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Lee, problem others are having too.

Mar 20, 2011 11:33AM PDT

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Just to add support.
Mar 20, 2011 10:57PM PDT

Yep, me too!

Mark

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Just to add additional support..
Mar 20, 2011 11:41PM PDT
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Thank you James, reporting the issue to the ad folks.
Mar 21, 2011 3:18AM PDT

Thanks again!
-Lee

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Lee. Flash Problems?
Mar 21, 2011 6:57AM PDT

It was mentioned by James, and in the Speakeasy thread. I discounted it myself because I haven't experienced any Flash problems in my FF browser. But then I thought again.

It is ringing bells. We have had numerous threads about Flash related problems in recent weeks, (browser Flash plugin), much more than normal.

I just wonder if the Download.com problems lately reported are related?

Just a thought.

Mark

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Doubtful...
Mar 21, 2011 8:20AM PDT

From what I've read, they're encountering issues even when they attempt to follow the download link directly. Still driving me nuts, though; I hate not being able to answer a question, let alone not understand why it's affecting so many seemingly random people. Hopefully the engineers will be able to explain the cause to us once they figure it out.

John

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It must be a new experience for you John!
Mar 21, 2011 9:35PM PDT
Devil

Mark
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FWIW: IF time frame matters..
Mar 22, 2011 6:40AM PDT

I took a screenshot the very first time I encountered the page looking eskew.

It's dated January 12th. I don't know long other's have been experiencing it, but it seems to have started (inmy case) quite some time ago.

FWIW: It ceased a few weeks ago. Confused

That's the story. And I'm stickin' to it!
Carol

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Haven't seen that one yet either...
Mar 22, 2011 7:31AM PDT

It figures. After all of these years of breaking the forums and encountering some of the worst bugs, including the inability to post under my own username, my karma has swung in the opposite direction. And wouldn't you know it, now I want to experience the bugs.

That's my committal story, and I'm stickin' to it! Devil

John

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I checked FF bugs. CNET is mentioned there.
Mar 29, 2011 11:36AM PDT
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Nope...
Mar 29, 2011 2:19PM PDT

That one's about an issue with an older version of CNET's video player, something that's not used in advertisements, or the forums in general. Also, it would cause multimedia content not to play, not broken HTML, a duplication of the header, et cetera. Interesting, though.

John

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(NT) thks!
Mar 21, 2011 7:03AM PDT
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Here's another one
Mar 25, 2011 6:35AM PDT
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Thanks Steven, adding this screen shot to bug
Mar 25, 2011 8:07AM PDT

Any idea what ad that was?

Thanks!
-Lee

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No clues other than I tend to click a specific forum link
Mar 25, 2011 7:03PM PDT

before the previous page fully loads. Maybe slowing down would help. It doesn't happen daily and is easily remedied by exiting and reloading.

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Would you happen to running any ad blocker or such?
Mar 28, 2011 2:20AM PDT

If there is no ad, then this issue may not be related to an ad causing the issue.

Thanks.
-Lee

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(NT) Yep, Adblock Plus 1.3.5
Mar 29, 2011 1:59AM PDT
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That maybe an Adblock issue.
Mar 30, 2011 2:46AM PDT

As far as I know our Ad dept said that this issue with that particular ad that was causing the issue was either removed or fixed.

Please let me know if anyone else (who doesn't use adblock) sees some problems with ads that are being served on our site. And if you can please document it with a screen shot and what ad it was, would be very helpful to us.

Thanks everyone for your help.

-Lee