To a certain extend, the actual site you're viewing can have very little to do with how fast it loads. You have to take into consideration far more variables, especially if you don't live fairly close to the server. (I think it's in washington st., but i dont know?). You have to consider all the servers, routers, and internet backbones between you and the actualy website server. Your ISP could be having a heavy day, could be under maintenance, a backbone could be down, etc etc. There's too many things to consider before you can pin down that its the actual page that's slower, especially after its been up for only a day or so. Your internet speeds to different addresses will vary from day to day. Maybe your computer is low on resources and is having to use virtual memory to load all the pictures? Just another variable...
I know that even at different times of the day the forum loads faster than other times. Average forum speed is the about the same for me, but the main page loads much faster...
I love the new page/server

 

The problem is the rendering of all the tables, like Tako already said.

The actual data is getting to your computer faster, but it's taking the browser longer to render because it's so much more complicated.

I would like a more boring version as well, even though the site does look slick...

 

LithosZZ

I'm a senior network engineer for a major ISP. My current connection speed:


ugh «33.6k modem download speed

ugh «typical 56k modem download speed

slow «single channel ISDN

bearable «dual channel ISDN

ok «IDSL

ok «150k Video Stream

ok «Fastest multiplayer games

fast «192k 'near CD quality' MP3

faster «300k Video Stream

rocks «half megabit

awesome «1mbit barrier

insane «2mbit barrier

dude! «5mbit barrier

your
download «5935 kbps

your
upload «-8670 kbps

IT'S SLOW

 

with a 5935 kbps download speed, it should be instantaneous

 

I got 56k and it does seem a lil slower than before...

I always open up multiple pages at once... so loading takes awhile.

 

this is like a three legged sloth...slow. I'm on a t1 and what used to be fairly instantanously is taking a long time. from page one to page two took almost 10 seconds. I want my Z speed back!!

 

Agreed, but everyone having the same slow load times? I ditto everyone elses statements

 

Thats cool ZBart, what ISP do u work for? I'm a soph. in computer engineering right now..
You have a higher upload speed than download? Nice.
Anyway, im not saying that its not the site, im just saying that it isnt for sure. Give it more time, another factor could be that a lot of the older forum was cached if you visited often, also speeding up apperent download times..
Rendering tables shouldnt be very demanding on your system to slow it down, depending on your system of course...
Anyway, Im just making some suggestions before tako spends some more time worrying about and changing it. It could very well be the new server..

 

I will work on very boring table style next time I have time for it.

 

LithossZ,

I PMd you re my current employment. BTW, prior to that I was a programmer for Walker Interactive.