Papa Tom

It seems anytime I submit something that's any longer than a few lines, I get "hung up" while the bottom of the screen reads "Waiting for www.bikeforums.net."

Anyone else?

skiffrun

I'm already sick and tired of the Office Depot add that refuses to close and covers the entire page. Very effective advertising ... for "Staples".

Sometimes BF is incredibly slow.
Sometimes I think it fails to keep its anti-virus up-to-date.
Sometimes ... I just don't visit for long periods.

Papa Tom

Maybe it's trying to tell me to stop wasting time chatting about bicycling and get out there and actually ride?

zacster

That was an issue for me on any browser that doesn't have AdBlocker enabled. There were a few ads that just didn't load. I'd have to refresh to recycle to a different ad so that it would load.

I know the ads pay for the website, but I don't like being tracked. And I'm realistic, I'm being tracked anyway. But when I search for something and I get an ad that somehow combines biking, beer-making and playing the piano all in one, I know they are watching. I'm still being tracked but I don't see the ads.

Papa Tom

I'm not talking about ads. My posts just don't get posted if they are more than 2-3 sentences.

Lightingguy

Possibly browser related ?.

What are you using and maybe just go get Chrome or try IE as a test to see if it's the browser ?.

Steve B.

zacster

Probably because they are parsing your post so they can target you!! "Hey Dad, how about some fence posts for hanging your bike, stores conveniently located on Long Island".

I haven't had any posting issues.

Papa Tom

My last two posts were only a few words and they got eaten!

chet31

How old is your computer (what operating system) and what browser are you using?

Papa Tom

Windows XP Home Edition V. 5.1.26
Firefox 10.0.2

Everything was working fine until a few weeks ago