Is anyone else getting sick of the JRef friends banner?

Amos · 2 Mar 2007

I don't know whether it is just me, but recently when browsing the forum and on opening a new page, my browser jumps back up to the top of the page to prompt me to enter a username in the JREf friends banner.

This is very annoying as if you are scrolling down the page before it is fully loaded - and I can't be the only one who does this, then you continually get bounced back up. It also means that it you use the keyboard to navigate a lot - ie backspace to go back in the browser - it doesn't work because you have been directed to a typing prompt in the banner.

I know free sites have to have advertising to remain free, but this seems overly in your face.

It also really annoys me because I am already a paying member of JREF friends!!!!!!!

Yours grumpily

jeisan · 2 Mar 2007

hai hai me too, especially when im logging in. i type half my username or password up there before i even notice and then if i hit enter its no good at all.

undrentide · 2 Mar 2007

I've been wondering why recently the browser is behaving strangely.
So this is the reason! (rolling eyes)

It is especially inconvenient when I'm using the browser inot full screen size.
To reply this post, for example, I put the cursor in this "reply" space, and just when I try to type my reply, the cursor jumped up to the very top of the screen where the "user name" of JREF frends banner, so I had to scroll the screen again to start typing.
Really annoying.

I don't mind the advertisement, but I do hope something is done about this particular ad.

epigene · 2 Mar 2007

I was irked by it, too. My Opera auto login didn't work until just now.
It seems to have been fixed, at least for me...

PS Nope... not fixed yet when I logged in again...

Amos · 2 Mar 2007

jeisan said:
hai hai me too, especially when im logging in. i type half my username or password up there before i even notice and then if i hit enter its no good at all.

This has just happened to me this morning when logging on!!!

Also, I'd just started typing this reply in the 'username' box! LOL

Oh well, at least it's not just me.

Davey · 4 Mar 2007

A request to change the Jref Friends banner, is send.

Should take a few days before it is changed, sorry for the inconvenience.

ginyu · 5 Mar 2007

Dutch Baka said:
A request to change the Jref Friends banner, is send.

Should take a few days before it is changed, sorry for the inconvenience.

I wonder who's administrating the board at the moment. When I joined, Maciamo and Thomas did the job. But who are those mysterious Admin 1 and Admin 2 guys?

Just for interest...

Grandpa Frank · 5 Mar 2007

Glad you asked !!

Admin 1 and Admin 2 are J-Bots two oldest sons; he has many child robots. Admin 2 is a twin look-alike to Futurama's Bender except he smokes a pipe instead of a cigar like Bender. Admin 1 was often seen on the TV show "Lost In Space" and is better known as "Robbie". You will recall him waving his arms and saying "DANGER! Will Robinson". Do to extensive schooling in Japan, they are both much smarter then their dad J-Bot, thank God!

Uncle Frank

ginyu · 5 Mar 2007

Uncle Frank said:
Admin 1 and Admin 2 are J-Bots two oldest sons; he has many child robots. Admin 2 is a twin look-alike to Futurama's Bender except he smokes a pipe instead of a cigar like Bender. Admin 1 was often seen on the TV show "Lost In Space" and is better known as "Robbie". You will recall him waving his arms and saying "DANGER! Will Robinson". Do to extensive schooling in Japan, they are both much smarter then their dad J-Bot, thank God!
Uncle Frank

Good to know that we're in good hands!

Robbie's certainly the right man (machine) to control bad posts and fix the mess in the entertainment section!

Everytime someone presses the 'report' button -> Auto response: DANGER! *waving arms around*

Amos · 5 Mar 2007

Dutch Baka said:
A request to change the Jref Friends banner, is send.
Should take a few days before it is changed, sorry for the inconvenience.

Arigato gozaimasu Dutch Baka

KirinMan · 10 Mar 2007

A request to change the Jref Friends banner, is send.
Should take a few days before it is changed, sorry for the inconvenience.

Above "quoted" posted dated; Mar 4, 2007 17:45

About a week now any update on how this is going?

jeisan · 10 Mar 2007

nope, can't say that there is.

DoctorP · 11 Mar 2007

Another thing that seems to happen (at least to me) is when I open multiple posts into different windows, if I click back to the main window with the new post search screen, the JREF Friends banner sucks me back to the window I just opened. Kinda defeats the purpose of opening multiple windows if I am stuck in that one!

It doesn't do it with Firefox (tabbed browsing) but it does with IE where you have to open a new window.

ArmandV · 11 Mar 2007

JREF Friends is an ironic name for something that's giving people fits.

Pachipro · 12 Mar 2007

CC1 said:
It doesn't do it with Firefox (tabbed browsing) but it does with IE where you have to open a new window.

The new IE7 has tabbed browsing and it doesn't happen. At least I have not had a problem with it. BTW good to see u back again and posting.

Grandpa Frank · 12 Mar 2007

No problems.

My IE7 is trouble free also.

Uncle Frank

☝

Glenn · 12 Mar 2007

Firefox is trouble exist. :angryfire:

thomas · 12 Mar 2007

Thanks for the heads-up, we are working on that issue.

Kirie_Maiden · 12 Mar 2007

I noticed this when I signed up, but it hasn't done it for a few days now. Hopefully they've fixed it.

DoctorP · 12 Mar 2007

Pachipro said:
The new IE7 has tabbed browsing and it doesn't happen. At least I have not had a problem with it. BTW good to see u back again and posting.

IE7 is not an option for me sometimes when I come here. At home I use firefox and don't notice any issues.

Amos · 16 Mar 2007

Thanks to all who've helped to get rid of the banner! :emoji_blush:
Things seem to be back to normal now - and much better for it :emoji_grinning:

yukio_michael · 16 Mar 2007

Just a note--- I'm a member of Hirag@na Times friends, a nihonjinron publication World Friends Affiliate, is there any benefit to joining JRef Friends... I guess the obvious answer is that the money would go to JRef, not the other company--- but are the services for World Friends Affiliates similar??

Glenn · 16 Mar 2007

Amos said:
Thanks to all who've helped to get rid of the banner! :emoji_blush:
Things seem to be back to normal now - and much better for it :emoji_grinning:

I second that. Thanks for fixing the issue, Admin!

undrentide · 16 Mar 2007

Glenn said:
I second that. Thanks for fixing the issue, Admin!

Oh, me too! Thank you so much, Admin, it really is great!!

thomas · 16 Mar 2007

yukio_michael said:
Just a note--- I'm a member of Hirag@na Times friends, a nihonjinron publication World Friends Affiliate, is there any benefit to joining JRef Friends... I guess the obvious answer is that the money would go to JRef, not the other company--- but are the services for World Friends Affiliates similar??

Sorry, I don't know about their services, but we have never had complaints about JREF Friends.

Is anyone else getting sick of the JRef friends banner?

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