Forum now unusable on mobile browsers

CrackTiger · 08/09/2017, 11:45 AM

The forum is loading slow and chugging bad when I try to compose a post using different mobile vrowsers on different phones. All other forums are gine.

athere is a few second delay on most key presses and its so bad that I cant even login on other browsers, because my password is always wring.

NecroPhile · 08/09/2017, 12:16 PM

I'm posting this from my phone (using dolphin) and not seeing any issues. Is it an intermittent thing, only being borked at certain times maybe?

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I spoke too soon. It was working fine (and I can still log in okay), but now dolphin exits when I try to enter a sub forum or a specific thread.

GohanX · 08/09/2017, 12:41 PM

On my phone I browse through Tapatalk. It works pretty well. Protip: use Night Mode.

majors · 08/09/2017, 12:58 PM

wap!

https://www.pcengine-fx.com/forums/index.php?wap2

CrackTiger · 08/09/2017, 01:44 PM

Got here using majors' link. Just as bad loading pages and crashing. The typing in this message was alright though.

My Galaxy 1 has no problem running any webpage and all other forums run fine on three different phones. But even my Galaxy S8+ is crippled on this site and asking me if I want to dow load ad blockers.

Psycho Punch · 08/10/2017, 12:10 AM

My Nexus 6 works fine with the forums.

SignOfZeta · 08/10/2017, 02:10 AM

It's the ads, particularly the generic looking ones. If you click on some to get new ones you can use the forums again.

Advertising. It always sucks, it just like this at the moment.

NecroPhile · 08/11/2017, 09:49 AM

Yep, it's probably the ads. I played around a bit last night on the phone with ad blocking turned on (I usually leave it off because some pages don't work right with it on) and had no problems.

esteban · 08/13/2017, 03:12 PM

I have an adblocker on my phone, but I usually use tapatalk when on the phone (it's a much better experience).

The only time I need to use a mobile browser for pcefx is when I need a link to an old post....after doing a search---the tapatalk search is broken for me...it used to work, oh well).

TheClash603 · 08/13/2017, 08:49 PM

Quote from: Nulltard on 08/13/2017, 07:55 PMI don't use adblocker on my phone but have had 0 problems. I'd suggest you all spend more time surfing porn and dating sites. Google will then serve you ads that do not affect mobile browsers and Aaron will keep getting ad revenue to find his Bitcoin mining operations.

Funny you say this, I think my redtube visits are the reason for all the Asian women ads I see on this site, which cause zero disruption.

Arkhan Asylum · 08/16/2017, 02:52 PM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 08/13/2017, 08:49 PM
Quote from: Nulltard on 08/13/2017, 07:55 PMI don't use adblocker on my phone but have had 0 problems. I'd suggest you all spend more time surfing porn and dating sites. Google will then serve you ads that do not affect mobile browsers and Aaron will keep getting ad revenue to find his Bitcoin mining operations.
Funny you say this, I think my redtube visits are the reason for all the Asian women ads I see on this site, which cause zero dosruption.

Samesies.

lol.

Use tapatalk though. The interface is kind of dumb but its better than browsertism

jlued686 · 08/16/2017, 07:02 PM

Seems to be fine on my iPhone.

CrackTiger · 08/17/2017, 02:01 PM

The forum was completely unusable again today. Got an ad blocker for my phone and now it runs fine

SignOfZeta · 08/19/2017, 10:45 AM

So is this forum so broken down and abandoned now that nobody can fix this issue? If so, I guess it's only a matter of time before something else nobody can fix breaks and we lose the site forever. What situation are we in?

The easiest way would be to just delete the fucking ad box completely. If it actually makes money (doubtful) then it's kinda half ass to be profiting off crashing browsers left and right. If it makes no money then...aside from a slavish devotion to advertising a lot of people think a site isn't complete without, it would only improve things.

I'm not installing shit on my phone. The issue is the site, or rather these stupid fucking ads. Facebook isn't going to update anything and fix it automatically so who the fuck is in charge and could they possibly be contacted so that someone else, someone who does something, could be put in charge of fixing it?

And again, if this is actually about money we can solve that. Instead of crashing my shit and forcing me to see ads for shit I will literally never buy or click on, please just take my money.

I would love to bitch about this for days but it's a miracle the page hasn't refreshed and eaten this post already.

wildfruit · 08/19/2017, 11:20 AM

Quote from: esteban on 08/13/2017, 03:12 PMI have an adblocker on my phone, but I usually use tapatalk when on the phone (it's a much better experience).

The only time I need to use a mobile browser for pcefx is when I need a link to an old post....after doing a search---the tapatalk search is broken for me...it used to work, oh well).

same here. Only use the website when on my PC or need to search. Otherwise Tapatalk fits the bill. I'm posting this from safari on iOS 10. No issues. No extra ad blocker installed. All I ever see is adverts for bank checks and audit software.

TheClash603 · 08/19/2017, 11:45 AM

Just to be sure, everyone is using Chrome right? I have no issues with Chrome and pretty much everyone I know who uses Chrome is happy with it.

If you have Netscape Navigator Mobile or something, may that be the issue?

SignOfZeta · 08/19/2017, 02:51 PM

So let's get this straight. Google's adds are crashing our shit so the solution is to use Google's browser? Does that not sound fucked to you? I've never wanted to use Chrome less now that you've given that recommendation.

The reason the US government doesn't bother with mind control schemes or whatever is because people actively seak a submissive state. They *crave* to be someone bitch.

blueraven · 08/19/2017, 03:14 PM

FIX ADS AND SHOUTBOX

WE NEED A BIGGER BOAT

NecroPhile · 08/21/2017, 11:40 AM

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 08/19/2017, 10:45 AMSo is this forum so broken down and abandoned now that nobody can fix this issue? If so, I guess it's only a matter of time before something else nobody can fix breaks and we lose the site forever. What situation are we in?

I can't do anything about it. Only Aaron and presumably NW could change it, but I doubt NW would remove ads without Aaron's consent, which doesn't seem likely.

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 08/19/2017, 02:51 PMSo let's get this straight. Google's adds are crashing our shit so the solution is to use Google's browser? Does that not sound fucked to you?

The problem still exists with chrome. You need an ad blocker...... which funnily enough will be a feature added in a chrome update coming soon.

blueraven · 08/21/2017, 03:25 PM

This forum has always been unusable on mobile browsers.

esteban · 08/22/2017, 05:33 AM

Zeta: PCE is not a game. It is a lifestyle.

The sooner you recognize that distinction, the sooner you will embark on the Great Journey.

I have tapatalk for one thing...pcefx. It's worth it. Just think of tpapatalk as **pcefx: the app** and your tender little heart will find happiness again. Well, at least for a few moments.

Tapatalk is not perfect, but it sure as Heaven is better than a mobile browser.

As for desktop/laptop, my own Journey has led me to grudgingly embrace an adblocker from, hopefully, a not-too-desperate developer (you never know what the future holds....

But, there will always be uncertainty in the Great Journey.

You must choose if you want to waste your time with trivial things (debating the utility of tools) or more important matters (why is Blodia not given the merit it deserves?)

I would never be so brazen as to dictate your decisions on the Great Journey, so let me simply say this:

Gomolaspeed, comrade.

SignOfZeta · 08/24/2017, 03:32 PM

So we have ads to pay for the site (which cannot be viewed without an account) and the only recommendation for users of the site is to block all the ads.

So revenue generation is the goal, but its also totally impossible because only assholes like me even see these fucking ads and you couldn't pay me to click on shit like:

/What+do+you+drive%E2%80%A6+2017-08-24+15-24-29.jpg

I can only imagine how much more terrible the malware gets once you click on that "ad" (or whatever that is) and leave PCEX. The malware embedded in our threads is bad enough.

Its a shame that the wisdom to fix this problem is, I guess, no longer extant on this planet. Maybe somebody will figure out how to fix it some day.

SignOfZeta · 08/24/2017, 03:34 PM

Oh, it gets even better than fake currencies, fake cars!

http://take.ms/24cfp

SignOfZeta · 08/24/2017, 03:35 PM

take .ms/i5Wcm
/Q8oMDGiGVYW1OR5GhKPtlx7Im5vcaB.png

Too late guys, I already clicked on it. These billions are MINE!

Arkhan Asylum · 08/25/2017, 05:14 PM

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 08/24/2017, 03:35 PMhttp://take.ms/i5Wcm

Too late guys, I already clicked on it. These billions are MINE!

IT SAID THAT CUTE GIRL WAS FROM OHIO WTF THIS ADVERT LIED

TheClash603 · 08/26/2017, 12:07 PM

Today the advertisements first tried to sell me boots, then annuities, then gold and silver.

I miss all the advertisements for adult content, this forum has gone soft.

esteban · 08/26/2017, 08:40 PM

Quote from: TheClash603 on 08/26/2017, 12:07 PMToday the advertisements first tried to sell me boots, then annuities, then gold and silver.

I miss all the advertisements for adult content, this forum has gone soft.

You've gone soft, Mr. Flaccid.

NightWolve · 09/14/2017, 04:07 AM

Quote from: SignOfZeta on 08/24/2017, 03:32 PMI can only imagine how much more terrible the malware gets once you click on that "ad" (or whatever that is) and leave PCEX. The malware embedded in our threads is bad enough.

Its a shame that the wisdom to fix this problem is, I guess, no longer extant on this planet. Maybe somebody will figure out how to fix it some day.

OK, I changed the ad code to be asynchronous which should help, lemme know how it goes...

Had to burn a little midnight oil with Aaron after the new SMF patch shut the forum down for an hour, but I did also wanna look at this and found Google's guide regarding the async alternative code they provide:

https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/3221666?hl=en

esteban · 09/14/2017, 06:29 AM

Thank you.