J D 8 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 PC, Win 10, Edge with AVG. Blank page lockout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Tried going back from this page and it went to an add for a motorcycle mag. Had to log out and restart to return here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BackinBlack Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 PC, Win 11, Bitdefender, Edge, Chrome and Firefox with AdBlockPlus all have blank page on going to previous or next page, page refresh brings up normal page, without ads on Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Gates Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 I don't get any issues with this site W10, Firefox, Comodo or Mobile Phone, Firefox. Strangely I do encounter this on my mobile on a Google news feed. I can clear it by rebooting my mobile. Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 These recent posts may well assist the technical team - the more the merrier as it's not clear what sort of percentage of users is affected. I'm sure they'll appreciate the information... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) Well I found the way to stop it happening! I changed back to the default Theme ( bottom of page ) It had been on Darker for years but as soon as I changed to Default going back or forwards a page works OK. Darker it plays up! So the question is did anyone else who had a problem have it on Darker? Does changing help? Edited April 10, 2023 by kc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 TOP MAN! That seems to be the missing piece of info - I'll forward it to the tech team... In the mean time, I'd suggest that anyone affected should opt for the default theme. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Gates Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Well done KC. Changing to darker theme I get the problems. Switching back to default - no problems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 There is a Sherlock Holmes saying about when you have eliminated everything else......... I just thought there must be some simple reason why some have the problem while others don't so what have I altered on my forum page and there it was! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 31 minutes ago, kc said: Well I found the way to stop it happening! I changed back to the default Theme ( bottom of page ) It had been on Darker for years but as soon as I changed to Default going back or forwards a page works OK. Darker it plays up! So the question is did anyone else who had a problem have it on Darker? Does changing help? Yes - the problem was there with the darker theme, switching to the default theme appears to cure the problem. Well done for working that out. 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 The Darker theme seems very much nicer in use - more contrast and larger typeface - so let's hope they can restore the Darker theme in due course. Maybe the size of the typeface is a clue here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Yes, IMO the darker theme has always been preferable, nicer font size and better balance for reading. Hope that it can be fixed soon, to be able to revert back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul devereux Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Martin Harris - Moderator said: TOP MAN! That seems to be the missing piece of info - I'll forward it to the tech team... In the mean time, I'd suggest that anyone affected should opt for the default theme. I just switched to darker theme, just to see what would happen. I couldn't scroll back, I just went to an ad-blocker ad full page and got stuck. I've changed back to default and the problem has gone. Pretty conclusive, for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickw Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Yes, changing "Theme" solves issue on both my laptop and mobile - but definitely prefer the Darker theme if it can be made to work. Dick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Was having problems changing pages then saw KC post about themes . Change to default - end of problem. Didn't realise I was on darker whatever that is as it looks no different. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Stephenson Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 Wow, I just changed themes and now back to normal. It seems I was on the darker theme by default, could we all have been swapped to this when the ads started. On the lighter theme which seems just the same only with a font size change, it works. If it stays like this I'll stop complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Plus one onchanging to default and works fine. Would be nice if darker could be made to work properly again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 I think we can safely conclude that the issue only affects those using the dark theme. I have requested that this information be forwarded to the tech team and will update this thread when anything is known. Please be aware that the information won't reach them until at least tomorrow afternoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Good work KC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 I'm not using the Dark Theme (I presume you mean in the browser...?) - I occasionally get adverts, always need to refresh paging forwards or backwards......... W10, Edge, Adblock+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlyBird Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said: I'm not using the Dark Theme (I presume you mean in the browser...?) - I occasionally get adverts, always need to refresh paging forwards or backwards......... W10, Edge, Adblock+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Gotcha! Ta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malmaz Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Yea Changing theme to default has worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrunner Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Changing themes made no difference to me......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 Very odd Outrunner, as it’s been confirmed by everyone else (myself included) that using the dark theme results in the blank page problem and switching to the default scheme resolves it. Have you selected the default scheme as per EarlyBird’s screen grab a few posts back? You’re not referring to the mid-thread adverts, I suppose? That is a different (but possibly related) issue. The issues have now been passed to the publisher’s tech team and we’ll update you as soon as we hear anything. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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