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# Since when was everybody on here such a size nazi?
Surely the majority of people on here are net geek types that have broadband, thus it doesn't really matter?

:confused:
(I helped save b3ta! Addyjoe, Sun 12 Feb 2006, 15:05, archived)
# there are still lots of people about on dial up
i think it's 40% or so in the UK, plus some people surf on other services like GPRS when they're away from home, plus some people have bandwidth limits
and it's totally unnecessary. it took me 2 minutes to save it, compress it, upload and post and it's 18kb rather than 200kb
(I helped save b3ta! eclectech is older but no wiser, Sun 12 Feb 2006, 15:08, archived)
# 40%? :O
Fair cop :)
I was genuinely confused as to why it matters so much. Download limits didn't occur to me.
Cheers :)
(I helped save b3ta! Addyjoe, Sun 12 Feb 2006, 15:09, archived)
# hehe
i popped up on GPRS the other week and it made me weep, brought the memory of dial-up flooding back!
i can't remember where the 40% came from, but it was only 6 months ago that broadband overtook dial-up in the UK, and a lot have limits (which i think i'd find *nearly* as distressing as dial-up :)
(I helped save b3ta! eclectech is older but no wiser, Sun 12 Feb 2006, 15:17, archived)
# aaaaaaaaaaa
*punishes*

seriously though. There are still a lot of 56kers and a lot of people have bandwidth caps. Besides optimizing it takes what? 5-20 seconds dependant on the program. You can't be in that much of a rush to post something.
(I helped save b3ta! Arathkone formerly naD. Been away awhile., Sun 12 Feb 2006, 15:08, archived)