Feedback: Please report new forum bugs here
- Thread starter ChrisMWilliams
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Not sure what's going on here, but I keep getting this ad that pops up and blocks the majority of the content after a certain point. It does seem to eventually go away (usually) if I keep endlessly scrolling, but it's not consistent. I'm attaching a screenshot here that doesn't even fully encapsulate the issue, as the screenshot program was able to catch content beyond the ad that doesn't show up for me on my browser until the ad actually goes away.
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These new full screen ads for clean energy are extremely annoying to the point of nearly making the site unusable on safari IOS.
For the past few weeks, when accessing CycloneFanatic using Chrome on Windows, the CPU usage is very high. Enough that the fan kicks on. Just opening any forum will do it, but I've also noticed the problem reading articles off the home page.
When on my computer web browser, I am CONSTANTLY being redirected to the following site (or ones with similar addresses:
It's a spoof McAfee website claiming my subscription has expired and I need to update. I haven't even used McAfee in about 15 years.
Ads are whatever to me on this site, but I'm getting sick of redirects, especially for things like this.
It's a spoof McAfee website claiming my subscription has expired and I need to update. I haven't even used McAfee in about 15 years.
Ads are whatever to me on this site, but I'm getting sick of redirects, especially for things like this.
I just clicked on this thread and got redirected to the spoof McAfee website also.
I freaking hate those full page ads. Makes this site almost unusable.
The TruStage full page ad just popped up on the recent posts page of the forums, rather than within an individual thread, and it drives me nuts how it renders the site practically unusable until it's gone. And it does the opposite of what advertising is supposed to do, because now I not only remember TruStage, but actively dislike it for no reason other than these annoying ads.
Same. Seeing some references on Twitter that it's a widespread problem so it may not be a CF issue.
Yeah noticed it on another forum I visited as well.
Elon making it a "Premium" subscription needed for this as well?
Doubtful. I think there was talk of that at one time but that was months ago. Probably just a tech failure.
KidSilverhair
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Yep. Blank space saying “This tweet is unavailable” but if you click on the link you go right to it.
Also, can’t help but think how desperately Elon has been trying to rebrand as X, yet so much of the behind-the-scenes stuff still includes redirects to “Twitter.com” or gives you messages like ”this tweet is unavailable.” Almost like he didn’t prepare/think this whole thing through.