Rod, unfortunately we have no access to the tech guys, and LeighAnn's only access is through emails. This and the pic issues are like screeching nails on a blackboard to me. I never wrote elegant code, but I did knock out tons of code extremely fast that didn't break. The PB web host should be better than that. Bob does have financial limits, which I completely understand, and that's why we have donations available to those that want to help. Somewhere at the host should be somebody that can zero in on these regular/unregular issues.
Rant's over, so I just need to know if others are dealing with the same forum time lag.
Yes, I see the same lag when launching the forum.
The picture issues are a severe hit to the usefulness of the forum. This is the place to "ask the boss" and pictures are critical to the discussion. Every newbie tries to attach pics to his first post, only to find out they don't work, and the replies are limited. That's discouraging.
A description of where the donation money goes may help drum up contributions. Another approach to the donations is a "supporting member" classification, with something like a $20 annual membership. The member would get some perks on the forum, like no ads, more IM space, better editing capabilities, etc. This works well on other forums I belong to.