Is the Fodor's site getting even slower?
 

There have been posts in the past discussing how slow the Fodor's site was to load, but I thought that had been fixed some time ago when they redesigned the layout. Perhaps it is just my computer, but similar sites load in a flash, while lately Fodor's seems to take forever.

Anyone else have this problem?

Yup. It's interminable.

Yes, I find it's frequently very slow. And I've tried a couple of different browsers and nothing helps. I think the problem is that there are some ads that are constantly reloading and that interferes with the content.

IMHO they need to let the ads sit for a moment - not just continually revolve.

Yes, very slow here too!

Extremely slow!! When I'm on Fodor's I feel like I'm on dial up!

If it's taking way too long to pull up a post I hit the escape key and try again to open the thread. This usually works.

The Fodor's gerbil died.

Yes, slow here too. And I keep having to "refresh" the page to get the text to appear! I get only the logo and info at the top of the page, plus side-ads. Have to hit refresh at least every 4th - 5th thread I open. Aggravating!

Yes, slow to load no matter where I am getting a WifFi signal.

Slow here too.

it can't be the ads - I got rid of them ages ago.

some threads load really quickly, others take an age.

Your response made me laugh out loud, Big Al!

ann - I think the ads run in the background, even if you don't see them.

What you are laughing about Nuke, who do you think is running the tread wheel?

yep-horribly slow, like the old days with dial-up.

Drives me crazy - so slow that I often give up...

Only sometimes. Not particularly slow once on the site.

It also takes a long time after you hit the submit button. Sometimes I think it is a omen from the cyber gods not to post.

slow here also, and has been for quite some time now. It does not matter if I am on my laptop or my IPad using wifi. Google Chrome seems a hair faster than Internet Explorer but nothing to brag about.

SLOW, SLOW, SLOW. I MAY GIVE UP SOON.

Stu Dudley

Will using Google Chrome help? I have an old laptop and I swapped to Chrome after observing how well it works on my tablet. No I don't work for Google..... :))

VERY VERY VERY slow. Frustratingly slow.

I hope it gets solved before any other gerbils die, before Stu Dudley gives up, and before the cyber gods realize that they need to follow through on whatever they threatened.

How can the people at Fodor's not know about this? It has to hurt business.

Are you editors reading this thread? How about an explanation of why you are still using dial-up technology?

Thought it was my computer which is getting old. At least I'm not alone.

Yes.

ironically, this thread loaded very quickly.

I'll see how long it takes once I press the submit button in a minute.

lol - no time at all!

It is worse than ever tonight.

yeah I'm out till they do something about it.

Been thinking it was just me... Obviously not the case, woeful is my take.

Often VERY slow.

It took 14 seconds for my last reply to post

It's very slow, even on FIOS, and the graphic design is a mess. I've never seen such an awkward, unattractive mix of font styles. Looks like the art department has no taste and the IT department limited code acumen. Those of us who have been here a few years are familiar with this road trip.

Yes, VERY slow.

yes slow today and the last few

I finally figured out that clicking twice speeds things up, at least for a while. In general the site is way too slow, especially for doing posts.

I just clicked on "change forum," and there was a line at the bottom that read "waiting for ad."

Q.E.D.

The best option is to close the current tab and open a new one

>>It took 14 seconds for my last reply to post<<

I wish! My last post a few minutes ago took 50 seconds to load. Thanks to Nukesafe for highlighting this, I wonder what on Earth is going on.

Glad I read this. Thought it was my iPad.

I don't really think it is the ads, as my screen shows none. Perhaps it is my popup blocker that is taking all the time, as my machine fights the Fodor's advertizing people. I have ads blocked on TA, as well, but those pages load in a flash.

Hint, hint, Fodor's site design people. Check out how the grownups do it.