I just tried to get on Newsforge and Linux.com via Road Runner it takes
almost 2 minutes to load this is on cable modem.
the links take forever to load to many scripts loading on the page.
I also checked via DIalup Earthlink/ Mindspring almost 4 to 5 minutes.
-----Original Message-----
From: Derek Glidden <dglidden@illusionary.com>
To: slug@nks.net <slug@nks.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 11:08 AM
Subject: [SLUG] New newsforge stinks
>
>Since I know Tina and Robin are around here, I have to say it.
>
>The new Newsforge and Linux.com site stinks. I liked the old newsforge
>much better, and liked the fact they were different. The new
>look-n-feel is atrocious, IMHO, with way too much information trying to
>be crammed into too small a space. I pretty much agree with all the
>other negative comments attached to the "New site" story as well,
>particularly the "Where's my comics" and "where's the newsvac summaries"
>ones.
>
>And I don't know if it's the new look or new servers or the fact the two
>sites have been combined or what, but I typed in "newsforge.com" about
>two minutes ago and it's still loading all the little corners and
>borders and whatnot. (Oops, and after about five minutes, I finally get
>a bunch of "Broken image" icons as they all time out.)
>
>It's sad, because newsforge has been my homepage since Linuxworld.com
>went down the tubes some time ago because of the nice combination of
>original content at the top and the quick summaries of news from around
>the net underneath. (Slashdot hasn't been my homepage for quite a long
>time, although I check it about once a day still.) I might conceivably
>be able to get used to the look, but the lack of newsvac summaries
>really blows it and even more, the fact that it's taking several minutes
>to respond to my requests makes it completely out.
>
>Now I don't have a good homepage anymore... :(
>
>Maybe I'll have to start my own linux news site.
>
>What do the rest of you have for homepages with good
>tech/linux/free-software summaries of news from around the net?
>
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