Pages reloading twice & very slow

[tropics]

I feel like someone is taking my pic with a flash,gives me a headache I'll check back in a few days.
Richie

 

[SmokinAl]

Yep the same thing is still happening to me too.
Only it's getting longer & longer each time it reloads.
On another note if I'm on my iPad, it doesn't do it.
Al

 

[gmc2003]

I'm still experiencing it, annoying yes - end of the world no.

Chris

 

[LanceR]

It's still happening the same for me on both my PC and my Android tablet....

 

[chopsaw]

Only it's getting longer & longer each time it reloads.

Same here , and says " waiting for facebook "

 

[hellasteph]

Same here , and says " waiting for facebook "

Can you take a screenshot of when it says "waiting for Facebook"? I'd like to see where it appears.

 

[KrisUpInSmoke]

hellasteph This is not "waiting on Facebook," but shots of where I'm seeing "loading..."

Here's the process it goes through when I go to the home screen,

Loading...

next screen. No ad on top.

next screen...ad loaded on top but blank on bottom

Last screen... fully loaded and can begin to use the site, but process will repeat every time I go back to home screen.

Clicking the "new posts" or "recent posts" button shows posts without ad at top, then goes blank, then comes back with ad at the top and posts. The site can then be used, but process repeats every time.

 

[KrisUpInSmoke]

hellasteph Also, where it says "Loading..." on the home screen, no ad appears in that space once the page is loaded.

 

[hellasteph]

hellasteph Also, where it says "Loading..." on the home screen, no ad appears in that space once the page is loaded.

This is behavior for ads sometimes when there's not one that loads fully so we don't show you one. We rather not show an ad than to show you a bad one or drag down your user experience.

 

[hellasteph]

hellasteph

Sorry, I don't know if our immediate staff allows editing of posts within a certain time frame but I will let them know that it's a request.

To be back on topic, I'm thinking that front homepage takes a while to load on a tablet since the index (aka the forum listing) is so long that it takes a while to load. I'll need to talk to Jeff to see what he thinks about consolidating so that the page loads faster.

 

[chopsaw]

Can you take a screenshot of when it says "waiting for Facebook"? I'd like to see where it appears.

It showed up on the lower left pop up tool bar after I had been on awhile . When it happened the banner photos were blank . Not doing it now . Running good .

 

[SmokinAl]

This is behavior for ads sometimes when there's not one that loads fully so we don't show you one. We rather not show an ad than to show you a bad one or drag down your user experience.

How about those of us that are Premier members & are not supposed to get ads.
There are about 7 or 8 things that are loading one right after the other, it shows on the bottom left of the screen, and yes Facebook is one of them. A bunch of them load & then the screen goes blank, then comes back on in about 1 to 2 seconds & some more load up. Sometimes I reply to a post & they are still trying to load up. While I'm typing the screen will go blank again & some of the stuff I typed will be gone when it comes back on. This is happening on my desktop running windows 10 & I have tried it with Chrome, Firefox, & Edge, with the same results.
If I use my iPad it doesn't happen at all.
Al

 

[hellasteph]

How about those of us that are Premier members & are not supposed to get ads.
There are about 7 or 8 things that are loading one right after the other, it shows on the bottom left of the screen, and yes Facebook is one of them. A bunch of them load & then the screen goes blank, then comes back on in about 1 to 2 seconds & some more load up. Sometimes I reply to a post & they are still trying to load up. While I'm typing the screen will go blank again & some of the stuff I typed will be gone when it comes back on. This is happening on my desktop running windows 10 & I have tried it with Chrome, Firefox, & Edge, with the same results.
If I use my iPad it doesn't happen at all.
Al

Those aren't ads, those are icons. Only the banners are ads and you're not supposed to see those if you're a Premier member. Can you send me a screenshot of what ads you're seeing so I can ensure they're turned off for you?

 

[KrisUpInSmoke]

hellasteph

Please ignore the edit button thing. Sorry, I found it. I was confusing it with another site. Thanks for addressing the page load issue.

 

[hellasteph]

Please ignore the edit button thing. Sorry, I found it. I was confusing it with another site. Thanks for addressing the page load issue.

Not at all. I'm sorry it's still a problem. We're still working on figuring out how to make this smoother for everyone. I appreciate you trying to help me and SMF resolve this!

 

[SmokinAl]

Those aren't ads, those are icons. Only the banners are ads and you're not supposed to see those if you're a Premier member. Can you send me a screenshot of what ads you're seeing so I can ensure they're turned off for you?

I'm not seeing any ads, but they are trying to load. I'll try to write down all of the things that are trying to load & send you a list.
Al

 

[SmokinAl]

I'm not seeing any ads, but they are trying to load. I'll try to write down all of the things that are trying to load & send you a list.
Al

OK I tried to catch all the things that are loading or trying to load & here is a partial list:
Some of the names are incomplete because they come across the screen so fast, but here you go!
Facebook.com
media msg dotmi.com
us-y openx.net
platform.twitter
tag.irx.10
secure connection
syndication.twitter
secure pub ads
ad msx
locker dom e
connecting....
huddler
delivery us central
doubleclick
page read 2
adserver
There are more and I probably misspelled some of these cause they were coming across so fast.
And some of them aren't complete, but I think you get the picture.
There is a whole lot of stuff trying to load up.
This never happened on the old platform, but I like this new setup.
If you could only get this to work on my PC like it does on my iPad I would be a happy camper!!
And BTW thank you for all you do for the forum!!!
Al

 

[hellasteph]

OK I tried to catch all the things that are loading or trying to load & here is a partial list:
Some of the names are incomplete because they come across the screen so fast, but here you go!
Facebook.com
media msg dotmi.com
us-y openx.net
platform.twitter
tag.irx.10
secure connection
syndication.twitter
secure pub ads
ad msx
locker dom e
connecting....
huddler
delivery us central
doubleclick
page read 2
adserver
There are more and I probably misspelled some of these cause they were coming across so fast.
And some of them aren't complete, but I think you get the picture.
There is a whole lot of stuff trying to load up.
This never happened on the old platform, but I like this new setup.
If you could only get this to work on my PC like it does on my iPad I would be a happy camper!!
And BTW thank you for all you do for the forum!!!
Al

Thanks for the helpful info, Al!

Last question for you: on your PC, what operating system are you on and what browser are you using? This will help me narrow down what the issue may be. (I have some ideas but I need to make sure it's actually valid to suggest to you beforehand.)

Thanks!

 

[SmokinAl]

Thanks for the helpful info, Al!

Last question for you: on your PC, what operating system are you on and what browser are you using? This will help me narrow down what the issue may be. (I have some ideas but I need to make sure it's actually valid to suggest to you beforehand.)

Thanks!

It is a windows 10 PC & I use Chrome as my browser.
But I have Firefox & Edge on here & tried them both with the same results.
Actually Firefox & Edge are even slower at reloading than Chrome, so I stick with Chrome.
Also SMF is the only site where this happens to me.
Any other site I visit works fine.
Please don't tell me to clear my cache or delete my cookies, cause that causes more problems than it solves.
Yes this is a PIA to wait while the page reloads, but it's not life threatening & I'm retired & really have nothing to do that is really so important that I can't wait a couple of seconds longer for the page to load. But I'm kind of OCD & like things to work like they are suppose to. So if this can be fixed that would be great, but if not I can live with it!!
Al

 

[tropics]

I am with Al to mush BS loading,I have a Lifetime Premiere,now I have Thermowork or AB Canucks Chicken Loading were the SMF Premiere memership add was
Total BS
What am I doing here scratches head