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Meg07945 · 03-23-2001, 07:40 PM

The Facts of Life Online (this site!!) was reviewed in Entertainment Weekly..the March 30th issue (btw- March 30 is my b-day...coincidnece--or fate?!)..so here's the little thing they wrote about it!

<TJ: I've uploaded the scan, it was coming up as a broken image - although I saved it when it was first posted>

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~Meg~
*Opportunity does not knock, and then ring the doorbell, and then knock again, and then leave a note that says, "Sorry I missed you" and then call you on the phone.*
Stephanie: Nice move. Did you make that up
Tony: Yeah, well I saw it on TV first, then I made it up.

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Meg07945 · 03-23-2001, 07:41 PM

Never mind this post...I had a problem, it's fixed..

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TJ · 03-23-2001, 07:56 PM

Wow, thanks for posting that! There's my 15 minutes of fame, I will gladly take the B... but is the MIDI file really hokey and the site that slow to load - I wonder if the guy was surfing on a 28.8k modem? Maybe they reviewed it on a bad day for the hosting server. Be honest with me guys, does the site take that long to load (especially for those of you with a dsl line or cable modem, I'm 56k and wouldn't say it loads blazingly fast)? I can't help if the sites are popular and get lots of traffic, I'm not made of money.

Love The Facts Of Life · 03-23-2001, 08:09 PM

It takes a little but not that long anyhow it's worth the waite....

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Jo:I don't know you got to admit:Force has some good points.
Blair:Jo's hoping to attend the Chuck Norris School Of Law

Blair:If I don't spend money soon,well I'll just pull all my hair out.
Jo:Good,we'll finally get to see what color the roots are.
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80skid · 03-23-2001, 08:40 PM

It didn't load for me, so could someone email (see my email address) just what they said? (I'm begging, practically...

)

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"I'm not quirky, I'm just me!" - Badminton A rocks!

Jo: How about you park it on Blair's face?
Natalie: She's a breath of fresh air, isn't she?

Jo: When my dad doesn't like people, Blair, he doesn't show it. Look how he treated you!

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03-23-2001, 08:45 PM

Yes, TJ, love your site, visit this board a few times a day, but for honest feedback: it does take a long time to load.

At home, I use a 56K modem on my laptop and your site semifrequently causes my computer to freeze up.

Even at work, where I'm a T1 connection, it takes a bit to load.

Might I suggest taking the MIDI file off, cute as it is, I suspect that's what takes so long?

But thanks for the great site and wonderful message boards.

hrh

03-23-2001, 09:34 PM

Well, for some reasons on some days it's faster than other days. But it never takes that THAT long to load up.

I'm_NMK · 03-23-2001, 10:10 PM

WHAT"S THE LINK?!?!?

~NMK

PS> Oh, and happy birthday!!
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~JO: There were things I always wanted to say to my father........now that I'm older I know better words!

"In a PERFECT WORLD, WE'D ALL be YANKEES!!!"
(not from fol, but still very true!

)

"So things change. Your born, you move on, you die - that's life!"

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03-23-2001, 10:21 PM

I saw the little article. I managed to load it quickly by copying it and pasting it into MS Word.

FOL85NatandMrsGRock · 03-23-2001, 11:30 PM

SOMEBODY PLEASE write in a message what it said.. the little box thing in the message didn't upload for me.. so can somebody PLEASE write it in a message instead of inserting something? THANK YOU!!!

KerriBerri687 · 03-23-2001, 11:30 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by I'm_NMK:
[B]WHAT"S THE LINK?!?!?

???? i didn't get it either!

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<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

Luv yaz!
~Kerri~
Pal2125@aol.com

TJ · 03-24-2001, 12:05 AM

Thanks for the feedback guys!

hrh, the midi file is only about 3k and I've tested it with and without it and noticed no noticeable change. I think the problem is that there are so many sound files (over 1200) and video clips (over 100) spread over the sites, only so many people can connect at the same time. I guess I will need to cough up some more $ for more bandwith that will allow more people to connect simultaneously. During late-night hours things seem to load much quicker, but when there is lots of traffic from 4-10PM things can get bogged down.

The message board fanatics should have been mentioned in the article!

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JoPol_wannabe · 03-24-2001, 03:00 AM

Now that's cool. Way to go Todd I love this site! I don't know what that person was thinking but I like the Midi sound. Also I load this site with a 28.8 modem and it hardly takes that long to download.

coily2 · 03-24-2001, 12:15 PM

TJ,

As a network engineer, I am paid all day to investigate such problems. Since I'm a geek with no other life, I looked into it a little bit, since I have to wait quite some time for the page to load on my DSL line and on my 10MB/sec pipe at work. There seems to be a common route they take on a backbone router that is a little sluggish. What can you do about this? Not a thing. Sorry.

Anyhow, congrats on your 15 minutes! It couldn't have happened to a better webmaster!

Dody · 03-24-2001, 11:56 PM

In all honesty all the sites I've visited on "Sitcomsonline.com" take quite awhile to load and I'm on a cable modem-- but I love the sites so I'll wait.

03-23-2001, 07:40 PM	#1
Meg07945 Olive!!! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 16, 2001 Location: New Jersey!! The Garden State!! Posts: 1,001	FOL Online mentioned in Entertainment weekly! The Facts of Life Online (this site!!) was reviewed in Entertainment Weekly..the March 30th issue (btw- March 30 is my b-day...coincidnece--or fate?!)..so here's the little thing they wrote about it! <TJ: I've uploaded the scan, it was coming up as a broken image - although I saved it when it was first posted> ------------------ ~Meg~ Opportunity does not knock, and then ring the doorbell, and then knock again, and then leave a note that says, "Sorry I missed you" and then call you on the phone. Stephanie: Nice move. Did you make that up Tony: Yeah, well I saw it on TV first, then I made it up. [This message has been edited by TJ (edited 03-23-2001).]

03-23-2001, 08:45 PM	#6
hrh Guest Posts: n/a	Yes, TJ, love your site, visit this board a few times a day, but for honest feedback: it does take a long time to load. At home, I use a 56K modem on my laptop and your site semifrequently causes my computer to freeze up. Even at work, where I'm a T1 connection, it takes a bit to load. Might I suggest taking the MIDI file off, cute as it is, I suspect that's what takes so long? But thanks for the great site and wonderful message boards. hrh
hrh Guest Posts: n/a

03-23-2001, 09:34 PM	#7
ILuvJo&Blair Guest Posts: n/a	Well, for some reasons on some days it's faster than other days. But it never takes that THAT long to load up.
ILuvJo&Blair Guest Posts: n/a

03-23-2001, 10:21 PM	#9
FOL & DS fan 4ever Guest Posts: n/a	I saw the little article. I managed to load it quickly by copying it and pasting it into MS Word.
FOL & DS fan 4ever Guest Posts: n/a

03-23-2001, 07:41 PM	#2
Meg07945 Olive!!! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 16, 2001 Location: New Jersey!! The Garden State!! Posts: 1,001	Never mind this post...I had a problem, it's fixed.. [This message has been edited by Meg07945 (edited 03-23-2001).]

03-23-2001, 07:56 PM	#3
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,681	Wow, thanks for posting that! There's my 15 minutes of fame, I will gladly take the B... but is the MIDI file really hokey and the site that slow to load - I wonder if the guy was surfing on a 28.8k modem? Maybe they reviewed it on a bad day for the hosting server. Be honest with me guys, does the site take that long to load (especially for those of you with a dsl line or cable modem, I'm 56k and wouldn't say it loads blazingly fast)? I can't help if the sites are popular and get lots of traffic, I'm not made of money.

03-23-2001, 08:09 PM	#4
Love The Facts Of Life FlUtTeRfLy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 18, 2001 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,515	It takes a little but not that long anyhow it's worth the waite.... ------------------ ~~~~~~~~* Jo:I don't know you got to admit:Force has some good points. Blair:Jo's hoping to attend the Chuck Norris School Of Law Blair:If I don't spend money soon,well I'll just pull all my hair out. Jo:Good,we'll finally get to see what color the roots are. ~~~~~~~~*

03-23-2001, 08:40 PM	#5
80skid smile :) Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 18, 2000 Posts: 971	It didn't load for me, so could someone email (see my email address) just what they said? (I'm begging, practically... ) ------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~ "I'm not quirky, I'm just me!" - Badminton A rocks! Jo: How about you park it on Blair's face? Natalie: She's a breath of fresh air, isn't she? Jo: When my dad doesn't like people, Blair, he doesn't show it. Look how he treated you! ~~~~~~~~~~~*

03-23-2001, 10:10 PM	#8
I'm_NMK Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 16, 2000 Location: NY Posts: 280	WHAT"S THE LINK?!?!? ~NMK PS> Oh, and happy birthday!! ------------------ ~~~~~~~~~~~~* ~JO: There were things I always wanted to say to my father........now that I'm older I know better words! "In a PERFECT WORLD, WE'D ALL be YANKEES!!!" (not from fol, but still very true! ) "So things change. Your born, you move on, you die - that's life!" [This message has been edited by I'm_NMK (edited 03-23-2001).]

03-23-2001, 11:30 PM	#10
FOL85NatandMrsGRock The Lovable Sarah Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2000 Location: Wisconsin (Same Place Charlotte's From and where That 70's Show takes place!) .... Wish I was in Mayfield USA! Posts: 1,770	SOMEBODY PLEASE write in a message what it said.. the little box thing in the message didn't upload for me.. so can somebody PLEASE write it in a message instead of inserting something? THANK YOU!!!

03-23-2001, 11:30 PM	#11
KerriBerri687 defying gravity Senior Member Join Date: Jan 13, 2001 Location: you'll find me in Emerald City...I'm the green one with the flying monkeys Posts: 2,869	[QUOTE]Originally posted by I'm_NMK: [B]WHAT"S THE LINK?!?!? ???? i didn't get it either! ------------------ <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 Luv yaz! ~Kerri~ Pal2125@aol.com

03-24-2001, 12:05 AM	#12
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,681	Thanks for the feedback guys! hrh, the midi file is only about 3k and I've tested it with and without it and noticed no noticeable change. I think the problem is that there are so many sound files (over 1200) and video clips (over 100) spread over the sites, only so many people can connect at the same time. I guess I will need to cough up some more $ for more bandwith that will allow more people to connect simultaneously. During late-night hours things seem to load much quicker, but when there is lots of traffic from 4-10PM things can get bogged down. The message board fanatics should have been mentioned in the article! [This message has been edited by TJ (edited 03-23-2001).]

03-24-2001, 03:00 AM	#13
JoPol_wannabe Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 11, 2001 Location: Nebraska Posts: 3,036	Now that's cool. Way to go Todd I love this site! I don't know what that person was thinking but I like the Midi sound. Also I load this site with a 28.8 modem and it hardly takes that long to download.

03-24-2001, 12:15 PM	#14
coily2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 969	TJ, As a network engineer, I am paid all day to investigate such problems. Since I'm a geek with no other life, I looked into it a little bit, since I have to wait quite some time for the page to load on my DSL line and on my 10MB/sec pipe at work. There seems to be a common route they take on a backbone router that is a little sluggish. What can you do about this? Not a thing. Sorry. Anyhow, congrats on your 15 minutes! It couldn't have happened to a better webmaster!

03-24-2001, 11:56 PM	#15
Dody Product of the 80s Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 09, 2001 Location: NV Posts: 89	In all honesty all the sites I've visited on "Sitcomsonline.com" take quite awhile to load and I'm on a cable modem-- but I love the sites so I'll wait.