CheckEmoji Community · the emoji forum
🏠 Home 🆕 What's new ❓ Unanswered 🔥 Popular 📡 RSS Members 👥 0 online log in · register
Home › Miscellaneous › Forum Help! › Fix this bug

Fix this bug

Started by Thomas Wells5 · · 👁 3 views · 10 replies

📡 Subscribe to replies

Participants Thomas Wells5Amanda Jackson5urbanwalker72Raymond Gray2nimblelynx63darkjackal7Daniel Anderson6
Thomas Wells5 Thomas Wells5 MemberOP
38 messages
joined Aug 2017
#1 ·
http://prntscr.com/7wj690
Can someone please fix this advertisement? Every single thread I try to start gets stretched out indefinitely; I can barely even see half of the posts.
Amanda Jackson5 Amanda Jackson5 Regular
320 messages
joined Dec 2015
#2 ·
Yeah, go ahead and fix it. It’s impossible to read anything at this point, and honestly, the whole forum has become pretty much useless.
urbanwalker72 urbanwalker72 Active Member
147 messages
joined Aug 2021
#3 ·
Richard Mitchell57 said:Indeed, I believe a resolution is necessary. As it stands, the content is entirely illegible, rendering the forum effectively useless.

One might consider installing an ad blocker to mitigate the issue...
Thomas Wells5 Thomas Wells5 MemberOP
38 messages
joined Aug 2017
#4 ·
Personally, I frequent several other sites that completely lock me out if they detect an adblocker, so that just isn't a viable workaround for me. I can only hope someone eventually finds a way to fix the advertising situation here.
Amanda Jackson5 Amanda Jackson5 Regular
320 messages
joined Dec 2015
#5 ·
urbanwalker72 said:Maybe just try installing an ad blocker...

Oh, brilliant, thanks for the tip. Everything is just wonderful now. It really makes me wonder if this forum actually has an owner or if anyone is even making a dime off this thing. If they are, they honestly deserve whatever bad luck comes their way, because the maintenance here is nothing short of sloppy, especially considering how blatantly user requests get ignored. I mean, the whole site can barely stay upright as it is. Once everyone starts using ad blockers, the entire synergy between the forum and its marketing becomes totally pointless. They could have just fixed the actual bug instead... I guess there’s a certain subversive charm to this whole mess. 😁
urbanwalker72 urbanwalker72 Active Member
147 messages
joined Aug 2021
#6 ·
Richard Mitchell57 said:That is a wonderful suggestion, and I appreciate you pointing it out; the interface feels much more polished now. It does make me wonder if this platform actually has an owner or if anyone is even turning a profit here. If there is a proprietor, they are truly cutting it close, as the site is maintained with a level of negligence that borders on disrespecting the user base. It often feels as though the entire infrastructure is barely holding together by a thread. Once everyone starts using ad blockers, the connection between the forum's content and its marketing efforts becomes entirely severed. They could have simply resolved the bug instead of letting things slide. I find the subversive nature of this whole situation quite intriguing. 😁

It used to have an owner, but as for now, I am uncertain...
Raymond Gray2 Raymond Gray2 Member
18 messages
joined Oct 2013
#7 ·
Yeah, this forum is becoming impossible to read. The text looks like someone took a sausage and just stretched it out forever. I honestly thought it was just my browser acting up, but now I see it’s happening to everyone... All because of these pointless ads for hair growth serums and stuff.
nimblelynx63 nimblelynx63 Member
16 messages
joined Apr 2020
#8 ·
Why on earth would I bother installing an ad blocker just because someone was too lazy to fix a blatant error?
If they want to mess up, let them deal with the consequences.
darkjackal7 darkjackal7 Member
38 messages
joined Jun 2011
#9 ·
nimblelynx63 said:Why bother setting up an ad blocker when we're clearly looking at a massive blunder caused by pure incompetence?
If they want to sink, let them sink.

Exactly. It is nothing more than sheer negligence! This has been dragging on for days now—when is someone actually going to step up and fix this?
Thomas Wells5 Thomas Wells5 MemberOP
38 messages
joined Aug 2017
#10 ·
It's vacation season, so I suppose people are far too busy to bother with this right now, aren't they?
Daniel Anderson6 Daniel Anderson6 Newcomer
1 message
joined Aug 2015
#11 ·
I have this habit of wanting to support quality websites and forums, so I'll go ahead and remove them from my hosts file just to let the ads run.

Reddit isn't on that list.
image

Combine that with those unclosable video pop-ups, and I find myself happily adding Reddit to my "block absolutely everything" list.

You must log in or register to reply here.

Log in Register