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=== Page Loading Times === Page loading times, including slow times, are a common cost in time associated with contributing to many web-based systems. Delays of other types may be common in other communities. General thoughts: * one could create a wiki that takes a variable about of time to "load" the page for edits. this would be reasonably straight forward and would certainly deter people from contributing * on caveat is that after a certain period of time (maybe 30 seconds), people will be likely to conclude that something is broken * one effect might be reduced contribution over time. the contribution times should be slow enough that people will not assume things are broken but likely that they will not want to contribute * what if a warning sign warned people of the cost up-front? * might people simply choose to defer?
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