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Resolved Question

CNET Website Size Change

by Dec 18, 2015 7:03AM PST

Did anyone notice a change in the CNET website? It loads to the "normal" size for a second then it shrinks to about 1/2 size. I tried it on 3 browsers (Firefox, Chrome, IE). Windows update effect? CNET changing their website parameters?

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Thanks for reporting this retmustang.
by Dec 18, 2015 9:19AM PST

Is this just the CNET home page?

http://www.cnet.com/

or other CNET pages as well?

If it is just the CNET home page, then it is because of the Samsung advertisement that wraps around the content of the page. This is not broken as it is intentional. When there is no ad that wraps the page, the top highlighted content extends the full length of the page.

Please let me know if this what you are experiencing.

Thanks,
-Lee

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This is spotted all over the site now.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 18, 2015 9:40AM PST

Click preview post and it's not on screen anymore. Broke.

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This is a separate issue and has to do with the forums.
by Lee.Koo Dec 18, 2015 10:05AM PST

The preview window is on the page, you just have to scroll to the top. We are looking into this as to why it is positioning itself to the top rather than staying put where it was initialized.

Thanks,
-Lee

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(NT) Thank you Lee for checking up on this.
by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 18, 2015 11:26AM PST
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Thanks for the help
by retmustang Dec 18, 2015 2:07PM PST

I only have the ad blocker on one of the browsers. My default (Firefox) has the blocker. I suspected that it was something related to that. Thanks for confirming. It appears to be home page only. I am going to disable the blocker on the cnet site. I get useful information - small way for paying for it.

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You're welcome!
by Lee.Koo Dec 18, 2015 2:59PM PST

Certain ad blockers can cause issues on our site, I'm just glad you found out what the problem was, YAY!

Take care and Happy Holidays!
-Lee

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by Forum moderator Dec 18, 2015 8:27AM PST

I'll alert it. Bizarre little things broke.

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