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Mumsnet thread pages keep refreshing page to be on homepage (shopping adverts)

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AngryBirdsNoMore · 16/11/2023 13:04

Hello

When I’m on Mumsnet talk threads, the pages keep refreshing to be on the Mumsnet homepage (endlessly advertising me things to buy). The same goes for if I close my browser or go to a different window and then reopen - all Mumsnet pages seem to automatically refresh to the homepage / shopping adverts.

Not sure I’ve explained that very clearly…

Is anyone else having the same issue?

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AngryBirdsNoMore · 28/11/2023 22:42

Fraca · 28/11/2023 20:34

Still happening here too, and it's moved on now from Black Friday ads to Christmas stuff - just as @BeingATwatItsABingThing has posted above.

It's truly infuriating. I've done the cache clearing thing and I'm using safari on an iPhone 12. I'm amazed actually that more people haven't come on to this thread to vent!

Yes I had hoped it was just a random glitch but it does feel a bit cynical that they can’t fix the glitch that sends us to shopping pages.

I feel like Mumsnet is just constantly trying to get me to buy things now, so much more so than a few years ago. And I can’t trust the things they’re pushing anyway because so much of it is affiliate. Like, the emails are all saying how much ‘Mumsnetters are raving’ about Boden - when Boden is constantly being panned in Style and Beauty.

Shame.

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Fraca · 28/11/2023 20:34

Still happening here too, and it's moved on now from Black Friday ads to Christmas stuff - just as @BeingATwatItsABingThing has posted above.

It's truly infuriating. I've done the cache clearing thing and I'm using safari on an iPhone 12. I'm amazed actually that more people haven't come on to this thread to vent!

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 28/11/2023 11:07

I’ve got this too. If I leave the website for a few minutes, it bounces to this screen. Very irritating.

Mumsnet thread pages keep refreshing page to be on homepage (shopping adverts)
TheGriffle · 28/11/2023 00:03

It’s so frustrating, especially on the Christmas bargains thread where I want to click on all the links!

PinkTonic · 27/11/2023 21:53

Just coming back for an update as this is still happening. I’m on safari on an iPad. It’s maddening.

TheGriffle · 27/11/2023 21:14

I’ve just sent a couple of screen recordings of it happening as well via email.

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AngryBirdsNoMore · 27/11/2023 15:49

I sent a screen recording in @HebeMumsnet, via email.

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HebeMumsnet · 27/11/2023 12:13

If anyone is able to get a screen recording of this issue in action, and/or a link to the page it's happening on, that would also be really helpful.

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HebeMumsnet · 27/11/2023 09:49

Morning, everyone. We're still trying to fix this we're afraid. Any further information is always useful though. If you haven't already, could you let us know if you have cleared your cache (that is worth doing if not), when the issue started for you and what device and browser you are using. Thank you Flowers

letsgotothebeach · 27/11/2023 06:31

It’s still happening to me, it’s very annoying and I thought it was some marketing ploy.

PinkFrogss · 26/11/2023 12:23

I think it might have stopped for me now.

IcyColdAlice · 26/11/2023 12:22

Fraca · 26/11/2023 12:08

Happening to me too - very annoying. Surprisingly convenient timing for an issue like this to arise :/

Yes and it’s strange how it goes to an advertising page rather than any other page of the hundreds available on Mumsnet 🤔

Fraca · 26/11/2023 12:08

Happening to me too - very annoying. Surprisingly convenient timing for an issue like this to arise :/

ribbonola · 25/11/2023 20:40

This is happening to me too. It happens randomly sometimes but seemingly always if I click a link in a thread (opens in new tab), go to that tab and then try go back to the original tab with the thread. The thread reloads to the very first post and then the whole thing goes and im on mumsnet homepage. Using back doesn't work to take me back to where I was. It's so so annoying. I'm on safari too.

thisgirlloveschristmas23 · 24/11/2023 14:08

Still happening for me too

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AngryBirdsNoMore · 23/11/2023 22:01

It is still happening and still annoying. It means I lose my place on the page too.

Is it to try to make me buy things from the adverts? Because it’s essentially made me never want to ever buy an Oodie or Eufy ever.

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Makemydaypunk · 23/11/2023 21:48

Why hasn’t this been resolved? @LilyMumsnet it’s still happening, I have a tab open, go back to it and it opens on the homepage, it’s been like it for days now.

IcyColdAlice · 21/11/2023 23:30

This is happening to me too, It’s infuriating. I’m looking at a Christmas ideas thread and every time I click off Mumsnet to check out a recommendation, I click back and the page has gone and the advertising Mumsnet page is there instead.

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AngryBirdsNoMore · 21/11/2023 22:26

Any luck @LilyMumsnet ?

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MardiBras · 21/11/2023 20:45

Yes, happening to me too. Have cleared the cache on Safari. Came here to see if any one else is having the same problem.

Makemydaypunk · 21/11/2023 19:25

Yes it’s still happening for me, it’s infuriating.

apintofwine · 21/11/2023 19:08

Bargh this is happening to me and driving me mad! I rarely read a thread in one go - I nip off to check and email or Google something else, and then when I come back to the tab I go straight back to the homepage that @Sausagegoggles posted. Started maybe 3 days ago…

PinkFrogss · 20/11/2023 18:42

I’ve cleared the cache on my browser if that’s the same thing? Still happening and driving me nuts!

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LilyMumsnet · 20/11/2023 14:55

ILostMyself · 20/11/2023 09:22

Same here and came onto site stuff to see if others are having the same problem. I usually have a few threads open on tabs in the place I last left them so I can go back to easily later but then when I refresh the page it just reverts to the homepage.

We're really sorry about this. Can we just ask if you've cleared your Mumsnet cache?

Sausagegoggles · 20/11/2023 13:00

It’s doing my head in (has been happening for the last couple of days but I couldn’t see anything in Site Stuff before so thought it was just me doing something stupid). I don’t think it was every time before but seems to be pretty much every time I leave a tab now.
This is the screenshot of what I get and this is the link of where it takes me:
https://www.mumsnet.com/
I’m on an iPhone using Safari.
Please make it stop - it even did it to this thread when I went off to check my other tab to get the link…

Mumsnet thread pages keep refreshing page to be on homepage (shopping adverts)