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    • GaieusG Offline
      Gaieus
      last edited by

      @khai said:

      you need to tone down the adblock detection guys.

      right now, it's triggering if it even detects adblock is installed and enabled.. even when the site is whitelisted! and sorry. I am NOT uninstalling it just to come here...

      Khai, I also have AdBlock installed and when I disable it on SCF, it works fine. The "solution" here is not "sensing" if AdBlock is installed or not but if ads are displayed or not.

      Gai...

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      • K Offline
        Khai
        last edited by

        @gaieus said:

        @khai said:

        you need to tone down the adblock detection guys.

        right now, it's triggering if it even detects adblock is installed and enabled.. even when the site is whitelisted! and sorry. I am NOT uninstalling it just to come here...

        Khai, I also have AdBlock installed and when I disable it on SCF, it works fine. The "solution" here is not "sensing" if AdBlock is installed or not but if ads are displayed or not.

        then I invite you here to show me how to fix it.
        I have "disabled" it on this site. I cannot "see" pictures or attachments. I get a message that I am running an adblocker.

        so. if I disable it fully and restart firefox? I see the pictures and attachments.
        I reenable it, I don't see them

        so. what does that say? hmm? the site is whitelisted and allowed in Adblock. until last the last few days, I was having no issues.

        now I am. and yes I AM seeing ads. I'm NOT seeing attachments.

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        • K Offline
          Khai
          last edited by

          also this is what I'm seeing. ad's at the top
          and the blocking message at the bottom. oh and ironically.. I can't see my own attachment.


          right.jpg

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          • tademaT Offline
            tadema
            last edited by

            Chrome with no adblock still takes well over a minute to log on


            16-01-2013 22-47-42.jpg

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            • Rich O BrienR Offline
              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by

              header ads a local injections and not BSA

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              • A Offline
                Aerilius
                last edited by

                @khai said:

                also this is what I'm seeing. ad's at the top
                and the blocking message at the bottom. oh and ironically.. I can't see my own attachment.
                There are ads between the board index and the corner bar. They seem to be "lost" on your screenshot.
                (In contrast to the SketchUcation banner that is hosted here, the others are hosted on buysellads.)

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                • GaieusG Offline
                  Gaieus
                  last edited by

                  @khai said:

                  also this is what I'm seeing. ad's at the top
                  and the blocking message at the bottom. oh and ironically.. I can't see my own attachment.

                  Khai, somehow you still block ads. This is what's missing from your browser.


                  bsa.png

                  Gai...

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                  • A Offline
                    Aerilius
                    last edited by

                    Do ads also influence the speed test? (See black box on previous screenshots)
                    18.png

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                    • Joe WoodJ Offline
                      Joe Wood
                      last edited by

                      It took 45 seconds to load the forum page, then well over a minute after clicking 'new posts'. Waiting on buyselladds. Not very fun waiting so long. Hope we find a solution for this!

                      Joe Wood
                      woodsshop.com/

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                      • TaffGochT Offline
                        TaffGoch
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                        I've been asked how this works.

                        Internet browsers (every one that I've tested) uses the "hosts" file for domain name resolution, FIRST, before going to domain lookup online.

                        When you type a text web address, the browser needs the corresponding numeric IP address. The browser has to get it someplace, right? Everyone assumes that it is acquired online, as they have seen the messages to that effect.

                        Fortunately, the IP address can be provided by the "hosts" file, if you add them to it. The only primary advantage is faster access, since web-based domain lookup is avoided. This was the initial reason for the "hosts" file.

                        If, however, you put a text web address in the "hosts" file, and provide the WRONG numeric IP address, the browser will go to the wrong address. If you look at the example I provided above, and look in your own "hosts" file, you will see that the numeric IP address provided, for EVERY entry is, "127.0.0.1"

                        "127.0.0.1" is the IP "home" address for your OWN COMPUTER !

                        This causes the browser to look for files on your computer - files that aren't there.

                        When an advertisement is supposed to load, the browser can't find it (on your computer,) so it just skips it. (Some browsers show an error message, some just a blank graphic box.)


                        By the way, you can download "hosts" files, from online sources, that are already packed with hundreds of the the most common "bad actors." I've been doing this for decades; long before ad-blocking software came along. If you find yourself blocked from a necessary website, edit the "hosts" file, to permit routing to the proper address.

                        -Taff

                        "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                        • Rich O BrienR Offline
                          Rich O Brien Moderator
                          last edited by

                          Taff originally wrote...

                          @unknownuser said:

                          Here is the solution, which I just confirmed on my Windows machine.

                          There is a built-in site-blocking file on EVERY Windows machine, called the "hosts" file (no extension.) Macs may use a similar file. On my Windows XP machine, it is located in the following directory:

                          C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc

                          Look for the "hosts" file. Open it for editing with Notepad. Use <ctrl>-F, to open Notepad's "find" window, and search for "buysellads". (I found two instances in my hosts file.)

                          Append a "#" character to the beginning of the line. (This will cause the line to be treated as a comment line, rather than a valid block entry.)

                          My case:
                          ...
                          127.0.0.1 buytraffic.cn
                          127.0.0.1 s3.buysellads.com
                          127.0.0.1 stats.buysellads.com
                          127.0.0.1 buzzclick.com
                          ...
                          When edited:
                          ...
                          127.0.0.1 buytraffic.cn
                          #127.0.0.1 s3.buysellads.com
                          #127.0.0.1 stats.buysellads.com
                          127.0.0.1 buzzclick.com
                          ...
                          Save the file. Reload your browser. (I use Chrome, and don't have to reload. A page-refresh is sufficient.)

                          The problem: Uploaded images and attachments being stored at an internet address that is a recognized ad/spamming source.

                          Many ad-blocking programs revise the "hosts" file, as part of their blocking methodology. You can always edit yourself, if you encounter a website that is being blocked, and you need to permit access.

                          If SketchUcation is going to continue to use "buysellads" or comparable host for file storage, these instructions need to be posted as a "sticky"

                          -Taff

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                          • soloS Offline
                            solo
                            last edited by

                            Hunted for the 'hosts' file without success, I'm using windows 8.

                            http://www.solos-art.com

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                            • Joe WoodJ Offline
                              Joe Wood
                              last edited by

                              Did Taff or Rich post the Notepad workaround, whichever one of you it was,

                              In Notepad, is that Ctrl F, or Ctrl -F to search for buysellads?

                              wow, in Notepad I see maybe 1,000 entries in that Hosts file! While in that Hosts file in Notepad I clicked Edit>Find and entered buyselladd but it found nothing.

                              hope this workaround works, from the time I clicked the email notification for this thread till I arrived here was over a minute, with Adblock turned off .

                              Joe Wood
                              woodsshop.com/

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                              • TaffGochT Offline
                                TaffGoch
                                last edited by

                                @solo said:

                                Hunted for the 'hosts' file without success, I'm using windows 8.

                                Solo,

                                See these links, for help with Windows 8:

                                Editing Hosts File in Windows 8

                                You can’t block Facebook using Windows 8′s hosts file

                                While the last one mentions Facebook, the article is really about how Windows 8 is treating the "hosts" file differently than previous Windows versions.

                                The location of the "hosts" file doesn't appear to have changed, however. You should find it in the aforementioned directory.

                                -Taff

                                "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                • TaffGochT Offline
                                  TaffGoch
                                  last edited by

                                  @joe wood said:

                                  Did Taff or Rich post the Notepad workaround, whichever one of you it was,

                                  In Notepad, is that Ctrl F, or Ctrl-F to search for buysellads?

                                  wow, in Notepad I see maybe 1,000 entries in that Hosts file! While in that Hosts file in Notepad I clicked Edit>Find and entered buyselladd but it found nothing.

                                  hope this workaround works, from the time I clicked the email notification for this thread till I arrived here was over a minute, with Adblock turned off .

                                  Joe,

                                  Careful with your search. It's "buysellads" not "buyselladd"

                                  You can search for just "buysell" and it will still find the entries.

                                  -Taff

                                  "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                  • Joe WoodJ Offline
                                    Joe Wood
                                    last edited by

                                    So do I do Edit>Find while in that hosts file, or do I do that Ctrl F while in that file? Or is it Ctrl -F ?

                                    EDIT- when in that hosts file I did Edit > Find, buysell and all it found was buyselldomain.net

                                    Joe Wood
                                    woodsshop.com/

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                                    • TaffGochT Offline
                                      TaffGoch
                                      last edited by

                                      @joe wood said:

                                      So do I do Edit>Find while in that hosts file, or do I do that Ctrl F while in that file? Or is it Ctrl -F ?

                                      Joe,

                                      You used "Edit > Find" while in Notepad (editing "hosts") which is the same thing. In other words, "<Ctr>+F" is simply a keyboard shortcut.

                                      (If fact, if you click on the menu "Edit" and pause to look at the list of commands, you'll see the keyboard shortcut right-beside the "Find" entry in the list.)

                                      -Taff

                                      "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                      • TaffGochT Offline
                                        TaffGoch
                                        last edited by

                                        @joe wood said:

                                        So do I do Edit>Find while in that hosts file, or do I do that Ctrl F while in that file? Or is it Ctrl -F ?

                                        EDIT- when in that hosts file I did Edit > Find, buysell and all it found was buyselldomain.net

                                        Joe,

                                        You may have an ad-blocker that is using some method, other than adding entries to the "hosts" file.

                                        In that case, you need to modify your ad-blocker settings, to always allow access to "buysellads" address(es)

                                        Otherwise, try disabling your ad-blocker, altogether, just to see if it's the culprit. If that works, then you know, for a fact, that you need to fine-tune the ad-blocker, so that "buysellads" address(es) are permitted. The instructions vary, depending on what ad-blocker you are using.

                                        -Taff

                                        "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                        • TaffGochT Offline
                                          TaffGoch
                                          last edited by

                                          Windows users should note that Microsoft "Defender" is an ad-blocker, or, at least, has some ad-blocking functionality.

                                          For more information, see the second link that I provided to Solo, in my post, above.

                                          -Taff

                                          "Information is not knowledge." -- Albert Einstein

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                                          • jeff hammondJ Offline
                                            jeff hammond
                                            last edited by

                                            @solo said:

                                            I clicked 'Reply' and it took 1 minute 13 seconds for the reply page to load,on the bottom left of page it showed 'David laser' displayed for 42 seconds before 'Buy sell ads' taking 11 seconds then finally Sketchucation and page loaded eventually.

                                            i'm wondering if you're saying that every page takes 70+ seconds to load?

                                            (if so, i don't suppose we'll be seeing you reply to this anyway.. i sure wouldn't 😉 )

                                            i mean, i'll occasionally get a page to hang here as well.. and i assume if i just kept waiting for it to load, it may very well take as long as you're describing..

                                            so, if this doesn't happen all the time, you can prod it to load faster.. just refresh then it will load right away..

                                            dotdotdot

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