I See Novritsch Has Noticed These Forums Then....

[Skara]

  On 26/05/2021 at 09:19, Speedbird_666 said:

 

Where do I switch that on? I've been looking in my profile options but can't see it.

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Very bottom of the page, on both browser and mobile

[Speedbird_666]

  On 26/05/2021 at 09:21, Skara said:

Very bottom of the page, on both browser and mobile

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Thanks. Never noticed it before.

[Skara]

Btw, the forum is super fucking slow to browse now on mobile.

[GeorgePlaysAirsoft]

NOVRITSCH HAS DONE WHAT!?

[EDcase]

I hope it was a lot of money because it looks like Novritschs' forum 🙄

Edited May 27, 2021 by EDcase

[Guest DrAlexanderTobacco]

@Speedbird_666(and anyone else)

 

Download uBlock Origin

 

Right click the banner, hit "Block element"

 

Hit "Create" to add the rule - the banner ad should be blocked across the site (example)

[Speedbird_666]

Bugger - it only works until the page is refreshed.

[BigStew]

Got to pay the bills I suppose but I have gone through the link three times already on my phone.

[proffrink]

  On 26/05/2021 at 09:58, BigStew said:

Got to pay the bills I suppose but I have gone through the link three times already on my phone.

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If this is the case and there are margins showing on mobile that can be tapped I will fix that. It shouldn't be happening.

 

  

  On 26/05/2021 at 09:23, Skara said:

Btw, the forum is super fucking slow to browse now on mobile.

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Shouldn't be the case - the background is ~350kb. I'll check.

[Speedbird_666]

Bloody hell, we have mid-forum and mid-thread adverts as well now? Christ on a bike.

 

 

[proffrink]

  On 26/05/2021 at 09:27, EDcase said:

I hope it was a lot of money because its now Novritschs' forum 🙄

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Based on the feedback so far: Not enough by half. I'll run a poll when it's done and see if I can get a real feel on how annoying it is.

[Guest DrAlexanderTobacco]

  On 26/05/2021 at 09:54, Speedbird_666 said:

Bugger - it only works until the page is refreshed.

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Nah, I had that but for some reason it just took a few page refreshes for it to kick in. I just kept blocking the element until it started working haha - stick with it! It's definitely blocked for me now

E: I think this is because the banner ad is likely still in your browser's cache, so uBlock can't block it from being downloaded as it's already downloaded. Press CTRL+F5 to perform a cacheless reload and it should work.

Edited May 26, 2021 by DrAlexanderTobacco

[Skara]

  On 26/05/2021 at 10:11, proffrink said:

Based on the feedback so far: Not enough by half. I'll run a poll when it's done and see if I can get a real feel on how annoying it is.

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Depends if it's annoying because it makes the forum run like crap, or annoying because of whose face is in the ad

[Speedbird_666]

  On 26/05/2021 at 10:15, DrAlexanderTobacco said:

E: I think this is because the banner ad is likely still in your browser's cache, so uBlock can't block it from being downloaded as it's already downloaded. Press CTRL+F5 to perform a cacheless reload and it should work.

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That sorted it. Ta Muchly

 

[proffrink]

  On 26/05/2021 at 10:27, Skara said:

Depends if it's annoying because it makes the forum run like crap, or annoying because of whose face is in the ad

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The page load times is concerning, but I haven't noticed a difference in testing. I'll report back later today after I've done some proper metrics.

[Druid799]

I’m out of here it’s giving me a honking headache trying to focus on the articles without them bleeding in to the background , really unpleasant .

So all I can say really is “Novichok ? Feck off ya twat !”

[Jedi_Master]

  On 26/05/2021 at 09:23, Skara said:

Btw, the forum is super fucking slow to browse now on mobile.

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That is fine, I only read slowly anyway

[TheFull9]

If your company is genuinely top notch and the same applies to the product you put out along with the follow-up customer service, you don't advertise this aggressively.  As with many of the above, ads are expected since the use of the forum is free, so I get it.

 

That said, these specific ads are the visual equivalent of some drunk dickhead in a club with a 3" and no staying power that touches up random girls then calls them sluts when they slap him.  Both in the subject matter and the obtrusiveness.

[rj1986]

*checks calendar* Oh wow, it's April again...

Edited May 26, 2021 by rj1986

[FreeFrag.UK]

  On 26/05/2021 at 10:56, Druid799 said:

I’m out of here it’s giving me a honking headache trying to focus on the articles without them bleeding in to the background , really unpleasant .

So all I can say really is “Novichok ? Feck off ya twat !”

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Same. Hopefully this is gone/resolved come next week.

[Skara]

  On 26/05/2021 at 11:41, TheFull9 said:

If your company is genuinely top notch and the same applies to the product you put out along with the follow-up customer service, you don't advertise this aggressively.

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Considering that he is offering a discount even on his latest release (SSG10-A3), I don't think things are going too well for him

[Brophy]

Could we collectively pay for a banner to replace this that says "I'd rather have a Cyma?" 😂

[cropzy]

Novvybitch....on my forum?!

(in all seriousness if it helps keep the forum afloat I don't mind)

[heroshark]

[MiK]

  On 26/05/2021 at 08:52, proffrink said:

The hotspot areas should only be in the margins. I have excluded them from the sides of the forums.

 

I was pretty concerned about this being the case on mobile, so there should be no margins there at all. Is this not the case?

 

 

 

Agreed on the central portion. Honestly wasn't expecting something so verbose right in the middle of the screen. If it were done again I think I'd have this area excluded entirely.

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shame tho - the margins is where my thumbs sit on my device of choice ie my iPad - I’ve opened the site like 20+ Times already

It might make people the Nov site is endorsed here - without mentioning to the newbies the current shipping issues from Novritsch and any EU sites…

@proffrink For how long the advert running for ?

Edited May 26, 2021 by MiK