” then “Manage Attachments”.

The “Manage Attachment” option does not appear on the iphone when you select “Go Advanced”

Rather than waste time, here’s the screenshots but I have uploaded them from my iPad.

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ps is it Stephen or Steven..Ubeaut says Stephen and yet you say Steven???

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Stevens' name is in his posts.

I call him Steven, or the Puter Guru, but never Stephen. Pauline calls him The Steven.

Same as I never call myself Neal or Niel only Neil, silly old bugger (or fart) or Grumpy.

:U

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Stevens' name is in his posts.

I call him Steven, or the Puter Guru, but never Stephen. Pauline calls him The Steven.

Same as I never call myself Neal or Niel only Neil, silly old bugger (or fart) or Grumpy.

:U

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Steven's on it but we are both bamboozled as to what it is or how the ads are being injected into the posts.

They are definitely not of our doing and definitely shouldn't be there.

More info as it comes to hand or when we find the problem.

:~

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Hey Grumpy ole fart... i can only assume then you were refering to the other Stephen in post #36 :U...the Steve we didnt know about

:lolabove: Hahaha.... What the???

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:lolabove: Hahaha.... What the???

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what the... you changed it, thats skuldugery....now every wont know that you wrote Stephen in reply #36, but I will tell them..hahaha

I tend to access the forum everyday and just now has been the first time I am seeing the large ad in the middle of a post. There weren't any earlier today when I went through the New Posts. Now twice on the 5th page of this thread and on also on the previous thread I went to. Using Windows PC and Chrome.

Jane

No ads for 2-3 on my iPhone safari browser.

No ads for 2-3 days on my iPhone safari browser.

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I tend to access the forum everyday and just now has been the first time I am seeing the large ad in the middle of a post. There weren't any earlier today when I went through the New Posts. Now twice on the 5th page of this thread and on also on the previous thread I went to. Using Windows PC and Chrome.

Jane

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Hi there

Would it be possible to take a screenshot next time you notice this? either post it here or send it to neil or myself.

thanks

steve

My iPad, with Safari, has been fine for the last few days:2tsup:

My iPhone, when the forum has a blue background (default mobile style) it still has the adverts in the posts however, when I selected the “Full Site” option(which I believe is the single column style) from the top menu, the forum background went brown and the in-posts adverts have gone. NB. There is no Style selection at the end of the forum when it’s in the Default Mobile Style on my iPhone but it has the Full Site option

Top menu button

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Full site selection

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Full Site selection at the end of the forum

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I now have the style option selectable at the end of the forum and the only style that allows the in-
post adverts to return is the default mobile style.

Hope that helps.

Most of the ads went back on again last night.

For now the ads will be shown like this:

• Members with over 100 posts:
  no ads apart from the Sponsors side banners which also includes one Google Ad.
• Members who haven't posted since joining
  will see all ads, the same as anyone who's not logged in.
• Members with 1 to 10 posts:
  will see top banners and not the one after first post
• Members with 11 to 60 posts:
  will see the top banner only.
• All forum users will see the Sponsors side banners, some may have the Google ad some may not.

Anyone seeing problems or anything they think doesn't seem to be right please post in here, preferably with photos, link to problem, forum style, browser, and whether desktop, laptop, or mobile and what type.

Any and all information would be very useful.

That's not what I am seeing Ubeaut. I have 164 posts and still seeing the ads.
Do I need to log out to stop it?