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30 March 2002 | Me

Posted on 03/30/2002 1:02:28 AM PST by Nogbad

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To: CedarDave
A lot of us in "fly-over country" only have dial-up service, and many can't get higher than 37K.

That sums it up for me. I'm speeding if I can get 48.8k. I've learned to navigate the site but I can't do anything about the speed. And downloading a self-search or a latest threads is akin to watching ice freeze.

FR used to be one of the fastest sites (2nd on my computer only to google). Now it is slooow.

People with high-speed connections are complaining about this. Think about us poor hillbillies with dial-ups!

841 posted on 03/30/2002 11:14:46 AM PST by Drew68
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To: ofMagog
It ain't been the same since CGEB met up with A+Bert in Mena and ran off together...

So that's where she went. Several of us were wondering back around post #450 or so.

842 posted on 03/30/2002 11:18:27 AM PST by Drew68
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To: Nogbad
Now is the time to unite Freeper's of the World! We must stand or fall in our fight against the represive new FR system! I'm being represed, I'm being represed! To the barricades!
843 posted on 03/30/2002 11:18:54 AM PST by Cleburne
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To: sweetliberty
My impression is that a lot of the changes were being made because a handful of people complained a lot about having to be bothered to ignore topics they weren't interested in to get to ones that they were. Now it seems that the opposite has occurred.

Please don't insult your hosts that way ... they're not like that sweet. This was a systematically designed, programmed and executed software overhaul. This was in the plans for at least 2-3 months - here it is! Drift around in that scary netherworld outside this thread, you may find comfort or curiosity in some of the links or nooks.

844 posted on 03/30/2002 11:20:22 AM PST by ArneFufkin
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To: Humbug
"would like to see an option to be able to start off by viewing all postings from all forums"

YES!!

845 posted on 03/30/2002 11:20:34 AM PST by sweetliberty
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To: hole_n_one
That is a GREAT idea, I* might just do the same thing!
846 posted on 03/30/2002 11:20:55 AM PST by The Chief
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To: Romulus
Now our outgoing mails are archived. This is a step forward. Thank you.

Actually, that happened a few days or a week ago in the old format. But I agree with the rest of your post: The new interface sucks (and doesn't even have a spell checker! Whatever happened to KISS!

847 posted on 03/30/2002 11:21:22 AM PST by CedarDave
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To: Cleburne
I hear your clarion call ... it's time to Freep Freepers!
848 posted on 03/30/2002 11:22:11 AM PST by ArneFufkin
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To: Nogbad
Mr. Robinson, Please bring back the old coke.
849 posted on 03/30/2002 11:22:23 AM PST by mysonsfuture
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To: Revel
The plain, unadorned FR sent the message that we were doing serious business here. Without all the bells and whistles...it attracted 70,000+ members. I say, if it ain't broke.....don't fix it!
850 posted on 03/30/2002 11:25:17 AM PST by JessicaDragonet
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To: CedarDave
Whatever happened to KISS!

The first S may have stood for "spendy". It's hard to know without any comment from a Robinson. That's what we need ...

I'm here to report that in Jim and John's absence, I have calls into Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson, Smokey Robinson, and DANGER, DANGER Will Robinson.

851 posted on 03/30/2002 11:26:51 AM PST by ArneFufkin
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To: Roscoe
Thanks
852 posted on 03/30/2002 11:27:08 AM PST by RGSpincich
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To: ArneFufkin
"This was in the plans for at least 2-3 months"

I am aware of that. And just prior to that there was a lot of whining from people for whom it was too much trouble to just ignore posts they didn't want to read. Other than that, I wasn't aware of any problems at all. That's the point I was making, because a lot of people seem to be saying, "what was the reason?" I also played with the beta version and kept going back to the original. I am not one of the ones saying "why weren't we warned?" And I have been on other threads. I'm saying there is good and bad and I trust that this isn't the final prduct.

853 posted on 03/30/2002 11:27:28 AM PST by sweetliberty
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To: hole_n_one
You are wonderful!
854 posted on 03/30/2002 11:27:36 AM PST by Howlin
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To: The Westerner;John Robinson
BUMP another good comment (#691) to John's attention.
855 posted on 03/30/2002 11:28:48 AM PST by CedarDave
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To: The Chief
Hi Chief!

It works for me.........I simply slide the cursor across the screen, select the subject matter I want to view, and the entire contents of that forum are ready to view...........

that in turn allows me to greatly limit the # of subscribed forums, thereby reducing the clutter on the sidebar page.

856 posted on 03/30/2002 11:29:00 AM PST by hole_n_one
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To: Nogbad
I really hate it! It's ugly as sin.
857 posted on 03/30/2002 11:29:23 AM PST by my_pointy_head_is_sharp
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To: Howlin
Hi sweetie!

Happy Easter!

858 posted on 03/30/2002 11:30:20 AM PST by hole_n_one
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To: CedarDave
Ditto on the Dial-up thing. There is no way I can get anything BUT dial-up where I am, and to make matters worse, the phone lines deliver about 27,000 to my 56K modem. A lot of the "kiddie" hightech websites are out of range for people like me, (not that I care), but I'd hate to be shut out of FR because the high-techies have taken over, with every bell and whistle they can put in.......sigh
859 posted on 03/30/2002 11:31:06 AM PST by EggsAckley
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To: InvisibleChurch
I LOVE that sick moose!! Man, if the moose is sick, it MUST be bad!! ROTFL!
860 posted on 03/30/2002 11:31:34 AM PST by sweetliberty
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