I know that 5.0.2 is going to address slowness - this is great, because it's one of the hugest problems with vB5. I think it actually has a ton of cool features, and I've enjoyed making my own custom skin with it as well.
But no one is going to use a forum this slow. The only reason anyone posts here is because it's the main support forum, so we have to. I've mostly switched over to .org because I can't stand it here.
I've attached an interesting article about the average level of impatience with page loading:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/te...vTpfH0099aEhYw
400ms. That's when people get bored and search elsewhere.
Loading pages here today took me about 12 seconds per click. 12000ms. That is THIRTY times longer than the average user is willing to wait. I might have a few loyal users who stick around, but no one is going to open my site from a search index and wait for it to load. They'll go back and find millions of other options. My content doesn't even get a chance because of the (lack of) speed.
vB originally said the slowness was due to hardware issues, which I don't really believe. I installed it on my own server to test and it was just as slow. This is a fundamental flaw that needs to be addressed. Let people enjoy the neat features of vB5 by giving them an opportunity to do so.
Why was this product released as gold with this issue?
But no one is going to use a forum this slow. The only reason anyone posts here is because it's the main support forum, so we have to. I've mostly switched over to .org because I can't stand it here.
I've attached an interesting article about the average level of impatience with page loading:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/01/te...vTpfH0099aEhYw
400ms. That's when people get bored and search elsewhere.
Loading pages here today took me about 12 seconds per click. 12000ms. That is THIRTY times longer than the average user is willing to wait. I might have a few loyal users who stick around, but no one is going to open my site from a search index and wait for it to load. They'll go back and find millions of other options. My content doesn't even get a chance because of the (lack of) speed.
vB originally said the slowness was due to hardware issues, which I don't really believe. I installed it on my own server to test and it was just as slow. This is a fundamental flaw that needs to be addressed. Let people enjoy the neat features of vB5 by giving them an opportunity to do so.
Why was this product released as gold with this issue?
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