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OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed

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do the avatars and/or sigs slow down your computer more than you'd like?

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OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#1 » by Devilzsidewalk » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:12 am

just wondering if anybody here feels like the big animated avatars and sigs slow the site down too much? Wondering because I have a pretty high speed computer and connection and even my computer has to take a second to think so if it takes too long to load on people's computers, I'll could probably get rid of either my avatar or sig or both or at least replace it w/ a less cpu axing one; I've had a slow laptop and been on this site before and it had gotten a little rough in some spots I remember
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#2 » by moss_is_1 » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:15 am

I haven't noticed anything on mine.
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Post#3 » by walchy » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:20 am

ive not noticed any problems with mine either.
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Post#4 » by Klomp » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:20 am

You can choose to not have them visible.
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Post#5 » by casey » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:21 am

You have a sig? I don't see it.

I haven't ever really noticed any problems with speed, even when checking the site on my phone.
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#6 » by Calinks » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:22 am

casey wrote:You have a sig? I don't see it.

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Post#7 » by Krapinsky » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:23 am

Yeah it definitely messes with my browser. Been freezing a lot lately.
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Post#8 » by Klomp » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:24 am

Sigs have been acting weird since draft night. Sometimes the show, sometimes they don't.
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#9 » by Devilzsidewalk » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:26 am

mine doesn't show on this thread, maybe because my poll gets in the way (if I had a nickel...) but do you see it on this page

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1035917&start=15
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Post#10 » by hijacktheparade » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:28 am

No problems for me.
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#11 » by casey » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:33 am

Devilzsidewalk wrote:mine doesn't show on this thread, maybe because my poll gets in the way (if I had a nickel...) but do you see it on this page

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1035917&start=15

Woah!
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#12 » by Devilzsidewalk » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:35 am

Krapinsky wrote:Yeah it definitely messes with my browser. Been freezing a lot lately.


but your doctored porn w/ David Kahn's head superimposed on Jenna Jameson's body loads ok I hope
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#13 » by Devilzsidewalk » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:41 am

casey wrote:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:mine doesn't show on this thread, maybe because my poll gets in the way (if I had a nickel...) but do you see it on this page

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1035917&start=15

Woah!


how come you have iron chef as your location
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#14 » by Esohny » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:51 am

Devilzsidewalk wrote:
casey wrote:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:mine doesn't show on this thread, maybe because my poll gets in the way (if I had a nickel...) but do you see it on this page

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=1035917&start=15

Woah!


how come you have iron chef as your location


Because Sakai is a badass.
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#15 » by Krapinsky » Fri Jul 16, 2010 2:57 am

Devilzsidewalk wrote:
Krapinsky wrote:Yeah it definitely messes with my browser. Been freezing a lot lately.


but your doctored porn w/ David Kahn's head superimposed on Jenna Jameson's body loads ok I hope


It's the other way around. Nice try though.
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#16 » by casey » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:00 am

Devilzsidewalk wrote:how come you have iron chef as your location

How come you're googling my location? Or do you speak Chinese?

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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#17 » by Devilzsidewalk » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:05 am

I don't speak Chinese, but I do speak japanese, anata wa america jin des ka?
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Post#18 » by Devilzsidewalk » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:06 am

actually thats all I know how to say, doesn't help with my in laws at all
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#19 » by TrentTuckerForever » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:14 am

Krapinsky wrote:
Devilzsidewalk wrote:
Krapinsky wrote:Yeah it definitely messes with my browser. Been freezing a lot lately.


but your doctored porn w/ David Kahn's head superimposed on Jenna Jameson's body loads ok I hope


It's the other way around. Nice try though.


Yucky.
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Re: OT about avatars and sigs affecting site speed 

Post#20 » by C.lupus » Fri Jul 16, 2010 3:57 am

Haven't noticed any issues with speed at home. My phone is a different story, though. It's sometimes an issue at work, too, but generally the whole board is slow, not just when it's loading gifs. So, in summary, :dontknow:

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