Why is it that some web pages, especially graphic-heavy pages, load almost fully and then (just when you’re clicking on a link you want) blank out and reload?
http://www.olympics.com does it.
Is it a code glitch? Is it (god forbid!) a feature?
I tried that link and had no problem. It loaded once, and once only. It could be something in the way your browser is configured. What browser are you using? What version?
I’m using Netscape, whatever version came with Communicator 4.06
I would say you are using a Netscape version and that they forgot to include a close parammeter on a tag. Those symptoms you describe match that error perfectly.
Sometimes an <img …> will be present but the sz (size) parameter will be missing (it’s optional). In this case, the browser may have to reformat the page after the image loads.