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Bigjakkstaffa
04-07-2003, 05:09 PM
Not wanting to upset anyone here, but is there any programs i can use to block the ads here at sysopt as theyre slowing the site down to a crawl for me and sadly im spending less time around as a result of it.

Tnx ppl

--Jakk:t
r8500
04-07-2003, 09:08 PM
If you figure it out, let me know. This site always crawls for me
RampageIII
04-07-2003, 09:17 PM
The ad blocker I use doesn't seem to make any difference here. I have noticed a slowdown in the past month though.:confused:
Bigjakkstaffa
04-08-2003, 11:17 AM
Well ive use a couple of ad blockers with no luck, anf this place is crawling along at such a painfully slow rate still :mad:

--Jakk:t
DocEvi1
04-08-2003, 04:04 PM
Isn't the main culprit the Flash advert? I doubt that any ad blocker would work to remove that - you couldn't really differentiaite between an advert and a menu for instance.

Stefan
fishybawb
04-08-2003, 04:08 PM
I've been having some success with AdShield (http://www.adshield.org/). The sooner I get broadband the better :(
Bigjakkstaffa
04-08-2003, 04:08 PM
Nah it wont get rid of the flash. Steve R informed us its a server issue rather than anything and it was being worked on, touch wood, ATM its zipping along nicely :)

--Jakk:t
fishybawb
04-08-2003, 04:16 PM
AdShield can remove Flash ads, but only on a per-advert basis - ie. you have to tell it to block individual ads as you come across them.
RampageIII
04-08-2003, 04:35 PM
All seems well now!:t

Must have been the server as had been suspected!:D
Strawbs
04-08-2003, 04:44 PM
Tis definetly Not the ads causing slowdown!

I don't see any ads here (because I block the adserver cookies, amongst other things), but at times the site is painfully slow for me too!

Tis more likely the server being dragged down by all those animated avatars! :p
Izdaari
04-10-2003, 04:10 AM
I'm rarely troubled by ads on any site and I don't use any ad blocking software. I just have a gnarley hosts file. The one SpyBot will install for you is good, or you can Google it.
Bigjakkstaffa
04-10-2003, 06:24 AM
Admittedly the onyl ads that really get on my nerves are pop ups and Phoenix kills those anyhows

--Jakk:t
crossedup
04-10-2003, 07:31 AM
if you only accept images that come from the originating server in mozilla it seems to kill a good number of the flash ads ( if there not already in cache )

seems some of the ads originate at sysopt itself though

im on dsl and i had noticed a slowdown last 2 days as well

:t