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I've been creative writing all my life, though with various haitus(es) along the way. IFrom 2010 I started this blog and enjoyed sharing writing and other information with everyone. illness and bereavement supplied the more recent hiatus.

Thursday 8 September 2011

Slow, Slow, Quick, Quick, Slow!

I've just visited a great blog that is painfully slow to load and flips about all over the place when I try to leave a comment.


So I thought I'd check in with you all

I temporarily set up a poll in the side bar to see if my blog has been driving anyone bonkers.

Is it easy to leave a comment?
Load pages? etc. etc.

I know I sometimes have video clips and animated gifs in my posts
AND I do have an animated slide show gif on the sidebar, but I haven't added any other such things as I know they are the most responsible for the loading and bouncing away from the comments and verification problems (like a yoyo on acid) that other sites have.

Thank you for letting me know.

19 comments:

  1. I hope its not mine...You'd let me know if it was mine, right?

    Yours is perfect.

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  2. You know we're all going to worry now don't you? :-)

    I have no problem whatsoever with your blog :-)

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  3. Hi Madeleine .. all fine here .. and as I have nothing on mine but posts - should be ok! Some are horrendously slow .. too clever by half and therefore not terribly helpful! Keeping it simple is so much better .. cheers for now - Hilary

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  4. Slow downloads drive me insane. I generally stop commenting on the blog and just read them on my reader.

    Yours took several seconds, but not bad. If I remember correctly, yours used to take longer to load. The more graphics you use, the longer it takes.

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  5. Loading up your blog on my pc is just fine! Take care
    x

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  6. I know exactly what you're talking about - that drives me nuts too! But your blog loads quite quickly - I voted on your sidebar.

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  7. No, the page loaded up just fine. The only sites my computer has a problem with are the ones that use video clips or gif.

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  8. I'm pretty sure my blogs drive readers bonkers - possible for other reasons, though! :)

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  9. Thanks for your comments and votes. I do use video clips and lots of pics, but the animated sidebar attachments are the things that affect the functioning of blogs and I only have one of those in the form of my blog awards slideshow gif. I guess I can take the poll away now as it all seems ok. Phew! :O)

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  10. I can't say you're blog has given me any speed or performance problems. I can read and comment with no issues.

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  11. Yours is very easy to comment on. Although I'd get rid of the word verification thing. It isn't needed with blogger's built-in spam filter.

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  12. Nope, your blog is all good with no pesky jumping around or slow loading. It's easy to read and is a pleasure to visit.

    You do use word verifications on your comments, though and, while it's not a big issue for me, I know a lot of bloggers don't like that. The spam filters are exceptionally good these days so the verifications aren't that necessary.

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  13. It's as great as always!

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  14. Ooh, a poll is a good idea. I've never had a problem loading yours. I'll have to have someone check mine!

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  15. Your page loaded just fine for me. :)

    We're in the same Literary Fiction group of crusaders. :)

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  16. Thanks everyone. As far as word verification goes I have had some slip through the net so I put it back periodically to throw them off the scent, hopefully!

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