>twice as much JS as content
>in fact, it's actually more that double
>complain about hosting costs
How about they take away the superfluous bandwidth hog that is JavaScript and cut their transfer rate in half?
>more that
fuck you
How about you donate $50 instead
What the fuck do these cunts need js for? It's just static text and images.
>>57799918
Metadata
>>57799918
js makes up for Adobe Flash for simple animations
>can't really prove me wrong here, cause a lot of sites have some kind of animated effects
>>57799930
what parts of wikipedia are animated?
>>57800198
-- disabled scripts on that page
looks and works exactly the same
>>57799549
email them instead of posting it on a siamese cotton trading board
>>57799549
>not being intentionally retarded
You just don't get it.
>>57799930
i thought most displayed animations are just gifs or other image formats
>>57799549
They could also make the HTML simpler, saving money on all that css. As there would be fewer classes to handle.
>>57800234
only if they're repeating/non-interactive
>>57800223
I like you.
>Visit random website while researching
>"We need your help! We're in danger of shutting down, without your donation we won't be able to continue with the server costs of maintaining this website"
>Webpage is 6.7MB in size
>788 HTTP pulls
>They host their images and videos locally
>Send an email recommending some changes to cut costs and improve efficiency and the overall experience of the website
>Get a nasty response about how I'm just some idiot and shouldn't be trying to tell professionals how to build and manage a website
You can't help them. People build inefficient and bad websites out of sheer instilled stupidity. Ignorance is bliss and these idiots are adamant with their bad choices.
In a mere 5 years the average webpage size went from 900KB to 2000KB
>>57799918
I imagine it's pretty hard to make pages that can be edited by users without using javascript.
>>57800333
>it's pretty hard to make pages that can be edited by users without using javascript
>>57800333
i just made an edit with javascript disabled, works fine
you know javascript is only run locally, right?