They should use a browser that's not so brain-dead
that it can't tell
that the forward and back buttons are for zipping through pages that
are
already open and should not be loaded all over again.
> My suggestion: a very simple change would reduce
this load on the
> server
> considerably: add target="_blank" to each link on the 'recent
changes'
> page only. Now articles will be shown in a new
window. The 'recent
> changes' list will only be refreshed when the user explicitly asks
for
> it (via refresh button or menu click). This may
alleviate slow
response
> times somewhat.
Have you considered a browser that provides tabbed
browsing?
Follow up suggestion: make Wikipedia block all MS Explorer users. It
will probably reduce traffic by 90%. Get real. This is the world we live
in: web designers will have to adjust to their user base not vice versa.