Managing the new site

[Panthaz89]

Yeah this site freezes a lot on pc and usually have to close it and reopen it. Its like a memory leak for some reason probably ads but I use adblock.

 

[wunderpanda]

How can i block all the gifs & tweet embeds? using firefox on windows 10, have adblock+.

ty.

 

[dang111]

If you're using Chrome, Go to settings, add http://hfboards.mandatory.com to the block list for java and flash. It fixes everything and also stops ads from running. Specific instructions are in the OT thread.

Long time lurker here. Signed up just to say this advice is great. Had nearly stopped coming to the boards altogether. Now it's 1000x better.

 

[Woodhouse]

How can i block all the gifs & tweet embeds? using firefox on windows 10, have adblock+.

Filter Preferences > Custom Filters > Add filter (x2). The first line below will kill gfycat embeds, while second kills tweet embeds. Add each of those to your custom rules, then make sure they're enabled.

||gfycat.com/iframe/*
||s9e.github.io/iframe/twitter.min.html

 

[old kummelweck]

Anyone know how to block javascript just for a specific site in mobile chrome? Seems like I can just turn it off for all sites and add exceptions, not the other way around (on by default and blocked for specific sites).

This is actually why I liked firefox with noscript better. Chrome is great, but it's a hammer. I haven't figured out a way yet to show the tweets, which are a heavily used post feature by this community.

But no script shows the element with a script through it and you right-click (windows) to add to the allow list.

 

[Fezzy126]

I run chrome with ublock and I've added the site to the block list for flash, I decided to allow all javascript. The site gets a little laggy at times, but no where close to what it used to be, and I can still see all embedded tweets.

 

[cybresabre]

I've learned that if you click the ads, they go away. A few of them even downloaded things that supposedly will make my pc faster, clean my spyware, and make me more muscular, so I'm coming out way ahead.

 

[JThorne]

Serious question here: how do you put someone on ignore when they have that "This user limits who may see their profile" junk going on?

 

[Woodhouse]

Serious question here: how do you put someone on ignore when they have that "This user limits who may see their profile" junk going on?

Enter name manually here: http://hfboards.mandatory.com/account/ignored

 

[JThorne]

Thanks, Woodhouse.

 

[SlimCharles]

If you're using Chrome, Go to settings, add http://hfboards.mandatory.com to the block list for java and flash. It fixes everything and also stops ads from running. Specific instructions are in the OT thread.

Thank you, I blocked Flash and it's definitely running better. I noticed if you disable Java you can't quickly "like" posts anymore and the quote button goes away.

 

[Deleted member 27798]

If you're using Chrome, Go to settings, add http://hfboards.mandatory.com to the block list for java and flash. It fixes everything and also stops ads from running. Specific instructions are in the OT thread.

Thank you!!!

 

[Intermission]

I have a problem.

The default text is Arial and I have to change it to Verdana each time I post.

 

[Baccus]

I'm at a crossroads with the site. Adblock/uBlock works fine, but if you don't disable javascript the place is a disaster and any browser window left open on it eventually starts to hang up. If you disable it for the site, you can't see anything embedded making me ask, what the hell's the point of a half-useable website?

Honestly I was thinking of becoming a member or whatever to help pay/get rid of ads, but I am highly skeptical that being a member fixes all the javascript bullshit going on.

 

[VaporTrail]

Pages with any kind of tweets on them are loading extremely slow...So slow I won't even bother reading the thread...Any idea if there is a fix ?

 

[Sabresfansince1980]

Pages with any kind of tweets on them are loading extremely slow...So slow I won't even bother reading the thread...Any idea if there is a fix ?

Disable java, as described above, for this website in your browser settings. You won't be able to read tweets or other embeded text, but the pages will load almost immediately and reading through the threads will be a breeze.

 

[Buffaloed]

AdCode (including tracking, targeting & adblock behavior) should be updated tomorrow by EOD. Your pre-migration settings should work as before.

 

[brian_griffin]

@Buffaloed

1) Is it possible to add a signature (text only, instead of text and/or image)? I searched and someone posted that functionality is gone with upgrade for "new signatures", but persisted for users with legacy signatures.

2) Been years since I've been to the Alabama Swamps. May have to check it out in a couple weeks when I'm back in WNY. IIRC, should be a good seasonal time for migratory observation.

 

[Woodhouse]

@brian_griffin Signatures remain a sponsor perk. If you have an expired sponsorship, you won't have the required usergroup permissions to create or edit one.

 

[VaporTrail]

Disable java, as described above, for this website in your browser settings. You won't be able to read tweets or other embeded text, but the pages will load almost immediately and reading through the threads will be a breeze.

Thanks, but kind of defeats the purpose.

 

[Baccus]

AdCode (including tracking, targeting & adblock behavior) should be updated tomorrow by EOD. Your pre-migration settings should work as before.

Just letting people know that I turned off blocking javascript and cleared my cache this afternoon and now the site is remarkably better than before and I can see embedded tweets (visiting the main board waiver wire thread without being able to see embedded tweets is...unhelpful).

I'm using Chrome and running uBlock Origin + Extra. I think I still have Flash blocked for hfboards.mandatory.com but nothing other than that. So it's worth a try if you're using Chrome and prefer to not have to block everything on the site to make it responsive.

 

[Buffaloed]

AdCode (including tracking, targeting & adblock behavior) should be updated tomorrow by EOD. Your pre-migration settings should work as before.

This still isn't completed. Probably because the job was flagged "urgent". If it had been flagged "easy-casual" a developer would have grabbed it. Someone is working on it now.
Also need to identify which ad is running the bad javascript and kill it.

 

[Beerz]

What's the best thing to do using your phone to help with the ads ?

Right now I just use the default phone browser which I think is called Samsung Internet. Should probably start using Chrome or something huh?

 

[Buffaloed]

Firefox Mobile w/ublock origin

 

[Dreakon13]

What's the best thing to do using your phone to help with the ads ?

Right now I just use the default phone browser which I think is called Samsung Internet. Should probably start using Chrome or something huh?

Not sure if it's on iOS, but on Android I'm using something called UC Browser. A bunch of sites recommended it... seems like it's built around data saving and ad blocking. Been working well for me.