# Web pages (yes, I know it's vague)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-yes-i-know-its-vague/33794>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 19, 2000, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-yes-i-know-its-vague/33794 "2000-09-19T22:28:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Suo\_Na](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-yes-i-know-its-vague/33794/1 "2000-09-19T22:28:18Z")

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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](http://www.olympics.com) does it.

Is it a code glitch? Is it (god forbid!) a feature?

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**Author:** ![Meephead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b782af/32.png) [@Meephead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meephead)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-yes-i-know-its-vague/33794/2 "2000-09-19T23:13:04Z")

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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?

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**Author:** ![Suo\_Na](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Suo\_Na](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suo_Na)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-yes-i-know-its-vague/33794/3 "2000-09-19T23:16:56Z")

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I’m using Netscape, whatever version came with Communicator 4.06

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**Author:** ![Heath\_Doolin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Heath\_Doolin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heath_Doolin)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2000, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-yes-i-know-its-vague/33794/4 "2000-09-19T23:17:20Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![JonF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JonF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonF)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2000, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-pages-yes-i-know-its-vague/33794/5 "2000-09-20T00:57:25Z")

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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.