# Any one else having trouble clicking on links? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 24, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845 "2016-08-24T19:33:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/1 "2016-08-24T19:33:42Z")
When I’ve clicked on links to threads, I get the little whirly “I’m thinking” thing, and sometimes the links don’t open at all, and sometimes it opens the sticky at the top of the page? Any one else having this? i’ve gone to other sites and my mouse and clicking seems to be working there; just when I’m on the SDMB (and only on links to threads; no problem navigating from forum to forum.) Using a Mac and Safari. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/2 "2016-08-24T19:47:40Z")
Viglink is probably borked again, or at least your computer to viglink’s computers is choked or broken. If that’s what the problem is, using a script blocker or adding [viglink.com](http://viglink.com) to your ad blocker will get rid of the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/3 "2016-08-24T19:48:29Z")
I keep getting “non responsive script” warnings. Consecutively. Like I will click “stop script” to close the box, and it will pop up again. Sometimes 3-4 times before actually letting me do anything else. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/4 "2016-08-24T19:49:38Z")
Yeah, bad script warnings here. I think there’s a bad ad. I really don’t mind online ads. I mind online ads provided by bulk third-parties that don’t vet the crap they dump into the stream, especially ones that have ANY active component. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/5 "2016-08-24T19:51:38Z")
Yup. I’m having problems with viglink going bonkers all day. http: // cdn. viglink. com/api/viglnk.js:xx (where xx is 19, 20, or 21). (Note: extra spaces added to URL to break link) On EVERY page I open, this has to be killed at least twice before the page can load. I am an a Windows PC using Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/6 "2016-08-24T19:55:32Z")
I also encountered the viglink issue today and ended up blocking it. ---
**Author:** ![DeptfordX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DeptfordX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeptfordX)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/7 "2016-08-24T20:00:10Z")
Exact same here. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/8 "2016-08-24T20:02:24Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > On EVERY page I open, this has to be killed at least twice before the page can load. Just to clarify: On every page of the [boards.straightdope.com](http://boards.straightdope.com) domain. It isn’t happening on any other web site. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/9 "2016-08-24T20:29:26Z")
I will add my name to the list of complainers about this. ---
**Author:** ![CannyDan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cannydan/32/548_2.png) [@CannyDan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannyDan)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/10 "2016-08-24T20:30:59Z")
Same here. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/11 "2016-08-24T20:34:43Z")
Let me pile on. Some script is attempting to run, even though I am logged in. Can’t click thread links, and if I scroll down, half the page is whitespace. Only at SDMB, no other website. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/12 "2016-08-24T20:46:22Z")
Adding the following line to my hosts file fixed the problem: 0.0.0.0 [cdn.viglink.com](http://cdn.viglink.com) [How to edit your hosts file.](https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/modify-your-hosts-file/) ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/13 "2016-08-24T20:48:03Z")
I’m a member and shouldn’t see ads, but I’m still running into this issue. Windows 10, tried Edge, IE, and Chrome FTR. It sound like something beyond a bad ad is causing this… ---
**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/14 "2016-08-24T21:23:40Z")
Had the same problem here. Didn’t go away until I specifically blocked the script. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/15 "2016-08-24T21:28:42Z")
My understanding is that Viglink still runs if you’re a member. It’s just not supposed to do its ad stuff. It still does the tracking. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/16 "2016-08-24T21:44:42Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Let me pile on. Some script is attempting to run, even though I am logged in. Can’t click thread links, and if I scroll down, half the page is whitespace. Only at SDMB, no other website. This happens to me, but corrects itself after a second or two. ---
**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/17 "2016-08-24T22:16:55Z")
I’m always game for a decent dog-pile …“http;[//cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js:19](https://cdn.viglink.com/api/vglnk.js:19)” is the culprit … but replace the semi-colon with a normal colon ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/18 "2016-08-24T22:44:56Z")
Whatever it is, it’s frakking annoying. I’m about to demand my money back! ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/19 "2016-08-24T23:02:38Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > Adding the following line to my hosts file fixed the problem: > > 0.0.0.0 [cdn.viglink.com](http://cdn.viglink.com) > > [How to edit your hosts file.](https://support.rackspace.com/how-to/modify-your-hosts-file/) It’s even messed up on my Android tablet. No hosts file 😒😒 ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845/20 "2016-08-24T23:02:45Z")
I’m getting “unresponsive script” on every forum page (usually twice), but not on thread pages. I’ve told it to “stop script” in every case, because really, these scripts are always bad news of some sort or another. I’m not seeing any ads, which are the usual culprit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-one-else-having-trouble-clicking-on-links/763845.md?page=2)