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  • LLM
    LLM Forum Participant Posts: 1,555 ✭✭
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    edited July 1 #92

    David for the record I think the CAMC website is rubbish and the IT department appears not fit for purpose but they cannot always control what you see as addition to their web pages.  That is mostly down to weaknesses in the individual computer setups.  Users have to take their own measures to mitigate these things and protect themselves.  

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited July 1 #93

    I don’t think it is wholly the Club website here, it’s Google harvesting information, and dropping in adverts it thinks we might be interested in. I get loads of Temu ones (cheap, dodgy clothing, footwear etc……) rather (to me) distressing photos of caged mistreated pigs, and the “funny” photos all the time. 

    I’d never used Google much up to having problems with my email back in March, and then had to set up a new email address to piggyback my retired blueyonder email address to via Virgin. I just chose a Google Mail one, and hey presto, I am now in their clutches. 

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2024/04/02/google-chrome-privacy-over-100-billion-browsing-records-to-be-deleted/

     

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited July 1 #94

    The point about the advertisements on here is they are appearing in a space set up by the Club to show promotions. In my view the Club need to recode that space on the website so we don't get random adverts. Many websites allow adverts as an extra income stream, a good example would be free phone apps. Some forums allow advertising as it contributes to the running cost. However I can't see the Club needing to "earn extra income" from some rather questionable adverts?

    David

  • peedee
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    edited July 1 #95

    Currently I am not seeing any adverts, just blank spaces where they used to be?

    peedee

  • LLM
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    edited July 1 #96

    Just instal an ad blocker or if you have one make sure it is active on the CAMC site.  AdBlockPlus is good Ad Block Plus.  Simples!

    As a matter of interest my ad blocker is currently reporting that it is blocking 13 ads on this page.  I can see all the CAMC stuff but nothing else.  

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited July 1 #97

    Yes, I have used Adblocker Plus, and nothing now on here other than CAMC stuff. I think the page loaded a lot faster as well, so that’s a bonus. 👍 Thank you😁

    I’m not really that bothered about the booking platform not working, as we won’t be booking or even looking at Club Sites until Winter months at the earliest. I can book CCC anyway if needed. I have contact numbers direct to a lot of our favourite CLs. Cant get away at all at moment anyway.😕

  • LLM
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    edited July 1 #98

    Good to hear, however, I'm pretty sure that if you install and use Opera you will be able to access CAMC booking.  Opera also provides the advantage of a built in VPN which will stop your problems with tracking.  

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited July 1 #99

    Thanks LLM, will have a look when I get chance.

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 1 #100

    I suspect what has happened is that two departments within the Club are not talking to each other. Whoever does the advertising should have told the IT department that the promotion was over and the IT department should have then reverted the website to none advertising. 

    Now why doesn't that surprise me, David  that departments within the "Club" do not talk to each other as the whole of the company is dire with regards to communication, especially to its members.

  • Hja
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    edited July 16 #101

    I am finding it really hard to use CT. Not only is the text when replying still far too small, the bold shouty heading are making it difficult to read. I wonder is any one is taking any notice of what has been said here and is doing anything about it !!!

  • Wherenext
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    edited July 16 #102

    I'll report your post and see if we get any response.

  • Freddy55
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    edited July 16 #103

    Maybe Rowena could update us on the steps being taken to resolve the issues? 

    😴

     

  • Hja
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    edited July 17 #104

    Thank you

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited July 17 #105

    The forward slash that I could see when it first changed has disappeared, although on some systems some never saw that. Having now got used to it I am doubting the change has improved things? One issue is that the computer generated user names are too long and sometimes flow across into the main text of a post. Perhaps there was a need to increase the size of some text but in my view it has gone a bit too far. Another change which may be nothing to do with that change but for a while whilst reading reviews it was possible to click on a review and once read to use the back button to take you back to where you were in the review listing. It has now reverted to taking to back to Latest Activity so if looking at reviews you have to scroll back down the listing which could be several pages to get back to where you were. It seems to be a flaw of this website that when you use the back button, rather than taking you back to the last page it takes you back to the beginning. That seems a basic programming error? Do others find the same? If I were changing the review listing I would restrict the information to the site name, title and poster in a reduced font  so that we could get 10 reviews to the page.

    David

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited July 17 #106

    There has been no responses from other reported post, as far as I can see WN, so I doubt there will be to yours, but perhaps your's will have a greater impact, but I wouldn't hold my  breath waiting for anything to change.

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 17 #107

    I still have the big forward slash.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited July 18 #108

    Yes I can see it now. I am sure I checked that it wasn't there before making my comment. I could be going mad of coursesmile

    David

  • eurortraveller
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    edited July 18 #109

    Distressing ?

  • KjellNN
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    edited July 18 #110

    I just ignore it now

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 10 #111

    Well done, CAMC, it might have taken 3 months but it’s good to see the return of the larger font in the reply box. 👏🏻

  • Cornersteady
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    edited September 11 #112

    +1

    But it happened very quickly, earlier in the evening it was the smaller font then a period of server errors and then the larger font?

     

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited September 11 #113

    Yes, not even a break for routine maintenance.

  • Hja
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    edited September 11 #114

    Wow! Eventually.

  • DavidKlyne
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    edited September 11 #115

    Yes, I noticed it yesterday evening. Is it my eyes but is the font now slightly larger than it appears when posted? Perfectly happy with it but just curious.

    David