I like all the new features. What I don't like, though, is the side effect: s - l - o - w load times. On my 700mhz cable modem computer, it takes the main SE4 page (displaying only the Last 2 days) almost 30 seconds to load up. Before the new features, it came up in at most 5 seconds. I shudder to think how long you dial-ups have to wait; and that's just to see the main screen. I turned off viewing the avatars in my profile in an attempt to speed up load times, but there was no joy there.
[ Edit] Well, it did speed up individual topic load times. That helped alleviate the pain somewhat...
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All the new features are nice, but they are really just "eyecandy". The most useful would probably be the polls, but even that is only marginally useful. I have yet to participate in one.
So, my final opinion? I don't think the new features are worth the severe lag in loadtime. I liked the old Version better. Sorry if I'm stepping on toes, but that's how it goes.
Heh. I'm a poet and didn't know it.
[ May 18, 2002, 09:16: Message edited by: dumbluck ]