is Flyertalk unstable?
 

Just curious to know if anyone else has issues with the Flyertalk BA website?
I use Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 11, and frequently have issues with this website (but not with others).
A routine example is that for me, the page number selection at the top of the threads doesn't work properly. If I have page 1 selected the buttons for 2-9 do not work. If I select page 11, the buttons for12-19 don't work.
The page number selection at the bottom appears to be ok.

I quite often have the page freeze, and also often get a message from Norton saying they have removed a dodgy file wen I first open up Flyertalk.

Other than that my PC runs ok. I have completed comprehensive virus checks and all appears to be clear - but Flyertalk BA is an issue. Anyone else have any problems?

No but some of the posters are :)

pretty unstable after certain DOs and after certain hours (apart from those of us who behave impeccably at all times).

Often get slow running scripts associated with ads.

Ditto, I suspect the main site is OK but the adds seem troublesome. I do not expect to see the 'You are the 1000th visitor to this site' type of persistent window popping up on a reputable site.......... JT

I've had something similar when I browse on my ipad with regards the numbers at the top (but notably not at the bottom).

What I have put it down to is there is an advert which isn't properly rendering - it's got a bunch of text which is hanging down over that section of the website and preventing a touch on the numbers area.

Doesn't affect me on the desktop as I'm running ........

I use two machines to access FT.

One has ....... and ft is fine , fast and easy to access.

Another hasn't ....... loaded. Ft becomes slow, difficult and I sometimes impossible to access.

THe ads for what ever reasons do seem to cause problems.

The flash ads have become a real problem on FT. I have disabled flash which has fixed the issue.

I would suggest you post in the below threads:

http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...een-shots.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...alk-today.html

Yes! completely agree. Becoming unusable unless its the only thing open. I think its something to do with video advertising content thats trying to load - and on safari it tries to open right where the page numbers are. Its very annoying.

it's certainly the adverts. I find it on other sites and forums as well, highly annoying.

I have had very similar experience recently, with FT becoming super slow/unusable and locking up IE11. (Windows 7)

I modified my HOSTs file and it has made the world of difference - much faster rendering of FT BA.

So it does seem somehow related to the ads.

YMMV.

I would consider support an ad-free paid version of the site

They should just charge $10 a year to remove the ads... Like they used to :)

Get rid of Internet Explorer and use Firefox (or maybe Chrome).

Quite, and I'd happily pay that. There appears to be another suggestion though on the http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...een-shots.html thread referred to in post #9 above; banning anyone who suggests using, or actually uses, ad blockers.

http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictu...46009/Browsers

I would suggest something other than IE - I find the others much more reliable and faster.