Mechanical Engineering Forum - Thread Weirdness Issue

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In summary, there was a thread on gear windage in the Mechanical Engineering forum, but one person was unable to post a reply, experiencing lockups only on that specific thread. Another person was able to post with no issues. Eventually, the first person was able to post after trying a different browser. They also mention previous issues with Internet Explorer. This is the first time the issue has happened with Firefox, suggesting a possible issue with an ad or script on the page.
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There is a thread on gear windage in the Mechanical Engineering forum. However I can not post a reply to it. Things just lock up. I don't seem to have this issue anywhere else. Any ideas if this is just an issue on my end? Thanks.
 
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I was able to post to that thread with no problem. (Not sure what can be concluded from that.)
 
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I try to post but I just keep getting the "Waiting for PhysicsForums.com" message.
 
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Looks like you finally were able to post.
 
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OK. I tried to post in Internet Explorer in stead of Firefox and it worked. The gremlins are out today I guess.
 
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I've had times where I'd get into an endless loop with IE (it would keep asking me to log in), but never had such problems with Firefox or Chrome (so far).
 
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This is the first time I have had this happen with Firefox. Perhaps there was some issue with an ad or some other script on that page.

Problem solved I guess.
 

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