Giant white box on side of screen

[funboy6942]

var fmJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://" : "http://");


var fm_query_string = window.location.search.substr(1).split('&');
var fm_pairs = {};
for (var i = 0; i < fm_query_string.length; i++) {
var pair = fm_query_string.split("=");
fm_pairs[pair[0]] = pair[1];
}


if (typeof __fm_enc_u === "undefined") {
var __fm_url = document.URL;
if (top !== self) {
if (typeof fm_pairs['fm_url'] === "string") {
__fm_url = fm_pairs['fm_url'];
} else if (typeof document.referrer === "string" && document.referrer !== "") {
__fm_url = document.referrer;
}
}
__fm_enc_u = (typeof encodeURIComponent === 'function') ? encodeURIComponent(__fm_url) : escape(__fm_url);
}
if (typeof(fm_pairs['federated_media_section']) == "string") {
var federated_media_section = fm_pairs['federated_media_section'];
}

var federated_media_section_source = '';
if (typeof(federated_media_section) == "string") {
federated_media_section_source = federated_media_section.replace(/([^a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/])|(^\/)/g, "");
var federated_media_sections = [];
var section_match = 0;
for (i = 0; i < federated_media_sections.length; i++) {
if (federated_media_section_source.toLowerCase() == federated_media_sections.toLowerCase()) {
federated_media_section_source = federated_media_sections;
section_match = 1;
break;
}
}
if (!section_match) {
federated_media_section_source = '';
}
}

var federated_media_tile;
if (typeof(federated_media_tile) == "undefined") {
federated_media_tile = 1;
} else {
federated_media_tile++;
}
var federated_media_random_number;
if (typeof(federated_media_random_number) == "undefined") {
federated_media_random_number = Math.random()*10000000000000000;
}

function _quantgc(n) {
var c=document.cookie;if(!c)return '';
var i=c.indexOf(n+"=");if(-1==i)return '';
var len=i+n.length+1;
var end=c.indexOf(";", len);
return c.substring(len,end<0?c.length:end);
}
quantSegs = "";
var _qsegs = _quantgc('__qseg').split('|');
for (var i = 0; i < _qsegs.length; i++) {
var qArr = _qsegs.split("_");
if (qArr.length>1) { quantSegs += ("qcseg=" + qArr[1] + ";"); }
}
if (typeof(fm_custom_kvs) == "undefined") {
fm_custom_kvs = "";
}

if(typeof fmwp == 'object') {
var tp_params = [];
var v;
for (var k in fmwp) {
v = fmwp[k];

if (k === 'url') v = unescape(v);
tp_params.push('wp'+k+'='+v);
}
fm_custom_kvs = tp_params.join(';');
}

if(fm_custom_kvs.substr(-1) == ";"){
fm_custom_kvs = fm_custom_kvs.substr(0, fm_custom_kvs.length-1); //to avoid double semicolons (see next block), will be readded later
}

if(typeof(fm_pairs['fm_custom_kvs']) != "undefined") {
fm_custom_kvs += fm_custom_kvs == "" ? unescape(fm_pairs['fm_custom_kvs']) : ';' + unescape(fm_pairs['fm_custom_kvs']);
} else if (top !== self && typeof(document.referrer) == "string" && document.referrer != "" && document.referrer.match(/fm_custom_kvs/i)) {
var fm_custom_kvs_from_referrer = unescape(document.referrer.replace(/^.+?fm_custom_kvs=([^&;]*).*?$/i,"$1"));
fm_custom_kvs +=
fm_custom_kvs == "" ? fm_custom_kvs_from_referrer : ';' + fm_custom_kvs_from_referrer;
}

if (fm_custom_kvs.length > 0 && fm_custom_kvs.substr(-1) != ";") {
fm_custom_kvs += ";";
}

// Sanitize custom kvs
fm_custom_kvs = fm_custom_kvs.replace(/[^;=a-zA-Z0-9!_-]/ig, '');

var _fm_cookie = document.cookie;
if (_fm_cookie && _fm_cookie.indexOf("_fm_bizo=") >= 0) {
var _fm_bizo = _fm_cookie.match(/_fm_bizo=(.*?)(;|$)/)[1];
_fm_bizo = unescape(_fm_bizo);
} else {
var _fm_bizo = "";
}

if (_fm_cookie && _fm_cookie.indexOf("_fm_crowdscience=") >= 0) {
var _fm_crowdscience = _fm_cookie.match(/_fm_crowdscience=(.*?)(;|$)/)[1];
_fm_crowdscience = _fm_crowdscience.split('|').join(';') + ';';
} else {
var _fm_crowdscience = "";
}

var ___fm_kw;
if (typeof(___fm_kw) == "undefined") {
var _fm_kw_req = document.createElement('script'); _fm_kw_req.type = 'text/javascript'; _fm_kw_req.src = fmJsHost + 'keywords.fmpub.net/?t=js&s=226&u=' + __fm_enc_u;
var _fmkwrq = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _fmkwrq.parentNode.insertBefore(_fm_kw_req,_fmkwrq);
var __fmzkwrd7167 = 'fmpub.anandtech/' + (federated_media_section_source != "" ? "" + federated_media_section_source : "") + ';sz=160x600;fmzid=7167;;fmcls=BTF;tile=' + federated_media_tile + ';' + quantSegs + _fm_bizo + _fm_crowdscience + fm_custom_kvs + 'ord=' + federated_media_random_number;
document.write('<' + 'script type="text/javascript" src="' + fmJsHost +'keywords.fmpub.net/?t=r&s=226&u=' + __fm_enc_u + '&r=' + __fmzkwrd7167.replace(/;/g,"_fM_") + (fmJsHost == 'https://' ? '&sec=1' : '') + '"></scr' + 'ipt>');
} else {
var __fm_kw_kv = __fm_kw_kv || (___fm_kw != "" ? ___fm_kw : "");
document.write('<' + 'script type="text/javascript" src="' + fmJsHost +'ad.doubleclick.net/adj/fmpub.anandtech/' + (federated_media_section_source != "" ? "" + federated_media_section_source : "") + ';sz=160x600;fmzid=7167;' + __fm_kw_kv + ';fmcls=BTF;tile=' + federated_media_tile + ';' + quantSegs + _fm_bizo + _fm_crowdscience + fm_custom_kvs + 'ord=' + federated_media_random_number +'"></scr' + 'ipt>');
}

// Invoke site pixel if it hasn't been already and if we are not in an iframe
if(top === self && typeof(async_site_pixel_request_sent) == "undefined") {
document.write("<scr" + "ipt type='text/javascript' src='" + fmJsHost + "static.fmpub.net//site/anandtech" + "'></scr" + "ipt>");
}


var __fmx = ''; if (federated_media_section_source!="") {__fmx='&s='+federated_media_section_source;} if (typeof(___fm_kw)!="undefined"&&___fm_kw!=""){__fmx+='&keywords='+___fm_kw.replace(/fmkw=/g,"").replace(/\;/g,"|");}
if (typeof(__fm_enc_u !== "undefined")) { __fmx += '&u='+__fm_enc_u;}
var tp_params = tp_params || [];
if (tp_params.length == 0) {
if (typeof _fm_bizo !== 'undefined' && _fm_bizo.length > 0) tp_params.push(_fm_bizo);
if (typeof _fm_crowdscience !== 'undefined' && _fm_crowdscience.length > 0) tp_params.push("cssegs="+_fm_crowdscience.replace(/csseg=/g,''));
if (typeof quantSegs !== 'undefined' && quantSegs.length > 0) tp_params.push("qcsegs="+quantSegs.replace(/qcseg=/g,''));
}
if (tp_params.length > 0) {
for (var i=tp_params.length; i--
tp_params = tp_params.replace(/;/g, '|').replace(/\|$/, '');
__fmx += '&' + tp_params.join('&');
}
var __fmz7167 = document.createElement('script'); __fmz7167.type = 'text/javascript'; __fmz7167.async = true; __fmz7167.src = fmJsHost +'tenzing.fmpub.net/?t=z&n=7167' + __fmx + '&fleur_de_sel=' + Math.floor(Math.random()*10000000000000000);
var _fmz = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _fmz.parentNode.insertBefore(__fmz7167, _fmz);

 

[funboy6942]

Not sure if thats what you need as well, but any other option I select the bar disappears off screen till I close the box or tools, then it comes back on, except the one I copied, then the bar stayed on screen.

 

[queequeg99]

How do you expect AnandTech to pay its bills (which you are increasing by consuming bandwidth) if you block the ads?

Given how annoying this problem is, the alternative is simply not coming to Anandtech forums (which is the primarily reason I visit the site). The white box pops up on almost every screen and makes reading the forums extremely cumbersome. Basically, I have 2-3 vertical inches of useable screen when reading the forums.

I don't intend to sound like dick (really, I don't). But I'm not sure how I should use the various developer tools that have been mentioned in order to give you better data to identify the problem (I'm using Chome BTW if you have some hints). And if using an ad blocker is frowned upon, I guess going to another site will have to do (and checking back in a few weeks). At least you won't incur the bandwidth expenses.

 

[queequeg99]

OK, I think I figured out how to get some info. I used the developer tools in Chrome to inspect the white box element. I got the same thing as FuzzyDunlop posted above (and which is consistent with information given in other posts). I copied the relevant element below. Good luck in sorting this out.

<embed src="http://ncads.s3.amazonaws.com/german_windows_ad%2FSB_SF_STB_CAV_VM_160x600-V1R1.swf?clickTag=http%3A%2F%2Fad.netcommunities.com%2Fclktrb%3Fid%3D13770" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="160" height="600">

 

[ViRGE]

<embed src="http://ncads.s3.amazonaws.com/german_windows_ad%2FSB_SF_STB_CAV_VM_160x600-V1R1.swf?clickTag=http%3A%2F%2Fad.netcommunities.com%2Fclktrb%3Fid%3D13770" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="160" height="600">



uhhh. did i do it correctly?

Yes, yes you did.

Thank you. I've passed that on to the ad guys and they hopefully should be able to get it pulled with that information.

 

[funboy6942]

Thank you Fuzzy!

 

[FuzzyDunlop]

not getting it anymore
thanks

 

[funboy6942]

Me Neither, THANKS!

 

[queequeg99]

And me neither. I never thought that a few square inches could be such a total pain.

 

[uclaLabrat]

Thanks guys, sorry we couldn't be more helpful initially virge. Like I said, I know nothing about coding, so your first suggestion was greek to me. Glad you guys figured it out.