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galen

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From: Canada

Registered: 2003-07-02

Posts: 135

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Google ads slowing forum too much

had problems today with Google ads blocking the pages from loading.
Can the ads script be forced to timeout instead of waiting?

Ads also force user to go to full screen 1024

Can the ads be made narrower?

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Off to using Peanut and Slackware, no hard feelings but I need my CD to burn, PDA and scanner to connect and arch won't do it.

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im_ka

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Registered: 2004-03-07

Posts: 118

Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

i don't have a problem with the ads. the forum is still fast.

here's an ad-free site of a distro.

sorry if i was arrogant. but i think you got the poin 

galen

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From: Canada

Registered: 2003-07-02

Posts: 135

Website

Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

arse

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Off to using Peanut and Slackware, no hard feelings but I need my CD to burn, PDA and scanner to connect and arch won't do it.

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i3839

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Registered: 2004-02-04

Posts: 1,185

Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

I'm wondering what browser you're using... I have zero problems with Firefox.

galen

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From: Canada

Registered: 2003-07-02

Posts: 135

Website

Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

firefox and mozilla
both latest stable

some days the pages wont generate at all,
right now they are fine

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Off to using Peanut and Slackware, no hard feelings but I need my CD to burn, PDA and scanner to connect and arch won't do it.

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GGO

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From: Kona, Hawaii

Registered: 2004-05-20

Posts: 48

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Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

I've always suspected that running two single ad units side by side so that they can wrap at lower resolutions would work. ive never had a problem on my board though. interestingly enough i used the look of the AL site to inspire my page's layout.

galen

Member

From: Canada

Registered: 2003-07-02

Posts: 135

Website

Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

the ads do not wrap at lower resolutions

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Off to using Peanut and Slackware, no hard feelings but I need my CD to burn, PDA and scanner to connect and arch won't do it.

[img]http://www.flightsimhq.org/images/war-is-bushit_s.jpg[/img]

sarah31

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From: Middle of Canada

Registered: 2002-08-20

Posts: 2,975

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Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

i have had alot of problemsin the past three days with the speed of the forum. but i never checked out what was the cause. i know from past experience that ads or no phpBB can be very slow.

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mcubednyc

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From: New York, NY USA

Registered: 2004-03-17

Posts: 120

Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

With Firefox, I haven't had any problems using the ad block code in userContent.css.  I don't see the Google ads here or anywhere else, nor do I see most ads.

I got the code from: http://texturizer.net/firefox/adblock.html

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GGO

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From: Kona, Hawaii

Registered: 2004-05-20

Posts: 48

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Re: Google ads slowing forum too much

Maybe the admins of the site could do a bit of work on the overall header tpl file? to make the heading more flexible. using div elements and floating them would more than likely do the trick. also, eliminating the top right element of the heading and replacing it with the logo would make everything look a bit nicer, a little less cluttered.

also, i feel that a 4 ad vertical unit on the right side of the forum gives a better cpm, and it sounds to me like bandwidth costs are hurting arch a bit. could help.