FORUM DOWNTIME AND RESULTING ISSUES REPORTING

Two minor forum issues.

The menu bar (white text on black background) appears in the wrong place using Firefox 102.0.1 (64-bit)

Also the copyright notices at the bottom of the page is still for MTM

As this seems to be the place for all strange things, I present mine here.
Not that it disturbs me much, but strange it is nonetheless.

I am - for more time that I dare to think - a loyal user of Opera. But now, when I open the forum page, I get this:

whereas, when using Firefox, the page looks like that:

But please do not propose to ditch Opera - I will never do that!

Is Opera too fast to find the advertisement???

Regards, Hans

Edited By Versaboss on 10/07/2022 14:59:51

Hi everyone,

We are testing using a different security certificate. If you were getting the unsafe message previously, could you try again now and let me know?

Thanks

'Is Opera too fast to find the advertisement?' might be the answer! Is Opera's ad-blocking feature switched on? Opera claims speed advantages as a result of not retrieving or displaying any link in a webpage that might be an advert.

Ad-blockers usually allow advertising hosted directly by a website and only strip material hosted by an external website, especially those known to vend adverts. The Chronos ad in the top banner today comes from 'servedbyadbutler.com', so an obvious target. Possibly Opera removes it, whilst Firefox doesn't. (Ad-blocking is a Firefox add-on, which has to be specifically installed by users and activated.)

Ad-blocking isn't entirely trouble free. Normally adverts are removed seamlessly, or they leave a harmless blank space, but stripping them out sometimes disrupts the format of legitimate content, causing odd side-effects like overlapping text and/or images.

Dave

I've been seeing one line jumbled over another on every forum post for quite some time as on these two examples, I'm using Chrome

After all my previous problems I'm getting in with no issues now

Thanks Bezzer - that's goo to know!

Hi Darren H, just tried my android 7 mobile and didn't get any error or unsafe messages, so looks to be OK.

Regards Nick.

NO PROBLEMS WOOOO HOOO !!! Thanks Darren.

David

I'm glad to report that the strange bar above the webpage disappears (and the Chronos ad becomes visible) when I switch the ad blocker off.

The 'jumbled lines' as reported by Vic Newey I get also on my screen.

Regards,
Hans

I am trying to access the archive and the system asks for my 'customer id'. I have only a digital subscription so I have no mailing label to look at. Where do I find the 'customer id'?

Eugene

You should have had an email with your new ID. Check your spam folder thats where I found mine. It will be from Classic Magazines

Thanks, Dennis.

My mail system deletes spam after 30 days. I have searched the whole mail system and find nothing from Classic Magazines. Is there somewhere else I can find the 'customer id'?

From an earlier post

"Currently, the only way to get it is from the cover sheet that gets posted with the magazine, or by emailing or calling customer services: 01507 529529 - [email protected] "

If you pay by Direct Debit you would have got an e-mail from "dd_confirmation" about 4 weeks ago. Not sure when others went out so best use the phone or e-mail in that post.

The panel at the bottom of the web-page where these threads are listed still shows MyTimeMedia as the owner and copyright holders. My guess is that it should be updated to Mortons etc.

And if there is a prize for notifying this, please park it round the back by my garage, and please don't drop the fire onto the tarmac - thanks.

Tim Stevens

Edited By JasonB on 20/07/2022 20:22:04

Tim,

Have you noticed that the Forum is sponsored by "Binders Now Available" and using the Get in Touch link at the bottom of Forum Home gives a 9 till 5 number for Neil Wyatt as an open line to Orpington !!
In the transition of ownership I guess there will several other "differences" that will come to light.

Bob D

Edited By JasonB on 20/07/2022 20:22:29

If you hit the “Subscribe Now” near the top of the page, it takes you to a page concerning the August issue, but the subscribe link leads to mytimemedia “page not found” … could put people off subscribing, that …

Edited By JasonB on 20/07/2022 20:22:50