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Well I have a DSL modem but I remember the times when I had a 56 k modem and I would kill myself every time I would go to sites like this that look very nice.  Now that I have a DSL it's all changed and I like it when sites look good not just black things with white text.  But... there are people with 56 k and I think it would be cool if you had another CoN layout for slower connections.

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aint superstitious Black cat crossed my trail
I aint superstitious But a Black cat crossed my trail
But Lord has got me so far and I wont let her stop me now
The dogs begin to bark all over my neighborhood
And that aint all
The dogs begin to bark all over my neighborhood
UMmHMm
This is a mean old world to live in and I cant face it by myself

I had 56K when I made the CoN5 layout (and I'm back on it now, for the summer) and I tried to make sure it wasn't too hideous on load times.

However, you should note you can change BOTH your site and forum style to something less intensive.  The site's CoN3 and CoN4 styles (and indeed, the forum versions) are light on graphics.  Even any of the Arch styles are a one-time load penalty, no switching art.

Please check the what we have already before asking for it.

(FWIW, white-on-black is no less download-intensive than black-on-white.)

And just to prove a point, I ran some load time tests for you with clicktaxi.com. All tests were run with the CoN5 skin at the site and the forums.

http://www.cavesofnarshe.com
14.4k  22.42 seconds
28.8k 12.12 seconds
56k 7.06 seconds
ISDN (128k) 4.13 seconds
T1 (1.44 MB) 2.02 seconds

http://www.cavesofnarshe.com/forums
14.4k  47.43 seconds
28.8k 25.63 seconds
56k 14.94 seconds
ISDN (128k) 8.73 seconds
T1 (1.44 MB) 4.28 seconds

And for good measure, sites that aren't ours:
http://www.ffonline.com
14.4k  131.7 seconds
28.8k 71.16 seconds
56k 41.48 seconds
ISDN (128k) 24.25 seconds
T1 (1.44 MB) 11.89 seconds

http://www.ffinsider.net
14.4k  83.72 seconds
28.8k 45.24 seconds
56k 26.36 seconds
ISDN (128k) 15.42 seconds
T1 (1.44 MB) 7.56 seconds

http://www.ffalpha.com
14.4k  122.47 seconds
28.8k 66.18 seconds
56k 38.57 seconds
ISDN (128k) 22.56 seconds
T1 (1.44 MB) 11.05 seconds


Long story short, even on our most bandwidth-intensive skins, viewers to this site have nothing to complain about. Combine that with the fact that we have less bandwidth-heavy layouts already available to the public, and I would hope you feel a bit silly about your post.

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"To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly

Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN?

As many chatgoers know, I regrettedly still have dialup. And I've never ever had a problem with layouts loading or any problems with the site related to my connection.

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"When I turn the page
The corner bends into the perfect dog ear
As if the words knew I'd need them again
But at the time, I didn't see it."

~"This Ain't a Surfin' Movie" - Minus the Bear

Here at the house, I have a 28k connection (arrrggg), and I think the site's load time is fine.  And I run CON5!

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"Sometimes I amaze even myself." -Han Solo, "Star Wars: A New Hope"

Wow thats really impressive.  I didn't know CoN (even 5) was so quick to load (even for dialup).  I just thought because I used to go to sites like this with 56k and it took forever escpecially Gamespy.  I feared having to go there lol.  But thumbs up for making such a great (and load friendly) site.

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aint superstitious Black cat crossed my trail
I aint superstitious But a Black cat crossed my trail
But Lord has got me so far and I wont let her stop me now
The dogs begin to bark all over my neighborhood
And that aint all
The dogs begin to bark all over my neighborhood
UMmHMm
This is a mean old world to live in and I cant face it by myself

I don't think we can thank the staff enough for this fine website that they have given us.  Not only are you all great people, you are also greatly dedicated to the CoN and, by extension, us lowly users; this example of the low load times only goes to prove the technical superiority of the CoN.    I salute you.

*Al (of Home Improvement) salute*

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