Viewing Threads Complaint

[laborsmith]

For some time now I have had problems viewing SOF threads or posts with more than a few pictures, to the extent it is making this forum more frustrating then fun. I realize I spend as much time on Corvette and Camaro forums whose members rarely post pictures (sarcasm intentional) so I might be spoiled by their rarely causing a slow down. It could be I am alone but in case I am not I now post this complaint.


Laborsmith

 

[Natesriv]

meaning it takes a long time to load the page? When I viewed at my old job, most pics were just red "x"'s

 

[laborsmith]

A very long time and as I am retired the time it takes is more frustrating than anything else.

I can open a thread on a Corvette forum that has half a dozen or more pictures and in about a minute they are loaded, visible, and I can go to the next post in that thread quickly and easily.

Laborsmith

 

[sonic_braaappp]

its because corvettes are faster than sonics, hence why their forum is faster. It's only logical.... lol

 

[Natesriv]

mine loads really fast.

Might be worth clearing out your caches, internet histories, etc... rebooting PC, enabling add-ons...all that crap people do..

DO you use Internet Explorer?

 

[laborsmith]

Camaros must be faster than Sonics, too.

I do a lot of that normally, but other than sonic - braaap's theory I am at a loss. If six or eight pictures in a single post in a Corvette forum can load in a minute or less than why does it take multiple minutes on this Sonic forum?


Laborsmith

 

[River_Rat]

So much for my theory that Web Hosting was to blame.

My speed test results indicate a grade of "A" for SOF and a "D" for Corvette Forum.

Edit: Thinking that the above results didn't make any sense, I ran the test using the url of an actual thread on SOF (instead of the homepage), and this time it returned a grade of "D" as well.

 

[5.0]

Are you able to post the specs of your internet connection and computer? Even taking a minute to load one page is way to long with modern high speed connections. Any page I load is done in 5 seconds or less. I don't think its the forums but maybe another issue.

 

[laborsmith]

Onvery frum, car or n

 

[Stew]

If your computer is a Windows computer, not Apple, go to piriform.com and install ccleaner then run it.

Or, you can try the built-in Windows disk cleanup utilitly. Click on the Start Button -> All Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup.

Clearing out temp/temp internet files often times helps with these odd issues.

 

[laborsmith]

Tried that even less access on my laptop on SOF but just checked Corvette forum and download eight pics plus link to a video in a couple of seconds. If it is just my laptop that is at fault why is it SOF specific?

Laborsmith

 

[Brad Ferrell]

Do they host their own pics?

 

[laborsmith]

I have no idea, but the anomaly is I can view SOF pictures on my Android tablet without impediment going thru the same router as my laptop. Makes no sense to me.

Laborsmith