coasterbill Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 ^The video is okay but I feel like it would be better if it just showed the log flume song video with the volume all the way up by default and never, ever changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Like I get it, we all hate ads. It's not like we LOVE putting ads on the site, but like Robb said, it costs a lot of money to provide the forums and photo/video hosting services for all of our members. Â I freaked a bit when I first saw it, but honestly give it a few days and now it doesn't really bother me anymore. Heck, most of the other forums I'm on have the same ads, if not more, so it's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 The ads are definitely worth it if it keeps the site running. The only adjustment was waiting an extra second or so for the page to fully load on my phone, which isn't a big deal at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 That's very thoughtful of you to make the auto-play videos muted by default. Having two audio sources going at the same time (since I often have a music player running while I work) is always confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Like I get it, we all hate ads. It's not like we LOVE putting ads on the site, but like Robb said, it costs a lot of money to provide the forums and photo/video hosting services for all of our members. Â I freaked a bit when I first saw it, but honestly give it a few days and now it doesn't really bother me anymore. Heck, most of the other forums I'm on have the same ads, if not more, so it's fine. Â I agree, it was very annoying at first, but now... I don't even notice it... Yay!!! we get to continue seeing this great site! and I am thankful for that... Robb, thanks again for explaining everything. I really appreciate getting a full perspective on the behind the scenes picture of what it takes to run a site like this... (TPR has always given us great behind the scenes tours!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) I actually really like the addition of the auto-play Youtube frame on the side of the screen! It is really great to see footage from the Youtube channel across the site now and it is a neat way to show videos that I may not have realized had been posted yet. Edited November 30, 2018 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skittles Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 While I'm not a fan of the ads like others, seeing Dodonpa and Kumba footage playing was a really nice touch. Honestly, even if they weren't there, I'd be ok with ads because the TPR forums are a great community. Â Thanks Alveys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 For example, browsing Rotten Tomatoes today, I got this pop-up over the top of my screen: And then it stayed there as I scrolled and I had to click to X out of the ad. Â The ad we have pinned at the bottom of the page is at least AT THE BOTTOM and doesn't cover much of the page. When people say "intrusive ads" this kind of pop-up on Rotten Tomatoes is exactly what I think of. Or those ads that literally pop up and cover your screen like Orlando Sentinel has: Â I have said "no" to all the suggested ads like this. I do hope people appreciate and understand that we simply cannot have this site anymore without ads and I'm doing the best I can to make it the best possible experience for everyone having to live with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert425 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 adding to the chorus of those that LOVE the little autoplay video at the top of the screen right. Â that's a great addition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I don't really mind having a bunch of ads, and TPR with a ton of ads is always better than no TPR at all. Â The one thing that annoys me is how every single time I click a link I have to wait an extra few seconds while the screen jumps all over the place to make space for the ads. If there was some way to reduce the amount of time the site spends working out the spacing, that would be great, but if that's not possible with the way the site is structured, or would be too much work for what you get out of it, I completely understand. Â Also I second everyone's opinions on the vids in the corner, nice touch! Can't wait to see more videos up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share Posted November 30, 2018 The one thing that annoys me is how every single time I click a link I have to wait an extra few seconds while the screen jumps all over the place to make space for the ads. So, funny you mention that. My email to their support staff from the other day... Â The short answer is "it's something they are working to smooth out" but I don't know exactly how much better it can get. It annoys me, too. And it might just be something I'll have to live with, but I'll most certainly try to get it working better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 With the new TPR AD's (which I don't mind) I saw this and couldn't help but die laughing because it seems so true. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeromyL Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Â The short answer is "it's something they are working to smooth out" but I don't know exactly how much better it can get. It annoys me, too. And it might just be something I'll have to live with, but I'll most certainly try to get it working better. Â I think this is exactly what was bothering me when the ads started, but like I said I don't even notice anymore, I think in part because i've trained myself to not just immediately start reading a page, i give it that extra 2 or 3 seconds for the page to fully load and calm down. Â I also love the video in the upper right corner (the coaster nerd in me goes wild) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 ^ That's was I was thinking too, about the upper right hand corner. Very enjoyable. I noticed there are currently several coaster videos in rotation. That's nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 The last week or so I keep getting not secure messages on this site. I do not know if its the new ads agency or what. Rob have you had other posters mention this? I am on this site daily and it just started a week or so ago. The browser keeps saying not secure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 The last week or so I keep getting not secure messages on this site. I do not know if its the new ads agency or what. Rob have you had other posters mention this? I am on this site daily and it just started a week or so ago. The browser keeps saying not secure I've had that problem a bit too, I think currently the best solution is just type "https://" before the www.themparkreview... part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 The last week or so I keep getting not secure messages on this site. I do not know if its the new ads agency or what. Rob have you had other posters mention this? I am on this site daily and it just started a week or so ago. The browser keeps saying not secure Interesting, I'll look into it. Please post any screen shots if you get that again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Here are a couple quick screenshots that I took just now while browisng this site First getting into the forum this bad boy popped up Then while trying to post that pic the browser turned red and said not secure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grsupercity Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Here is after I posted that. Still unsecure but no longer red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG-77 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 ^ I had the identical experience, but it stopped doing that when I added "https://" to the link I have bookmarked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Can also confirm that the site does not appear to be using the "https" protocol by default. Â EDIT: Like the previous poster said, manually putting https:// into the URL makes everything okay, but when someone types in "themeparkreview.com" without the beginning prefix or "www", it defaults to the non-secure protocol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Our server company looked into it, and the issue is not on our end but it is on your end if you are getting the error. Here is what they said: Â Hello Robb, Â It appears that this website Sso.anbtr.com shows up when the users computer has been affected by a trojan horse. I would urge your reader to have their computer cleaned thoroughly and change all of their passwords. Â See: https://www.2-spyware.com/remove-sso-anbtr-com-malware.html Edited December 4, 2018 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I don't know what you did, but even though Chrome is still telling me that it's "not fully secure", the site is now using HTTPS. Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedrinho Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I don't know what you did, but even though Chrome is still telling me that it's "not fully secure", the site is now using HTTPS. Thanks for that. Â Yeah, I have the same issue here. I'm on the site via https, but Chrome and Firefox tell me that it's not secure. I'm not complaining, the site works fine. Just want to help to straight things out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinaalsgirl Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Just thought I'd mention that there's a browser extension called HTTPS Everywhere that I use that automatically makes your browser load the secure site, even if you didn't type the https at the beginning. It's been pretty useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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