Is there a way of reducing the number of past posts? The load time makes the site less freindly to use.

-- charles curry-hyde (charles@chho.com.au), April 08, 2001

Answers

Well it is strange... At home, I have an ancient computer running Windows 3.11 with Netscape 4.0, and this is working okay, because the latest posts are shonw first. At other places I have acces to computers this site is indeed very slow, you see the oldest postst first with a splitscreen... Those are different computers, running Windows 95, 98 and ME and some Macs running MacOs 8.6 and 9.0. I don't understand why there is a difference, but I do like the version on my old and slow computer, it's a lot more aesy to navigate.

Rolf

-- Rolf Rosing (photo.rolf@xs4all.nl), April 08, 2001.

woops, sorry for al the typos in my post... It really is strange, I just asked the server to expire my cookies, because I have a new e-mail adress, and by doing that, even my old slow home computer had that 'new' look with split screens!? I was about to cry for help, but now, returning to the forum, it looks as it used to do... Verrry strange.

-- Rolf Rosing (photo.rolf@xs4all.nl), April 08, 2001.

I have no problem. I thin it is the receiving computer and not a problem with the web site...however, I'm cyber challenged, so, what do I know?

-- Todd Frederick (fredrick@hotcity.com), April 09, 2001.

If I understand your question right:

It's a Phillip Greensup-ism combined with a shawn-ism. Personally I hate this feature, but here goes:

There are two very different ways to look at this forum:

• The "threaded" interface, and
• the "Q&A" interface.

Personally, I find the threaded interface stupid and confusing, but that is what Shawn decided to make the default.

Does this help at all?

-- Allan Engelhardt (allane@cybaea.com), April 10, 2001.

Wow! This solves it all! Thanks for explaining about the two different styles. Now I know how I can connect to the 'Q&A'styled forum on other (=faster) computers :o) rolf

-- Rolf Rosing (photo.rolf@xs4all.nl), April 10, 2001.

I was wondering if this would bother anyone. Guess it worked better when there were less messages. I'll put it back. Lemme know if it helps.

ps, shawn-isms aren't always a bad thing...consider, for instance, the green green grass over there, and the milky moon.

ugh. wrong forum.

:-)

-- shawn (seeinsideforever@yahoo.com), April 10, 2001.

Wow, what have you done now, Shawn? You've been playing with the configuration settings, haven't you? :-)

I would suggest that most Shawn-isms are good: just look at this forum! Apologies for blaming it all (well, half of it...) on you.

-- Allan Engelhardt (allane@cybaea.com), April 10, 2001.

thanks thats better - i am a great fan of the greenspun formatting and set up esp photo.net

-- Charles Curry-Hyde (charles@chho.com.au), April 10, 2001.

nah...most shawn-isms are baaaaaaad!!! he he he :-) ps i'm starting a forum on painting and visual media (it's up, just haven't advertised or anything...)...with this experience behind me...for better or worse.

(you can always tell when I am up to something new...I start another redundant forum!!!). ugh.

-- shawn (seeinsideforever@yahoo.com), April 11, 2001.