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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 07:25 PM
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Is there anyone here on dial-up?
I'm trying to find out how slowly this page on my site loads on slower modems. http://aescougarcheer.com/Cheer101/exercise.htm
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Gonzo Gardener Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 07:51 PM
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1. Less than 30 seconds n/t
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 07:58 PM
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2. Thanks. :^) That's still pretty long though :^( I wish I knew
how many people on dial-up come to the site and if they leave because the pages are too slow.
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 08:13 PM
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3. The page is 192KB.. Don't worry about it.
The front page of the Lounge is 244KB.

And I was digging through the source for a few minutes. I see a few things you could do to make it smaller but nothing that would be worth the time spent for the minimal benefit.

With the exception of all the stat counting crap at the bottom. Ditch that stuff. It is calling a bunch of external servers. I would get rid of this:

<p class="style3"><!-- Start Bravenet.com Service Code -->
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript" src="http://pub46.bravenet.com/counter/code.php?id=385138&usernum=3913478418&cpv=2"></script>
<!-- End Bravenet.com Service Code --></p>
<p class="style3"><!-- ADDFREESTATS.COM REALCODE V4.0 -->
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
var AFS_Account="00406855";
var AFS_Tracker="0029";
var AFS_Server="www4";
var AFS_Page="Exercise";
var AFS_Url="http://www.geocities.com/aescougarcheer/cheer101/exercise.htm";
// -->
</script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://www4.addfreestats.com/cgi-bin/afstrack.cgi?usr=00406855">
</script>

<noscript>
<a href="http://www.addfreestats.com" >
<img src="http://www4.addfreestats.com/cgi-bin/connect.cgi?usr=00406855P0029" border=0 title="AddFreeStats.com Free Web Stats!"></a>
</noscript>
<!-- ENDADDFREESTATS.COM REALCODE V4.0 -->

</p>


Use Google Analytics if you want to gather stats.
http://www.google.com/analytics/
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 08:15 PM
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4. Yeah, but that's how I know what pages are being used etc. :^( I'll definitely check the google
one out. Thanks!
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Omphaloskepsis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 08:21 PM
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7. And most people will be reading all the text at the top...
and not notice that images they can't see below are still loading. And they are on dial-up, they expect it to be slow.
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Bucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 08:17 PM
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5. I want to pronounce that "Ass Cougar Cheerleading"
would that be wrong?

if you want to make it load faster, I'd create a different page for all those photos down below. The page is too long.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-23-08 08:20 PM
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6. Yeah, I debated breaking the page up like that. I might still do it, esp if we
put up any more pics. In fact maybe I will do an abs/back page, legs, page, and other page or something like that.
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