Problem Loading Main Page

[bfalls]

Hi. Anyone else having trouble viewing threads. I'm able to start the main forum page, but it doesn't fully display. Going by what is being loaded displayed at the bottom of the page, it appears one of the ads isn't able to load. If I go to "Private Messages" I can perform a "New Posts" and get here to start a new thread. If I try to go anywhere else, I get hung-up by the ad trying to load.

Am I the only one having this problem?

[ForeverAutumn]

I can't access the speaker or home theatre forums. The only thing that loads is the gray bar across the top that tells you want forum you are in and everything above it. I can access Rave Recs, Fave Films,Off-Topic, and this forum just fine. I haven't tried any others.

[ForeverAutumn]

I just went back to the tab that I tried to load the Speaker forum on and it was there now. So I tried again and it eventually came up, it seems that its just taking a very, very long time to load.

[bfalls]

Thanks for the response FA. I'm still having a problem, but can access via search function. Just can't get to the main page. Anytime it needs to reload it hangs up. As long as I'm not the only one. Misery love company.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

I am having the same problem with all of the sections. They eventually load, but it takes minutes to do so. Then when I get here, it loads in a millisecond.

What's up with that???

[dakatabg]

Me too. Sometimes it takes a while to open and sometimes it doesn't even open the page. Last night they had something like a maintance because at night it was telling me that and the whole site was down

[Smokey]

What make this site slow is all the advertisments trying to load into your browser via Java Script. The way around this is to disable your browser's Java and Script ActiveX. Then the AR pages will loads like a snap. Of course advertisers won't like it

[bfalls]

The site is working fine for me now. Whatever was done solved my problems.

[ForeverAutumn]

I'm still having problems.

Smokey, everything worked fine for me until yesterday morning. Now, some pages work and some don't. I'm not convinced that it's Java related. Besides I shouldn't have to start screwing around with my Java script just for this site. They should be accomodating the users, not the other way around.

[Smokey]

I'm still having problems.

Smokey, everything worked fine for me until yesterday morning. Now, some pages work and some don't. I'm not convinced that it's Java related. Besides I shouldn't have to start screwing around with my Java script just for this site. They should be accomodating the users, not the other way around.

I did an experiment. I abled browser's Java and script, and clicked on your above post from main forum page. It took 11 seconds to load your post after going thru a blank page.

But when I disable Java and script, it only takes 1 second to load. So any slow down can be Java related. Give it a try to see if you notice any differences.

Also turn your cookies off too

[ForeverAutumn]

Hi Smokey,
Thanks for the experiment, but I'm not modifying my setting for the site. As I said before, AR should be accomodating the users and not the other way around (besides, I use a Mac at home and I'm not even sure how to change my Java settings).

It's also interesting to note that this is a site Feedback page and I haven't seen any sign of Adam or anyone else checking in and letting us know that they're aware of and working on this problem.

In the meantime, I will continue to use the forums that I can easily access, but I'm not visiting the forums that I'm having trouble with. I suspect that any new users trying to access these forums for advice will also give up. Not a good way to run a business...I'm just saying.

[ForeverAutumn]

I just sent Adam an email with a link to this thread in case he hasn't seen it. Hopefully, he can chime in with some information and, hopefully, a solution.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Smoke, does your workaround work for Chrome as well. I don't use that stinky Microsoft browser.

[Smokey]

I am not sure Sir TT since I only use IE. I also find if you surf the net without Java and Script, there is also less chance of browser being targeted by viruses since they can not load into your browser via script.

The only problem is that alot of sites will not let you browse their web pages without the script abled. It just give you a blank page, or limited maneuverbility.

[Feanor]

... all slow -to- stop, including with "Opera Turbo" switched on. I tried the Speakers forum minutes ago with all these browsers and all were painfully slow. Something is busted at this site -- which has always one of the slowest on the Web.

[Rich-n-Texas]

I'm still having problems.

Smokey, everything worked fine for me until yesterday morning. Now, some pages work and some don't. I'm not convinced that it's Java related. Besides I shouldn't have to start screwing around with my Java script just for this site. They should be accomodating the users, not the other way around.

Bing-frickin'-O
There are sites out there with friendly Active-x scripts that I may not want shutoff.

I'm not even going to bother resurecting alllllllll the old threads that I and others have started in the past about this. Way too redundant. Falls on deaf ears. Again, it's all about head count here. 35 - 40 active members = little or no attention from the marketing dept and "engineers" at AR.

[PeruvianSkies]

Bing-frickin'-O
There are sites out there with friendly Active-x scripts that I may not want shutoff.

I'm not even going to bother resurecting alllllllll the old threads that I and others have started in the past about this. Way too redundant. Falls on deaf ears. Again, it's all about head count here. 35 - 40 active members = little or no attention from the marketing dept and "engineers" at AR.

Rich, let me ask you a 2-part question....

1. What would you cite as the main reasons why this place has so few regulars?

2. What changes do you think would yield the best results in getting this place back to a thriving community?

[Rich-n-Texas]

Rich, let me ask you a 2-part question....

1. What would you cite as the main reasons why this place has so few regulars?

Okay. It's painfully easy to understand why just by looking at all the links on this sub-forum's index page, but I'll list a few in this post since you've been away: (Not necessarily in chronological order, but some go 4 or more years back)

PM's from Spammers?????

Spammers!

Lots of BS a Spam over the weekend

private message spammer

Spam in my inbox!

Holy Hammering Batman!!

Spam & Mods

Those threads all had to do with spammers. There were suggestions on how to resolve the problems made by people much more capable than me, but were by & large ignored by the people most able to affect change on this board.

Here are a lot of threads started by people with slow page load issues:

Page load times

Page load times - Issue?

Operation Aborted

Fix The Site, Can't Read In Firefox!

Slow page reload times?

In that last link, you'll see Adam's answer for that thread. Join the sister site: mtbREVIEW.com's forum, see how many active members exist there, and see if you have any page load issues. $10 bucks says you won't.

2. What changes do you think would yield the best results in getting this place back to a thriving community?

Here's where I took the lead on this forum when there WAS NO admin, and thus no means for getting anything fixed here:

Yes, New (Temp) Admin

I tried and tried and tried, I worked diligently with Adam, but in the end, same ol' same ol' (yeah I said it again). Somebody else's turn. I now have the right to whine again, don't you think?

[atomicAdam]

We were having issues w/ a ad script last week - it was removed - is the main forum page still slow for people?

Also if you hit control+F5 your browser will refresh everything on the page. I pulled the bad ad code the day I was informed of it, I think last Thursday the 8th. If you have issues after that it is probably a cache issue, maybe.

[atomicAdam]

now have the right to whine again, don't you think?

Might be all you have to do in life rich, so go for it.

[Feanor]

We were having issues w/ a ad script last week - it was removed - is the main forum page still slow for people?

Also if you hit control+F5 your browser will refresh everything on the page. I pulled the bad ad code the day I was informed of it, I think last Thursday the 8th. If you have issues after that it is probably a cache issue, maybe.

I'm having persistent problems with the 'Speakers' forum (in particular).

[ForeverAutumn]

I can't get into the Speaker forum either.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

Rich, let me ask you a 2-part question....

1. What would you cite as the main reasons why this place has so few regulars?

Not enough technical information being exchanged, and the trashing of every potentially valueable thread at the hands of a single out of control person.

2. What changes do you think would yield the best results in getting this place back to a thriving community?

This site needs reviews...legit well done reviews(not the amatuerish user reviews) of all kinds. Equipment reviews done in house, DVD, CD, SACD and Blu ray reviews by knowledgeable folks with good writing skills. This site needs something that draws folks to it, something it does not have now.

The problem with mentioning any of this boils down to the perception(or fact) that the website owner are not interested in investing anything into this site that can spur growth.

[ForeverAutumn]

If you have issues after that it is probably a cache issue, maybe.

I've cleared my cache Adam. I still can't get into the Speaker forum. And I actually have some new speakers that I wanted to talk about!

[Rich-n-Texas]

Might be all you have to do in life rich, so go for it.

Nice insult administrator. Very professional.