Slow Going Ahead - The War on Guns

The site is loading way too slow and it’s taking me minutes of waiting to do anything. I suspect most visitors are getting frustrated waiting for something to happen. Comments take forever, too, so please hold off on those.

I did determine it’s not the server, and it’s beyond my capabilities, so I need to find a local who can help me make things right.

I see I have a new AmmoLand article that just posted, so let me just plug it here:

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Apologies to those of you who took the time to send me news tips– I just won’t be able to do anything with them until I get this issue resolved, hopefully by next week, assuming it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, because this site is not a revenue generator for me.

UPDATE

It doesn’t appear to be constipated today, leading me to believe tech support wasn’t completely correct about server performance.

I reduced the number of posts displayed on a page and added a page speed optimizer, so we’ll see if that helps and for how long.

In the mean time, if anyone knows a pro-2A Word Press pro who lives in the Akron/Cleveland area, please ask them to reach out to me ([email protected]). It would be worth it to me to pay them to come out for a few hours and analyze/improve what’s going on behind the scenes, both to eliminate the slow loading, enhance SEO, and educate me on maintenance stuff even I should be able to do.

Funny, for a guy who spent decades in policies and procedures, I read web developer instructions and my eyes glaze over. It just doesn’t click. I need to visualize and then do hands-on, which means I need to be shown and guided.

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David Codrea is a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament. View all posts by admin

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Coincidentally, or maybe not….

Network performance times here in Fredericksburg, VA have been less than perfect all day.

Maybe it isn’t you!

As I was typing the above, my 5G connected router bounced “one more time.”

Whatever is causing it (You listening AT&T?) affects internet AND cell phone traffic.

“Its not my fault!” — shipwreck scene in “Greystoke”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kft3_mJz-Bc

Seems to be loading faster now 2025-06-06 at 21:53 Arizona time.

I’ve never had any problems with WOG. Clicking on articles, they load instantly. The search engine loads instantly, and shows what appears to be everything I’m looking for. No problems in the comments section either.
I’m using a HP Windows laptop, wifi, and Firefox browser.

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