T.P., sadly I think you are wasting your breath...I think the site is just permanently S-L-O-W. Anytime we remark about the slow speed of the site, we get any one of several answers:

1. The "code" is being re-written and we'll be converting it over "very soon..." Once that's done the site speed will just fly! Or,
2. We're running scripts right now to fix a small glitch, but after it's done in  X   hours the site speed will just fly! Or,
3. What browser are you using? Have you emptied your cache? Have you re-booted? Or,
4. [my current favorite} (fill in any Admin's name) says: "The site speed is just flying right now for me!"

Though you claim an IQ that is "barely, slightly higher than my shoe size," you in fact sound very intelligent to me. I actually believe that most of us here have at least our fair share when it comes to the "smarts" department. On balance, we're probably fairly savvy when it comes to computers, too. Yet we seem to be treated like we're idiots whenever we mention the slow speed of the site...like we can't tell that EVERY OTHER SITE we go to is fast, but when we log into Rendo, it slows to a crawl.

When you only have a half hour to spend relaxing at Renderosity, it takes away all the fun if you have to wait endlessly for a forum page to open, or a gallery image to appear. Sure, some people can visit during the "off hours" when things are a bit faster. But I can't do that anymore, so it's almost always slow. It's been a big loss for me, and it just makes me sad.

So much for high-speed internet access, I guess!

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