Venting about Wuxiaworld

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  1. Drake888

    Drake888 That one guy. You know, the one over there.

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    Just wanted to complain about wuxiaworld for a bit. I love the site and they have a lot of great novels but they are NOT mobile friendly.
    I frequently use my phone to read novels at work, and have a love/hate relationship with wuxiaworld. I occasionally have trouble with redirects to scam sites. Even when that doesn't happen, they eat up my data like nobody's business with all their self-refreshing video ads. And yet everything else about them is delightful.
    Anybody else have this problem?
     
  2. Ddraig

    Ddraig Frostfire Dragon|Retired lurker|FFF|Loved by RNG

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    Them seem to have got better for me, then again I only read awe so I might not be noticing them much.
    But yes they tended to be legit shit.
     
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  3. Wujigege

    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Sadly, ads are region specific. Since I have never been redirected
    There might a few reasons for this
    • Advertisers in your country prefer video ads. So they only pay for those
    • Your internet provider is screwing you over and inserting ads into your device(Someone please teach me how to do this)
    • You have a virus
    Either which way Wuxiaworld's hands are actually tired.
    Oh yeah bad advertisers and bad ads cause redirects
     
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    Astroit Well-Known Member

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    If you have a samsung you can download a browser that has a built in adblock, works for me :D
     
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    Vincent0225 Well-Known Member

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    Yea this sounds like a you and your phone issue. I use Wuxiaworld's mobile view for a large majority of my day. I have never had to worry about redirecting ads or video ads. I would suggest clearing your phones browser and if that doesn't work uninstall and try again. Finally if that doesn't work, you need to find a way to check for viruses on your phone. With the new design the website is pretty friendly for me atleast.
     
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  6. Drake888

    Drake888 That one guy. You know, the one over there.

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    Wanna be clear here, I don't blame the great WW, they do a great job of bringing me quality translations for free while remaining legit. I am just a little frustrated, you know?
     
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    Scholar Occult Cauldron Bonk Maestro | Ascended

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    This is why people use adblock. I recommend uBlock origin for Android+Firefox users.
     
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    Hiji [Unlucky soul]

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    That always frickin happens to me
    I have to load a page then once the words pop up i chock "X" to stop the page from loading any further, then watch the reload symbol like a hawk to see if It'll reloading something else
    Then start reading
     
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    oblueknighto Blue Person

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    I usually switch browser when I'm reading novels because a lot of websites redirect, have video ads or just reload for some reason. Switching to a a browser with adblock and turning off javascript usually fixes these problems.
     
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    Expatamoeba Have eyes but still couldn't see Mount Tai

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    My problem with wuxiaworld is that I cant post or read any comment in mobile version.
     
  11. lnv

    lnv ✪ Well-Known Hypocrite

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    I use firefox mobile + reader mode. Works like a charm. (FireFox Mobile also allows extensions so if you do want to use adblock, you can as well)
     
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    I have a similar problem of being redirected I understand your pain.
     
  13. Drake888

    Drake888 That one guy. You know, the one over there.

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    I personally enable airplane mode as soon as the text finishes loading.
     
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    use Firefox install add on called uBlock problem solved.
     
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    Abe Froman Sausage King of Chicago

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    another way is to load the page then immediately switch to airplane mode. I had the same problem with redirects and airplane mode doesn't allow them to happen if you use it right away.
     
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    Weird I don't have any trouble using WW site, I'm using a iPad on Safari with no ad block.
     
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    Wujigege *Christian*SIMP*Comedian

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    Yeah, comments are messed up. You have to use desktop mode.
    It's like one word per like at times lol
     
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    Turn off javascript on your phone, it makes it better.
     
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    Guyver Bio-Booster Armor

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    My biggest problem is since the website update it is a pain in the ass to find the novel you want to read !!!I

    So I have totally given up and have to use NU to find the novel and link through.
     
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