What's up Kalmbach ?

Speaking of Security .My Avast has kicked off more with warnings , since those ads started appearing here .

I think the bad guys seem to have pulled ahead of the guys doing the popup blockers for our browsers.  I have seen dreadful stuff lately,  popups opening new tabs and full screen windows, freezing popup so you cannot back out without closing browser, and other terrible things, in spite of selecting the option to block popups.  If the good guys don't get back ahead of things, this could ruin the web!

I am using Firefox which used to be pretty good about blocking stuff.

Dang! Timmy has risen from the dead, and on resurrection weekend no less. Heaven wasn't ready for you. "Man... we got to send this guy back. He is spilling model paint all over the place." Lol.

Wow! Who would have thought. Good job figuring that out!

Phew. It is good to have you back Tim. It wasn't the same without ya.

What's up Kalmbach ?..... whoa ....whoa whooooooooh (imagine Tom Jones singing)

HOLY CRAP BATMAN !

It took 6 days and ripping out most of my hair, but I can post again ! For those of you whom enjoyed  my "silence" .... I'm sorry , ... but I'm back.

After going through my computer program's ,download's ,security center, firewall, operating system, and EVERYTHING else on this rock with key's on it.... I "discovered" the problem.

My computer decided that Kalambach's root certificate had not been updated. And then my computer decided that "For my safety" it should BLOCK ACCESS to Kalambach !          I dont know for sure, ( because my computer may be "missing" some of it's Marble's ) but I believe Kalambach need's to update it's  Root Certificate.

I would like to thank Mustang1989, and Baxter for posting for me "via" Proxy.

Drink's are on me !!!!!

the Baron

t's not a forum issue, per se, since different users see those ads, and some don't.  I never see any such ads, for example, not with any browser.  It depends on the user, his browser, his browser settings and browser history.

Greetings Baron. If you look back at my earlier post you will see that there are more issues mentioned than just the OPs ad issue. I mention emojis, dead links, and trouble with viewing posts. Interestingly, the links that you have posted are not hot. I'd have to copy and paste them. Have your links always acted as such? If not--then this is an example of the problem. I have not had problems with links until the last several weeks. No matter what I do, they don't post hot

I do not think that these are user settings issues. I think that this is a forum issue. 

the Baron

This probably belongs in the Forum Feedback & Error Reporting forum, too.

I would agree. It might get more attention there. 

Greg

Timmy, if you can read this, have you tried a different browser?

 

This has been discussed in several recent threads:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/general_discussion/f/50/t/177546.aspx

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/general_discussion/f/50/p/178026/2001881.aspx#2001881

It's not a forum issue, per se, since different users see those ads, and some don't.  I never see any such ads, for example, not with any browser.  It depends on the user, his browser, his browser settings and browser history.

This probably belongs in the Forum Feedback & Error Reporting forum, too.

Bakster

Tim told me that Kalmbach did a JavaScript update and since that update his computer is not working properly with FSMs webpage.

That's interesting. For a couple weeks, this site has not been working very well from Firefox for me, but it seems fine with Chrome or Edge. This is a minor bummer as I prefer Firefox. Might be just a coincidence, though.

Timmy, if you can read this, have you tried a different browser?

Of late, I have not seen any of the issues that I described earlier. Everything has been working like normal. The only thing that I have not tried yet is inserting links. I can't say if that is working for me again.

Update on LittleTimmy: Aaron has reset Tims password for him and he still can't get in. Tim told me that Kalmbach did a JavaScript update and since that update his computer is not working properly with FSMs webpage. The FSM page will not even display correctly for him. Other modeling sites work fine for him. Tim is working off of an outdated computer. His only solution appears to be to get another computer. This does not sound like an option for him right now. 

He said to say Hi to everyone and that he misses talking with us.

It is a bummer. Tim is a good guy to have around.

PS: Tim is able to read our posts, he just can't post to them.

Site works fine for me.

I wouldn't know, but I would assume that you'd get some kind of bomb message when you tried to log in.

My only remaining glitch from the last upgrade is that it's hard to review other member's old posts anymore. I miss that.

But it's not hard. If I say search 'Bakster Seaview' on Google, post will come right up.

I wouldn't know, but I would assume that you'd get some kind of bomb message when you tried to log in.

My only remaining glitch from the last upgrade is that it's hard to review other member's old posts anymore. I miss that.

GMorrison

Maybe he's in the cooler...

Colonel Klink put him in there?

I guess that brings up a good question. Are you told when you have been put in cooler?

Bakster

 

 

Bish

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

I don't know about you, but I never get pop-ups on here.

 

 

 

 

I don't think he means pop up as in those that just come up ove rthe site page, but adds that have started appearing along the top or on the side. These are those personal adds that are linked to your browsing history. I don't see them all the time but they are appearing regulally.

  I just heard from LittleTimmy through another member that he is unable to post at all. 

 

 

Bakster

 

Bish

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

I don't know about you, but I never get pop-ups on here.

 

 

 

 

I don't think he means pop up as in those that just come up ove rthe site page, but adds that have started appearing along the top or on the side. These are those personal adds that are linked to your browsing history. I don't see them all the time but they are appearing regulally.

 

 

 

 

I am seeing the same thing as Bish. Also, I am seeing strange things occurring with my posts where emoji don't show up, links don't work, and at times other posts won't  show up when I try to view them. I just heard from LittleTimmy through another member that he is unable to post at all. Something is messed up with this forum. To me, it has the look and feel of a site that has been compromised.

 

 

Same here, and occasionally my Norton flags it as an unsafe site.  Although, no issues with opening threads or the emojies.

Bish

 

 

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

I don't know about you, but I never get pop-ups on here.

 

 

 

 

I don't think he means pop up as in those that just come up ove rthe site page, but adds that have started appearing along the top or on the side. These are those personal adds that are linked to your browsing history. I don't see them all the time but they are appearing regulally.

 

midnightprowler

I have a pop up blocker and ad blocker so never get bothered by them.

 

This...

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

I don't know about you, but I never get pop-ups on here.

 

I don't think he means pop up as in those that just come up ove rthe site page, but adds that have started appearing along the top or on the side. These are those personal adds that are linked to your browsing history. I don't see them all the time but they are appearing regulally.

I have a pop up blocker and ad blocker so never get bothered by them.

BlackSheepTwoOneFour

I don't know about you, but I never get pop-ups on here.

 

Me either. Once in a blue moon, and by that I mean maybe 2-3 times per year I'll get one from Kalmbach and that is probably because I've left my subscription lapse temporarily. I find that more than acceptable since I'm here every day and am basically mooching off of Kalmbach's good will at this point.

Pop-ups can also be caused by malware.

Whatever the cause, they are a real pain and I hope you get things sorted, TB.

I don't know about you, but I never get pop-ups on here.