[Wikipedia-l] RE: performance tweak

[Erik Zachte]

>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.