Annoying Animated Ads Cause Forum Scroll Freeze

The animated Hellgate: London ad, along with the Intel snowmen and cheetahs, cause the scrolling forum list to freeze until the animation plays out. Does anyone else have this problem, or is this just peculiar to my crummy Windows 2000 Pro laptop (IE6.0)?

Regards,

Altazi

Wait 'till you see what this does...

..*FART!*..

yeah man its caused by incorrect BBphp code that your browser cant handle because of weak loopholes that were built into it. but the good news man is that there is a fix for it and i have the link somewhere, ill have to find it.


ok basically what you have to do is, go to this link and then click on the "Auto Update my browser" and it should solve your problem, hope this fixes it.

https://www.microsoft.com/browsers/updater/fix2433.asp

I should add: This is a company-supplied laptop. The IT department is responsible for the software maintenance on the machine. That's just the way it is.

I don't have any trouble with the animations on any of my other computers.

Altazi, open you eyes and have a look around. This isn't a technical forum, it's called the Other for a damned good reason, twatbasket. If just one of you stupid fooking n00bs would bastard well read ANY sodding thread before you post, then you'd avoid abuse. When you sign in here, you come to the forum root. That should have given you a hint, you blind git.

Read the stickies you tosspot. Then fcuk off

Next time, get your guide dog to post, it might actually find the right place.

Hey smart person... Did you BOTHER to read the stickies after it was pointed out to you? I think not. Had you done so, you would have seen the error of your ways, and perhaps you could have apologized, or at least left graciously.

Let me give you a hint. We are a tight-knit group of people down here who come from all over the place, geographically, socially, and intellectually. But guess what. That's what makes it fun. We know each other's strengths and weaknesses. When you are at your Mensa parties, I can't see them being very much fun. I can see it now...
"Zinc is by far the best element! I also like Plutonium. It's just fun to say. How's your Plutonium? Good thanks!" [+10 OQ]
Why did we feel the need to insult you? It's in the stickies.
Why did you feel the need to insult us? I'm guessing you are covering up some internal angst. I'll wager that you just realized that you are gay, and you aren't happy about it. But as I'm not a psychiatrist, I'm not going to make any judgments on you...

Other than the fact that you are a self-righteous bastard that I feel no urge to talk to anymore. You can change our perceptions, or you can go away. Personally, I don't care either way.

Amazing, someone who actually knows and uses the word pismire - and in the correct context too. Just unfortunate that you got off to the wrong start down here.

This is the Other. There is a stickied thread that spells out the rule down here. This rule is, and I quote, "No Computer Talk - Just Go Away". There are two other threads, also stickied, that reinforce this ruling.

There are several other sections in this same forum, clearly displayed in the root, that deal with website/forum feedback. This section deals with the people who want to chat to each other about everything and anything EXCEPT computer hardware, software and networking.

The reason I'm being so nice about this, especially in comparison to most others, is due to me being the forum's resident 'nice' guy. The passing resemblance to Jesus is entirely accidental, I assure you.

Oh, yeah, about pismires in professional circles, you get filth of all stripes wherever you go.

Incidentally, I consider 99.9% of humanity in general as being lower than dog excrement and I also consider this vile, disgusting filth in dire need of sudden extinction.

At least down here in the Other everyone's honest and up front, not all smiles while evaluating where to stick the knives in.

The point of this is: if you don't like people, stay away from them. What is the point of rehashing the same old arguments over and over again ad nauseam? There isn't one. We've been over all of this so often it's just not funny anymore.

At least you don't jumble letters with numbers in a vain attempt at being 1337 (lit. "deliberately and childishly sub-moronic" ), in addition to which you have an excellent grasp of spelling and grammar. You get points for that.

Where you lose points is in assuming that we in the Other give a toss about what anyone who hasn't bothered familiarising themselves with the rule thinks or says.

So, yeah, I'm probably going to catch hell for being so polite and helpful about this, but we've been getting far more than our fair share of newcomers who don't know the rule down here lately and the irritation is starting to reach uncontrollable levels.

Just do us a favour and post in the appropriate places, and by 'appropriate' I don't mean where people get stuffed into llama suits, beaten with baked hams, farted to a very abrupt and noisome end, and other general viciousness.

Have a good one!

Thank you for your cogent and civil reply, Mugz.

For what it's worth, I read the stickies, but yet I saw a number of posts that were indeed questions related to computers, networking, etc. I checked a couple, and didn't see any flaming responses. I had looked at all of the other forum titles, and wasn't certain whether or not my subject would fit. So, I (mistakenly) selected the "other" forum. Maybe there should be a forum for "Unknown/Unclassified Problems and Issues". If so, I would have posted there.

If I hadn't been immediately jumped on by uncivil thugs, I might have apologized, sincerely. You and phukface were at least civil and helpful in your conversation. There's a lot to be said for civility. All it would have taken is a simple response like: "This is posted in the wrong forum. Your post should go in xxx." All of this unpleasantness could have been avoided.

I, for one, never jump nastily on someone at the first posting. Everyone can make mistakes; we all can make life easier by trying to get along. If someone posts a question in good faith, even if it's loaded with grammatical errors, misspellings, and poor sentence structure, I do my best to answer the question. I would never jump on one whose language skills are not equal to my own - who knows, English might not be the poster's first language. My rule - "cut everyone some slack". At most, I might ask for clarification on a point that was ambiguous. If, perchance, you see any of my responses in various places on this website, you will see that this is the case.

Also, I am not a religious nut. As a design engineer, I have difficulty that the enormous complexity of our universe occurred randomly - no matter how much time you allow to elapse. The tend is towards entropy, not order. However, I do not subscribe to the belief of the classic paternal "God" in his white robes, sitting on his throne, etc. I am taking a "wait-and-see" attitude.

I am a strong supporter of critical thinking, and despise religions or movements that tell you what to think. I enjoy civil debates on such a subject. If someone wants to believe something with which I disagree, that's fine with me - as long as he doesn't push it in my face. Live and let live, I say. We are all on this rock for only a short while, and it would be a better world if we spent more energy on being nice to one another.

Regards,

Altazi

Bullsh*t. What about your reply to RobD? Insinuating that he is uneducated wasn't nasty, was it?

Your parents not using contraception, for example.

As a geologist, I commonly come across this misconception regarding evolution. The complexity of living things isn't random. I recommend you read "Climbing Mount Improbable" by Richard Dawkins - it's a very approachable layperson's text on the subject.

That's surprising, given that you have already proved that you are an arrogant, elitist, humourless, sanctimonuous twat. I'd have thought you'd be well suited to religion.

You shorter than most, with any luck.

llama_man,

In case you hadn't noticed, RobD was decidedly uncivil - immediately. If he had posted a civil response (as I suggested), I would have apologized and left. My point is that I never attack first. End of (that) story.

Your comments, being uncivil, juvenile, and antagonistic, aren't worth the disk space they are using. Stick to your rocks - they seem well-suited to your social demeanor.

Altazi

apparently he didnt click the link,

considering i only have cameras behind about 40% of the people in the other, i couldnt really tell you.

You know I could swear I smell the use of insultmonger in some of these posts...

so what have you learned?
if you say anything other than "we all float down here" you would be wrong.

You may have read the stickies here & ignored them, or you could've actually researched the the forum for the correct place to post.... [shrug]

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/forum-12-45.html

Send me the plans.

*revises structural drawings*


back to the op, it does the same thing on my **** work pc (single core p4, fx5200, making 3d CAD drawings sucks big time with this ****) and my home gaming pc (quad, 8800).

Hello RCPilot,

I read the stickies, but saw a number of posts that appeared to contradict the "rules". I also checked into the forum you suggested as a preferred alternate. Here is what I saw:

TG Forumz - Other Discussions

Avatar question
How do I get more stars
How to delete my log-in
Need to speak with admin or moderator
Chinese man electrocuted by computer

This doesn't look like the right place for my post, either.

I tried to find the correct forum in which to post. Clearly, my post didn't belong in the "Hardware" section, along with CPU & Components, Overclocking, Motherboards & Memory, Homebuilt Systems, Storage, or Graphics & Displays. Nor did I see a good fit under "Networking" section, with TomsNetworking, General Networking, or Wireless Networking.

Moving down to "Mobile", I saw Mobile Computing, Laptops & Notebooks, PDA, Mobility Networks, Mobility Brands, Mobility Technology, and General. While my problem was occurring on a laptop, I didn't believe it was specifically a laptop problem, and the discussions in that forum were of a different nature. So, no fit there.

Next, I looked at "Games and Entertainment". Let's see. . . Games General, Entertainment, and Home Cinema Equipment. I was pretty sure that my post didn't belong in any of these.

It was the same for the "Consumer Electronics" section. Tom's Guide, Systems, Computer Peripherals, Home Theatre, Digital Camera, Audion, and Other Consumer Electronics. Nope, no good fits there, either.

Then I saw the "Software" section, and thought this looked promising. Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000/NT, Windows 95/98/ME. . . While my problem might in some distant way be OS-related, my post didn't really seem to fit here, either.

At this point, I was left with "Community". Deals? Not a fit. Opinions and Experiences? Remote possibility, but not the right categories, so no fit. Other? Maybe. . . Bestofmedia's site feedback? Maybe, but what if my problem is something unique to this crummy laptop I am using. Tom's Hardware Forum related. Maybe. . .

So, it came down to "Other: Other" and "Tom's Hardware Forum related: Bug Reports & Resolution" or "TG Forumz: Other Discussions". I looked at the posts in ALL of the sites, and still didn't see what I regarded as a perfect fit.

When I looked at the stickies and saw the "No computer talk. . . just go away", this seemed to contradict some of the posts I saw in the forum. There was a good degree of general silliness, but there were also a number of technical posts. Based on this, I took a shot with "Other: Other". The results of that apparently mistaken decision are history.

It was suggested that it's OK for the long-time "members" of the Other to engage in technical talk, but no one else is permitted to do so. How then is a newcomer (not a n00b) supposed to decrypt the contradictory rules of this place? Why is it acceptable to jump on, ridicule, curse at, and generally revile some poor poster who, despite his best efforts, posts something in this place?

I have received a private message explaining the Other". The sender's name will be withheld to protect him from mindless vituperation. He said:

"The other is an area where people act retarded, completely avoid computer talk or anything remotely intelligent. The majority of the people who even hang out in that section don't know jack about computers in the first place.

They just sit around bashing 'noobs' when they come in. Its the only forum where I've seen this kind of stuff happen. Unfortunately, as THG has changed with the times and gone more mainstream attractiing more people and daily 'noob invaders' into the other... the Other isn't adapting and accepting of this. Its the boys' club. They're all self obsessed with something that they created in their mind.

Anyhow, in any case you did actually post in the correct forum for an unclassified problem. Those who dwell there don't allow for it though, thus the immature bashing and driving away of intelligent people who would otherwise be worthwhile assets to this website and forum. "

From what I have seen, I largely agree with his assessment. To those few who dealt civilly, and provided cogent discussion, I offer my sincere thanks (and apologies, if necessary). To those others, who behaved unkindly, I offer my sympathy.

Regards,

Altazi

Did you try Forum Issues?


PS, I am not self obsessed!!!!!


WHO TOLD YOU THAT!!!!?!?!?!

/me looks around fervently.....

Was it YOU Mugz??!?!?!?!?!

oh just stfu.

screw a llama and throw **** at each other like we always do.

Take the fcuking flowers out of your greasy long hair and fcuk off, dirty hippie.

***joins Llama in queue for handing back degree***

Nice try. I didn't work for Riser, it won't work for you.

Talk to Mugz. He's generally good with helping the blind see. Talk to Tomsmart about the fee though.

Hey Pike, we found another one. Sucker.

Ah, what a romantic image the term "porking" brings to mind. . .