missing forum sponsor ads

OK, I found the OGR Forum Sponsor Index list,   but  still no moving ads at the top of the page,   no matter what topic or thread I'm viewing.

Nick

Check to be sure you didn't activate an ad blocker or something like that.

Thanks Rich,

I will need to have my better half help me with this

Nick

same here

Still seeing the whole lineup here for what that's worth.

They seem to be still there.

OGR Webmaster posted:

Check to be sure you didn't activate an ad blocker or something like that.

Ditto

We have been trying to resolve this and get the ads working for the last hour and fifteen minutes and nothing has worked-we're packing it in for the evening.

Nick

Nick.

On my computer on what I'll call the menu tool bar, just to the right of the Home icon there is an icon marked ABP , If you click and then select disable on ogrforum, the sponsor adds will appear under O Gauge Railroading On-Line Forum header at top of page as before.

Hope this helps, maybe someone can give clearer instructions.

Gerry

That would be Ad Block Plus.

It looks like this when it's disabled for a site:

If it's blocking ads, it looks like this: 

All I'm getting is a large blank box with  5 horizontal thin black lines across the inside of the box.  

Got the same thing yesterday at the office.  Since I can't change settings, it almost has to be our IT folks changing security settings for the entire campus.  There have been times when access to the entire site was blocked for security reasons and ultimately they will block access to all forums.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

That would be Ad Block Plus.

It looks like this when it's disabled for a site:

If it's blocking ads, it looks like this: 

Thanx John, this should help Nick.  As they say a picture is worth a thousand words.

Well,

After last evening's failed attempts of our team(mostly HER attempts) to resolve/restore the missing ads,   I was left  to my own experiments today.

Gerry, GRJ, and MWB-Our internet provider is Comcast and we are running Windows 8.1 and have been for a while.  This problem appeared out of the blue-nothing was changed or modified(security settings,  ad blocker settings, etc) by us prior to this occurring.   On our toolbar we do not have the ad block plus icon that you guys have.   We have gone into our various menus in the tools section(and just about every other section) and tried enabling/disabling security settings,  pop up ads,  and specifically allowing OGR forum to run free  without restrictions and nothing has worked.   I'm beginning to feel that MWB may be correct in that our provider has done something from their end that has affected the OGR site.    Every once in a while we get notified that changes/upgrades are being done for a more enjoyable experience(that didn't sound right),  but not this time.   Our next step will be to contact Comcast and see if they have done something or if they can help find out what is going on.    This is way beyond my area of expertise(I was a journeyman machinist for 35 years,  in the maintenance field,  and I was dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century!!).  If we get this figured out,  I'll let everyone know.

Nick 

Well, it appears something was changed!   Let us know what you find...

Nick,

I would think that if Comcast (as ISP) was the problem, more people would be complaining here.  Worth a shot to talk to them, but don't be surprised if they say, "It's not us."

You have, up to this point not mentioned which browser you're using.  Based on lacking knowledge on that point, let me make two suggestions.  Uninstall your current browser completely, restart your computer, and then reinstall your current browser.  Work any better?  If so, problem fixed.  If not, download another browser of your choice, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, SlimJet, etc., and then install it and go to OGR website.  If new browser solves the problem, we're done again.  If not, problem is probably not your browser.

So, let's check to see if you use Adobe Flash.  Get to the Windows Control Panel and select Programs and Features to get a list of all installed programs on your computer.  Check the list to see if Adobe Flash is there (it should be near top of list), and, if so, the version number off to the right of the name should be 21.0.0.213.  If not, go to the Adobe website and download and install the update.  Test to see if that fixes your problem.

If not, next, let's check your firewall and anti-virus program.  You do have them installed, right?  I know you've said nothing changed on your computer before the problem arose, but many people set these programs to update automatically, and that could be related to your browser issues.  Try uninstalling each (one at a time) and then checking what the OGR website looks like.  If you see that one or the other causes your problem, you can either switch to a different product or contact the vendor to see if they can help you solve the problem.

Other than these suggestions, I have no further clues.  You could try the free upgrade to Windows 10, but I, myself, have been avoiding that til things look better, and I have no idea if that would solve your problem.

Good luck,

Chuck

It's easy to go to Win10, but more of a PITA to go back.  I had to return to Win7, my printer, USB drives, and both cameras were not recognized by Win10.  That coupled with the random mouse failure made the decision for me.

gunrunnerjohn posted:

It's easy to go to Win10, but more of a PITA to go back.  I had to return to Win7, my printer, USB drives, and both cameras were not recognized by Win10.  That coupled with the random mouse failure made the decision for me.

John and Chuck,

 I use Comcast as my ISP and just upgraded to win7 with IE11. I am currently using Firefox which supports ADP as I indicated previously. I checked same using IE11 which shows the vendor adds as you posted above, however I can't find any way to enable or disable the vendor adds.

I have no knowledge about win8 or later and the IE  browser versions they contain.

I am also curious what's causing this problem

Gerry

OK,  here's the latest.

The forum sponsor ads at the top of the page are all still MIA.

Chuck, Gerry, GRJ-as I stated before,  I am in WAY OVER my head when it comes to manipulating the computer trying to correct issues like this.  So this morning,  my better half  spent 3 hours rearranging the computer in an attempt to fix the problem.   She is more than capable when it comes to computers.

1.  Comcast says it isn't them

2.  Our current browser is Internet Explorer(I can't remember which version).  Went through the process Chuck suggested with that browser-no   difference.  Installed browser Google Chrome-no difference.   Reinstalled original Internet Explored browser.

3.  We have multiple Adobe programs installed.   Uninstalled one as it was out of date,  and updated the others so they are current-no difference

4.  We have Norton and Malware firewall/anti virus.  Ran system scans-no difference.  Changed the blocking settings -no difference.   Temporarily disabled each one at a time-no difference. 

5.  These above steps are in addition to the already  tried pop up ad blocker uninstall/changing setting level(low, med, high)-no difference.

We are done playing with this.  From here on out,  I will just use the Forum Sponsor Index List.  I thank everyone for their help and suggestions.

Nick

You have gone into The Twilight Zone.  do do do do . . . . . . do do do do.

Dennis

My Ad Banner is working just fine. No Ad Blocker on my MacBook Pro.  The only time I have this ads missing is when I go my Public Library and the ads are blocked. I showed this issue to, The Branch Manager and it turns out he is a HO Scale Model Railroader. This happen about a year ago and in a week he had the issued solved . He told me they have to block ads because of the Children's Library but their I.T. guys can fix this type of issue and they did.

 

2.  Our current browser is Internet Explorer(I can't remember which version).  Went through the process Chuck suggested with that browser-no   difference.  Installed browser Google Chrome-no difference.   Reinstalled original Internet Explored browser.

This would appear to be the problem at my office computer; everything works fine here with Firefox and Chrome. While that's a solution, that also indicates an IE incompatibility with some aspect of this site and IE10.