[WikiEN-l] Slow Response Time When Editing

[Marc Riddell]

> On 13/04/11 00:19, Marc Riddell wrote:
>> Tim, thank you for responding. First I need to say that the sum total of my
>> technical computer skills amounts to type, point and click :-). But I have
>> somehow managed nearly 9,000 edits since I started without crashing the
>> Project :-). I understand most of what you said, but I don't know what a
>> "navbox" is. My problem of slow response to editing started abruptly about a
>> week ago, and has gotten progressively worse - to the point where my last
>> two attempts (yesterday) resulted in my giving up trying.

on 4/13/11 7:45 AM, Tim Starling at tstarling at wikimedia.org wrote:
> 
> That sounds more like a network issue, maybe a problem with your ISP.
>
Tim,

I just spent some time with a Comcast technician. And, after she stopped
being amazed that I was still using Internet Explorer on a Mac, she
considered the problem and concluded that I needed to clear my cache &
cookies & whatever other snacks that were lurking there. Then, she had to
get over being amazed that I had never done this before - ever!. I learned a
lot. I can now successfully edit WP; although it's still pretty slow to
respond.

Cut me a break; you don't have to be an automotive engineer to drive a car
:-).

Thanks, again,

Marc