This is just a note to help those of you that design your own web pages.
If you want us to see your little fuzzies, here are a few tips:
 
1) Probably the most congested Web Site Host on the internet, is Geocities.
Since everyone and their ferret has a site here, and since everyone and
their ferret wants everyone else and *their* ferrets to visit, it can take
many, many minutes for a web page to finish loading.
 
2) The quickest way to share your fuzzie pics is to put just a
thumbnail-sized pic somewhere high up on your primary Web Page.  Upload the
full-sized version of the pic to the FTP site.  Link the thumbnail-sized
pics to the full-sized versions.  Use this type of format as an example:
 
If your actual FTP address is:
http://www.geocities.com/thispage/thatpage/9876/
then you would FTP your pic to that address, then link the thumbnail pics
like this:
http://www.geocities.com/thispage/thatpage/9876/cutefuzziepic.jpg
 
3) Upload your pics in .JPG format, if at all possible.  The reason for
this, is that .JPG formatting uses substantially less information to create
a pic that works just fine.  It also downloads substantially faster, making
the experience that much more enjoyable! :)
 
4) If you put your full-sized pics up, you can first edit them by putting
your copyright on the bottom, so that anyone using them has to do some
artwork first, if they intend to "steal" them for their backgrounds and
whatnot.
 
5) When using congested servers as your Web Site Host, try to limit the
number of animated .GIFs and such, as these take quite a bit longer to
download.  If the traffic on the site is extremely heavy, some animations
or pics simply refuse to download.  To be sure that people will *enjoy*
visiting your Web Site, try to think of them, rather than thinking about
how many new and fancy gadgets you can plug in!  :)
 
This isn't intented to insult or flame anyone.  It is simply a list of
things that you can do to help the rest of us when you want us to look at
your site.  The fuzzies are cute and well all want to see them.  We just
don't all have that much time and patience to wait for the World Wide
Wait! :)
 
Todd and the (Time to learn fuzzie html!) Fuzzbutt Rodeo Clowns!
 
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[Posted in FML issue 2283]