Really annoying problem
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6796 Registered: Jul-06 | The ad in the first post, it really needs to go, thats the most annoying thing i've ever seen on this forum. The ads between posts are not so bad I have seen those on other forums as well. Everyone who agrees post here. |
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Gold Member Username: Stateprop486PA Post Number: 1137 Registered: Jan-08 | what happened to E, it seems fuked up? earlier i try posting and it said cannot take this action due to maintenance in progress or something, but that ad is really annoying. |
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Silver Member Username: Nickyp0219Post Number: 884 Registered: Jun-06 | I agree these ads suck GET THEM OUT OF HERE! |
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Platinum Member Username: BestmankindHttp://www.rdaudio.net... Post Number: 19369 Registered: Oct-05 | change it back please. although the fonts seem a bit better. |
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Silver Member Username: Snowball123West Allis, WI United States Post Number: 482 Registered: Oct-07 | change backkkkkkk. |
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Gold Member Username: JakeyplaysbassClarion Hert... Post Number: 2463 Registered: Jul-05 | If you want to keep your senior members change it back. |
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Gold Member Username: Th3pwn3rPost Number:... Post Number: 7338 Registered: Jul-06 | This forum is getting to be terrible, even worse than it already was. My computer here at work is seeing extreme lag with all the pictures and ads. Please change it back, this is ridiculous. |
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Gold Member Username: Dude123Post Number: 2127 Registered: Jul-06 | no adds please its too distracting.... |
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Gold Member Username: Dude123Post Number: 2127 Registered: Jul-06 | no adds please its too distracting.... |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 2540 Registered: May-05 | At least get rid of the ads in the first post. Its Bush League. Is there not a better place? |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 8447 Registered: Jun-04 | please chande ecoustics back to the way it was...its very distracting...is ecoustics in financial trouble or something that they need to add all these ads |
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Gold Member Username: InsearchofbassPost Number: 8448 Registered: Jun-04 | please change ecoustics back to the way it was...its very distracting...is ecoustics in financial trouble or something that they need to add all these ads |
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Silver Member Username: Wolf_houndPhoenix, AZ Post Number: 589 Registered: Sep-05 | i like it except for the ads get them out of here. |
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Gold Member Username: Extrmndor3Http://illuzonemu.serv..., ^^^Sick Game Post Number: 7835 Registered: Feb-06 | instead of that cr@ppy shyt should of put avatars or a signature |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sThe kids love my rhyme... Post Number: 4753 Registered: Feb-06 | Yeah the first post ad is a little ridiculous... reminds me of Ricky Bobby selling his windshield to Fig Newton in Talladega Nights. |
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Gold Member Username: Bnd_rulezPhoenix, AZ USA Post Number: 1673 Registered: Mar-05 | Oi, why have you forsaken me. Ad in fist post is lame. |
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Gold Member Username: KirankumarI will not b... Post Number: 2102 Registered: Oct-07 | As if it is not bad enough with all the garbage bashing threads,this site is getting terrible, i don't see and good posts any more,constant bashing,no mods ,its getting a wild site just to drive traffic higher |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 3544 Registered: Dec-03 | I realize the first post ad has caused major outrage. I will definitely try to address the situation promptly. Although I have seen first post ads on other forums, I suspect our ad might seem more annoying because it narrows the first post area for text too much. Also, it seems that the vertical ads in the right column are easily tolerated? To resolve a very delicate situation there a few things we can try:
I will test these scenarios out in this topic and keep you all updated when we make a change, which will be very soon. |
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Platinum Member Username: LklivesPost Number: 14595 Registered: Jan-06 | Just change the site name to SPAMCOUSTICS....lol |
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Gold Member Username: Bnd_rulezPhoenix, AZ USA Post Number: 1690 Registered: Mar-05 | Pic wars are always entertaining. |
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Gold Member Username: Denali_on_22sThe kids love my rhyme... Post Number: 4759 Registered: Feb-06 | get rid of the first post ad entirely and allow A COUPLE of the users to be mods. Give them the powers to ONLY delete threads breaking rules, move off-topic threads, and possily ban users who are spamming or consistently breaking the rules. I mean people who spend so much time here should be ALLOWED to help make this place better. Having basically no say, minus crying to you, in what goes on daily is terrible. If someone made a forum with CA.com's features and database then I guarantee this would be the last straw with many people. This place has become ridiculous. |
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Silver Member Username: MarcoooPost Number: 476 Registered: Mar-07 | Dear Admin, Please remove these useless ads. Threads already took awhile to load on my computer due to numerous viruses I obtained while roaming random p0rn sites hours on end. Now with all this crap it takes almost a minute for a thread to load. Please go back to your old format, but keep the member colors, those are cool. Sincerely, Mark Fantini P.S. Blackmail: If you do not go back to the old eCoustics I will unleash my entire p0rn collection onto this site before I leave as a last hooray.  |
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Gold Member Username: Livin_loudCOD4 Addict PS3 Level 2 pre... Post Number: 2308 Registered: Jan-06 | "reminds me of Ricky Bobby selling his windshield to Fig Newton in Talladega Nights" lmfao. nice one Reece. yeah i like the font changes made, but the ads just went overboard. putting one inside a persons post is just BS. outside or in between is fine. i also agree we should have at least a handful of selected mods to perform upkeep in the place. this forum would be much, much better. oh, admin, i vote 2, then 3. thanks  |
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Gold Member Username: Livin_loudCOD4 Addict ... Level 2 pre... Post Number: 2312 Registered: Jan-06 | i'd LOVE to see a reputation system on here btw |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 14882 Registered: Jun-06 | Yes the ads on the right are of little annoyance compared to the first post ones. Was this an attempt to place ads where ppl who block ads are forced to see them? They might increase hit rates being where they are but it's doing more damage than good here. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6805 Registered: Jul-06 | Option 2 or 3 would be fine thank you. Some people don't understand that ads are necessary on a free site. But the one in the first post is mad annoying. |
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Gold Member Username: Dude123Post Number: 2129 Registered: Jul-06 | This Suxxx.... |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 3546 Registered: Dec-03 | As you can now see in this topic, I am testing out how it would look if the ad was moved above the first post. It's still a work in progress, but I wanted to let you know that work is currently being done. |
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Platinum Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 14925 Registered: Jun-06 | For me it's still under the first post. |
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Gold Member Username: Dude123Post Number: 2131 Registered: Jul-06 | I see it in first and every 7th post in every thread.. |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6827 Registered: Jul-06 | Thats much better thank you. Now if that could be implemented for the entire forum. |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 3547 Registered: Dec-03 | Yes, the "Relevant Product Info" box is still under the first post. I currently just moved the ad that was within the first post above the entire thread. I don't think it looks good right now either, but I will continue testing other placements. |
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Silver Member Username: RidinspinnasCayuga, Canada Post Number: 194 Registered: May-06 | yeah same here |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 3548 Registered: Dec-03 | A quick refresh of this page should show that the login panel has been moved to the right column, and the entire forum appears narrower (like the rest of the site, not the current forums). Also, the ad above and in the first post should be removed. On most browsers when you hold down the <shift> key and click refresh, it forces the page to be completely reloaded from our server. Otherwise the page could reload an older page from your browser cache. The same trick can be used if you don't always see new posts right away. |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 3551 Registered: Dec-03 | I have decide to completely remove the first post ad as the overwhelming sentiment was negative about it. I will be up late working on this tonight, so hopefully it will be fixed by morning. We'll have to put the board in maintenance mode (which disables new posts) while we install the update. It will likely take about 1-2 hours to completely update. |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 3557 Registered: Dec-03 | I am putting the board in maintenance now for the update. |
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Gold Member Username: ArtkAlbany, USA Post Number: 6522 Registered: Feb-05 | Best idea....put it back the way it was....what about a cybershot camera is relevant to a Bryston CD player or DAC. Reverse all that you did and let's move on. |
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Bronze Member Username: Popol_vuhPost Number: 40 Registered: Jan-08 | Sheesh... I can't believe what I hear... I'm much more bothered by the shear amount of squabbling and utter garbage that ends up in so many posts here than some diminutive ads that are easily contained... If you don't like it go somewhere else! |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, USA Post Number: 2548 Registered: May-05 | Rather than putting ads and (ir)relevent product info in and between posts, could you put that stuff above and below the thread? If you absolutely need the money (everyone's gotta make a living), I think its a good compromise between getting yours, and making us happy. A lot of other forums have ads placed above and below the actual thread. Ads within the thread and posts are very distracting and take away from the flow of the conversation. Most if not all regulars here are pretty unhappy. This could be a fair compromise. |
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Gold Member Username: Big_edge_headMilwaukee, MY SUBS GET ... Post Number: 1663 Registered: Mar-07 | Change it back please. Its really annoying |
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Gold Member Username: Crayola02008 Nissan Versa!!, Post Number: 2318 Registered: Jun-06 | i agree with all the ads it takes so much longer to load a page. i want to post on a forum not a billboard |
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Gold Member Username: Nd4spd18Northwest PA Post Number: 6842 Registered: Jul-06 |
Thank you it's much better now As for the ads between posts, I have seen that on several other forums and it's fairly common........ I don't think it's really that annoying either. |
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Gold Member Username: Mike3Wylie, Tx USA Post Number: 1176 Registered: May-06 | Thanks Stu, I will have to change my profile to include "Suggestions and Feedback". Here is another thread going in Home Audio Speakers... https://www.ecoustics.com/electronics/forum/home-audio/461482.html |
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New member Username: Rocket17Post Number: 3 Registered: Mar-08 | wow, now THATS a great moderator! |
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Moderator Username: AdminPost Number: 3576 Registered: Dec-03 | I will be tweaking the forum, yet again tonight -- hopefully for the better. The changes are minor, and all of them relate to the placement of ads: 1) The ad that was between the 5th & 6th posts is now farther down the page between the 9th & 10th posts (if they exist). 2) Shorter pages now only show one ad on the right near the top. 3) Longer pages will show two ads on the right side (one near the top of the page, and one near the bottom). 4) Shorter pages may include an ad in the footer. I'll need to put the board in maintenance mode for about an hour, while we push through all the changes. |