question on loading

[mcp1275]

a lot of times there seems to be a lot of waitng for the adserver to load
most the time i just hit stop and reload page and it loads right up
but when i'm uploading some time it takes a long time
well 20 to 30 seconds but i'm used to it taking about 2 seconds after i hit submit
a: can anything be done about it
b: will it hurt the post if i hit stop and reload
i can live with it but it is annoying

[Alex]

First the page loading is related to the "Photo of the day" at the top of the screen. Since these photos are updated daily and are not hosted at OCC, I can't control it if the sites that host the photos are slower for some reason. Every once and a while I've seen that happen too. Reloading a page will cause a new photo of the day to be displayed and will probably load the page faster. This shouldn't cause any problems.

The second issue about uploading attachments is just a matter of how many other people are uploading at the same time, coupled with the speed of a person's internet connection & the size of the attachments being uploaded. I doubt that you would gain any speed by stopping and starting over once you start the upload process.

Thanks,

[mcp1275]

aprecciate your consideration in taking time to answer my inane questions
you are the force that makes this board good and nice
thanx again