Are the banners ever going to be functional?

by **Point Blob** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:00 am

It just strikes me as a bit odd that the "banners" have all been broken links ever since they were introduced... no matter what browser I check them in. One would think that such issues would be picked up sooner... but no. Just a blank space at the top of my nation... and the banner selection page for that matter... all broken.

Perplexingly enough, I haven't seen anyone else mention this issue... which would imply it is local to myself, but I'm not sure how that is even possible, let alone across multiple browsers.

by **Mousebumples** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:02 am

Point Blob wrote:It just strikes me as a bit odd that the "banners" have all been broken links ever since they were introduced... no matter what browser I check them in. One would think that such issues would be picked up sooner... but no. Just a blank space at the top of my nation... and the banner selection page for that matter... all broken.

Perplexingly enough, I haven't seen anyone else mention this issue... which would imply it is local to myself, but I'm not sure how that is even possible, let alone across multiple browsers.

I have no issues with the banners, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. Could you take a screenshot?

You may also want to try a hard refresh, disabling all of your browser's add-ons, trying a different computer/device, etc.

by **Butballs** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:07 am

Do what the mod said, and if that doesn't work, try using a different theme.

by **Point Blob** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:18 am

Looks the same in both Chrome and Firefox.
Chrome has a few ad-blocker things on it. Firefox most notably does not.

Anyhow... I guess I'll try default Rift instead of Dark Rift and see if it does anything.

by **Enfaru** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:20 am

Point Blob wrote:It just strikes me as a bit odd that the "banners" have all been broken links ever since they were introduced... no matter what browser I check them in. One would think that such issues would be picked up sooner... but no. Just a blank space at the top of my nation... and the banner selection page for that matter... all broken.

Perplexingly enough, I haven't seen anyone else mention this issue... which would imply it is local to myself, but I'm not sure how that is even possible, let alone across multiple browsers.

Do your browsers accept images? (Have you tried using a separate device).
What about your ISP policy? Have you noticed something similar across other sites too?

Fortunately for me, everything works.

All images are stored on-site.

https://www.nationstates.net/images/banners/o3.jpg for example.

I can confirm, it's all working as expected on my end. Firefox 37

Edit. Check Javascript!

by **Point Blob** » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:21 am

Same result from the default theme in both browsers... except now my retinas are burning from the brightness...

I'm just gonna go onto the banners page and try the image links directly...

[Edit]: Well, following the links works. That narrows it down massively. There is probably something in both the browsers blocking images, even if I don't remember ever getting anything for Firefox (on account of not using it much)...