Dial up Warnings

[CFLDem]

Are they still even necessary anymore? Does it even still exist?

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	Yes
	2 (67%)
	No
	0 (0%)
	No, but pic warnings are useful for mobile users
	0 (0%)
	What's Dial-up?
	1 (33%)
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[greyl]

1. Should evolve to "Bandwidth Warning" or "Big File Warning".

More inclusive.

[Make7]

5. The Admins should bring back the DU2 'change images to links' option.

If people had the option to prevent large images and embedded videos from being displayed (except as links) as they browse DU3, there wouldn't be any need to rely on others to be courteous enough to post bandwidth warnings.

[Drew Richards]

2. How about graphic intensive instead.

[CFLDem]

3. I just think it's a sad commentary

that we would have bandwidth issues in this country.

I really think broadband internet should be a public good with gigabit internet the standard by now.

[lpbk2713]

6. You're absolutely right.

But the Verizon and ComCast lobbyists will never see it that way.

[TeeYiYi]

8. I have high speed fiber optic bandwidth...

...and I still run into trouble with some of the vanity video threads in the lounge. I know to be careful about opening some music video threads and other graphics-heavy threads at DU.

I think there should be a bandwidth warning on certain threads.

TYY

[rurallib]

4. many of my rural friends

can't afford satellite service and don't have a data line

[2naSalit]

7. I resemble that remark. nt

[watrwefitinfor]

9. Our numbers are legion and

growing.

I often turn off graphics in Firefox so threads will load faster. But then I can't see the cartoons when they finally load.

Or the sweet little kitty avatars . . .

Wat

[bigwillq]

10. Yes

For several reasons, some folks still use dial-up service. We should respect that.

[Vashta Nerada]

11. I haven't had dial up since 2001.

Even the rural town I grew up in has high-speed internet out in the country.

Dial-up warnings affect, what, five people?