Banners slowing down load time?
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Servo
Sr Member
Oh, yeah. See this thread:
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=77392
I've had the sideshow banner completely stall the browser out.
http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=77392
I've had the sideshow banner completely stall the browser out.
Too Much Garlic
Master Member
Well, doesn't that kinda thwart the purpose of the banners being on the RPF... that you can click them and thereby support the RPF that way?
LordFett
Sr Member
Well it sounds like right now they're preventing the rpf from loading.
Signatures don't help keep the site up and running.
Banners do.
We are still looking into this as some people seem to be having an issue and others aren't.
Servo
Sr Member
It's just the sideshow banner.
This morning, this banner took FIFTY ONE SECONDS to load:
http://affiliates.sideshowtoy.com/JsTracker.aspx?aid=90&cids=62&size=468x60
And it's just certain banners. Some sideshow banners work fine, some do not.
And, once it doesn't load, it won't load on any other JY pages, so you have to wait, again, each time you click a thread topic or go to the next page.
I've had the same issue with Sideshow affiliate banners on SciFiGeeks.com and PatchGeeks.com. I ended up having to reduce the time they're in rotation because of the complaints I was getting.
I realize that the potential ad revenue generated from these banners are around $23/day* - which is damn good - but there's the annoyance factor for viewers you have to consider.
*=Estimate from http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.therpf.com
This morning, this banner took FIFTY ONE SECONDS to load:
http://affiliates.sideshowtoy.com/JsTracker.aspx?aid=90&cids=62&size=468x60
And it's just certain banners. Some sideshow banners work fine, some do not.
And, once it doesn't load, it won't load on any other JY pages, so you have to wait, again, each time you click a thread topic or go to the next page.
I've had the same issue with Sideshow affiliate banners on SciFiGeeks.com and PatchGeeks.com. I ended up having to reduce the time they're in rotation because of the complaints I was getting.
I realize that the potential ad revenue generated from these banners are around $23/day* - which is damn good - but there's the annoyance factor for viewers you have to consider.
*=Estimate from http://www.websiteoutlook.com/www.therpf.com
I wish we were doing even 1/10 of that a day from sideshow...
Not even in the ballpark. :unsureStill looking into this and trying to see what the issue is.
Darkknight0667
Sr Member
I wish we were doing even 1/10 of that a day from sideshow...
If that's the case, can you really say:
Sounds like someone needs to take a look at whether or not it makes sense to have them here at all. Do they bring enough (financially) to the board to make it worth the hassle they are apparently causing for the members?
The fact that the Sideshow link isn't bringing in tons of revenue to offset the cost of running the site doesn't mean it doesn't bring in anything at all.
The fact of the matter is, if the site were bringing in the $8k a year that websiteoutlook indicates, there would be a LOT of things that would be different around here and we would be hiring people to take care of certain things instead of having to beg favors and hope that enough volunteers step forward for the various needs the site has.
Right now, the site is barely paying for itself so every little bit helps... including the Sideshow link. As I said, we are working on it.
The fact of the matter is, if the site were bringing in the $8k a year that websiteoutlook indicates, there would be a LOT of things that would be different around here and we would be hiring people to take care of certain things instead of having to beg favors and hope that enough volunteers step forward for the various needs the site has.
Right now, the site is barely paying for itself so every little bit helps... including the Sideshow link. As I said, we are working on it.
