KHAN Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Dude that blinking flashing Wheaties Banner ad that you are using for your sig. is 239k and is making the pages load very slowly Please remove it.. So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I kind of agree...it's hilarious and I'd like you to keep it but it's big.... :rolleyes: "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 You sure? I haven't noticed even the slightest change. If it's jacking us up I'll remove it . Tell ya what.....if a few guys can verify what you're saying I'll find another one. in the meantime hang loose. others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 yeah...I haven't noticed any loading slowdown....ahh the pleasures of broadband :thu: "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The T Dot Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 please tell us simple folk how to get one up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Hey Cereal, I don't have a slowdown problem with it but I'm on a fast dsl line. It is 239K. I've run it through a couple of optimization processes to get the size down. No Go. It was built as small as it can get. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I've got cable too. But I don't want to be inconsiderate to the majority of members who may be running dial-up. A dial-up starts choking at about 48k. I'll start looking around for a smaller gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted March 30, 2002 Author Share Posted March 30, 2002 A page that has only 6 posts (this one) should take me about 5 or 6 seconds to load. (56k modem) It just took me about 45 seconds to load :( Sorry. So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Hmmm...what size files are causing things to choke? If my pic is too big I'll get rid of it as well... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 OK-new pic should be up shortly. Let's see how that works. We should probably decide on size limits for the good of the community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by Tedster: [b]Hmmm...what size files are causing things to choke? If my pic is too big I'll get rid of it as well...[/b][/quote]Ted, That's under 3K. Shoudn't be a problem. Any One Else! If my banner causes slowdowns, by all mean, let me know & I'll change it to a non-animated banner. :D Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted March 30, 2002 Author Share Posted March 30, 2002 I hope this is like the poll's thing. If everyone has a picture for their sig, they will all have to be loaded, and things will really slow down. Look at this page right now. I think it looks rediculous. And I have been called [i]"The Gifmeister"[/i]. Everyone here knows that I like to post funny pictures, but I don't want to look at these on [b] EVERY SINGLE POST[/b]. ROB, PLEASE TURN THIS FUNCTION OFF!!!! End of rant. I love you guys :D So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 Yeah...I guess it is like the polls thing. If you build it they will come. OK new poll is on the way......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfjunkie Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 i think someone is posting using KHAN's name. the real guy spells it [b]KHAN[/b] :wave: (how big is that wave gif?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by KHAN: [b]A page that has only 6 posts (this one) should take me about 5 or 6 seconds to load. (56k modem) It just took me about 45 seconds to load :( Sorry.[/b][/quote]Khan, maybe if you moved closer than Ceti Alpha V you'd be able to get broadband, or that long telephone line would be so much shorter & the speed might pick up. :D :p :D Sorry man, my fingers slipped and I spelled your name wrong the first time around. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I shall be shrinking my sig to a small small banner :D "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I too, am running in the dialup world @ 56K, but I hadn't noticed a significant slowdown of the page loading. OTOH, I can see how it might just get out of hand if everyone started using large images or animated GIF's. I've been using the same "signature" since I came here over a year ago, and only added the GIF (thanks KHAN!) a few months back... I used copy / paste to add it to each post. But the size of the GIF is very small. The new feature allows me to post without the extra step, which is nice. I think it comes down to being considerate of each other. If we keep the images reasonably small, I don't think it should be a problem. Soundcrafter and Dak's images seem very reasonable to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 now let's all have a nice bog bowl of ice cream! :thu: "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KHAN Posted March 30, 2002 Author Share Posted March 30, 2002 If they are kept reasonably small, and are not blinking and flashing, I don't think I would have posted negatively in the first place. So Many Drummers. So Little Time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 I compressed mine down to a small jpeg. Should be right up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 wups...angelfire doesn't like showing images they host on other sites! :freak: "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
not coaster MODERATOR Posted March 30, 2002 Share Posted March 30, 2002 grrr......need a server :mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soundcrafter Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 try freeservers...they blow but it gets the job done "If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. Unless you are a table." -Mitch Hedberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted March 31, 2002 Share Posted March 31, 2002 [quote]Originally posted by wager47: [b](how big is that wave gif?)[/b][/quote]A titch over 3K. If you right/click the mouse over a picture & check the properties it'll tell you how big the pic is. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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