Think I'm Going To Give Up On Yuwie
By pyewacket
@pyewacket (43903)
United States
November 1, 2007 5:49pm CST
I'm reaching the point of just plain giving up on Yuwie....and no it's not about the money either.
I'm really beginning to think that maybe Yuwie just isn't very Mac computer friendly--lets face it most people have PCs while I'm a Mac user.
Here are some of my gripes about Yuwie:
1). Too darn slow....I don't know about the rest of you, but whenever I do try to get anything done at Yuwie, I'm waiting forever to get anything accomplished there...
2). While most folks can benefit from being able to have change of fonts, font colors, etc, especially if and when they do their blogs, I can't take advantage of it...I click on the fonts, font colors, etc. and nothing happens...the only way I've been able to change or add anything, is to add the HTML coding, which I'm a little savvy on, but believe me a pain in the "A" to do
3). Leaving comments....after trying to leave comments on friends pages more than five to ten times, I then get an additional "security" code I have to type in--guess to lessen spamming, but I'm not..I just want to leave comments.
4). Yuwie is the ONLY site that makes my computer freeze. After I'm on it for only a few minutes my computer acts up, freezes and I have to shut down then reboot. Yuwie is also the only site I get those annoying pop up ads, no doubt contributing to my computer acting sluggish or freezing.
So------does ANYONE have any of these stupid, annoying problems with Yuwie? Or, is it as I suspect, maybe Yuwie just isn't Mac friendly?? There ARE a number of sites that aren't---and if it IS because Yuwie isn't Mac friendly, shouldn't they have accounted that there ARE Mac users out there?
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29 responses
@brendakaya (2332)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I like yuwie, but like you, I have some problems with it too. There have been lots of times that my computer froze up, because of it. I have a PC, and I get that security message, after I send several comments too. It's a pain, for sure. Sometimes, it's very slow too. It's not just you, I think we all have problems with it.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I think they should have anticipated the "run" to join up over there as there are a lot of members there now, and wonder if the system is overloaded due to that.
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@brendakaya (2332)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I was just on there, and it was messing up. Now, it's down for maintenance.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
2 Nov 07
I find there is trouble trying to get friends on Yuwie. Unless they join up with the same name as they have here, it is hard for me to find out. I go immediately to my site, and if I do get to theirs, I find that they have messed it up with so many picture and to think I cannot invite anyone to be my friend using my web email. I hardly use my isp email. It is just for mail that has not bee categorized yet. I do not have a Mac yet, and that will be used for writing purposes, which means since there is a blog on Yuwie, it will be hard to get in.
They had better fix it and soon.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I found most people joined up at Yuwie with the same name as here, so I didn't have any problems finding them--and they are always fixing up things there, but doesn't seem to do any good, as I'm still having the same problems
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@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
1 Nov 07
Well there has been a few Problems there but it seems to be going better now I do know that a few People seem to have problems with the Pop ups and Yuwie is still on Beta so I don't know if it will make any difference with you being a Mac User I really don't know
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
Well I don't know if Beta is the problem as I have the Beta Yahoo and haven't had problems with that
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
5 Nov 07
I wish I could leave comments on my friends pages but it's too slow
@MayPeacePrevail (27)
• Australia
4 Nov 07
Hello, You are not alone ! I love to blame Macs for problems, but in this case it would be plain unfair to do so!
I run a PC with most of the above problems you listed happening to me on Yuwie too However, the problems change from day to day and at some times of day the performance is just wonderful! I see other people complaining about how slow it is - and I am racing along, sending comments, answering emails, without any errors codes. And then at other times it takes forever to just get to my control panel, let alone try and move from page to page !
The Site is growing rapidly, they nearly doubled their memberships in the month of October, so I am trying to practice being patient !!
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@jend80 (2071)
• United Kingdom
13 Nov 07
half the time myspace crashes my computer (& I'm on a PC with Windows), messages or bulitins don't always work or sudennly get shut down for maitenance without warning.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
4 Nov 07
I think a lot was poor planning on the part of the owners. They should have anticipated a lot of people to join up. MySpace has millions of people and there aren't any problems with them, they're never down for maintenance like Yuwie is.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
In the few months I've been there I've only earned about 44 cents...wow. think I can get my Jaguar car with that? LOL
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@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
3 Nov 07
I found it to be sluggish and slow also. I don't know if that's because of dial-up...I'm sure there are other dial-up users there.
I simply don't like the format. I don't understand it and I had problems navigating the site. I know these things take time but I have an active brain and I cannoy sit and wait for my computer to catch up.
For me, it wasn't worth the trouble. I don't get to talk to a lot of my friends but hey...most said they'd never leave myLot, lol.
There are a handful of folk I really miss but I feel the word "friend" is used rather loosely online anyway.
Besides, I can make a little cash here and that gives me a good feeling.
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
4 Nov 07
No, I don't think it has to do with dial up as I have DSL which on every other site is fast, fast, fast, but on Yuwie I swear I could watch the grey hairs grow in. While I have a lot of "friends" over at Yuwie, the ones I really consider friends there are the same ones I have here. I think a lot of folks at Yuwie make friends request just to lenghten the list for show purposes if you know what I mean, and then you never hear of them again. Like the weird friend requests I'll get here, who have zero points for a month..like WTF?? Weird
@blackbriar (9076)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I've had several friends from here send me links to Yuwie but something told me to just wait a while and see if any of them start complaining about it here. Guess my hunch was right with all the complaints I've read about it, not just from you but many others as well.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
Oh I've been complaining about them from the very first month I joined up. LOL There just too many problems with it as far as I can see
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@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
13 Nov 07
Hi pye,
Honestly I have never really "gotten" yuwie. I really enjoy mylot because it's basic and not confusing. Yuwie is slow, confusing as heck, and I'd rather spend my time here, so here is where I shall stay!
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Nov 07
I rather stay here too with my friends :)
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@Bionicman (3958)
• Czech Republic
2 Nov 07
Hmmm. I'm using PC with Win XP and it's OK. I didn't have any of these problems.
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@irishmist (3814)
• United States
5 Nov 07
Some days Yuwie runs fast for me, and other days it runs slow. I haven't been there in about a week. I don't seem to be making any money. So I don't think I'm gonna stick with it. I only joined because a friend of mine told me how great it was.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Nov 07
LOL. I only earned about a grand total of about 60 cents there since August. Gee, think I can get my Jaguar car now??
@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
2 Nov 07
Hi Pyewacket...
I am surprised to hear you are still there. Maybe I am having brain burps but I was sure I responded to a discussion here where you were fricking fracking the site when you weren't pain and had given up on it then. As I have said maybe I am having a pre-senior moment here. Anyway whatever...you are obviously still fricking fracking the site and I guess my question would be...why bother?
I asked my computer tech Sweetie and he says that they started out in Bata...and maybe have moved beyond that by now. That was one of the many reasons I didn't get involved with it in the first place beta format usually has bugs to work out. Secondly not wanting to spread myself too thin. In David's experience with sites like they have probably grown too big...too fast and their server cannot accommodate the rapid growth. If they do not have the funds to increase their output the problem will probably continue...so like I said...why bother?
Raia
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I guess it's hard for me to let go of the site, cause I did put a lot of work on it, and have a lot of fantastic videos, photos and so forth on it--I was able to design a much more pleasing looking profile page there. Even the layout/design is a work of art....LOL
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@Perspectives (7131)
• Canada
3 Nov 07
OK...that makes sense. I wasn't aware you had invested so much time and energy into that site. Have you thought about doing a Blog and running your photos images through Photobucket as a link. That way you could write...attract traffic and have your time and energy invested in something that you would be known for. I did mine under my registered writing company Perspectives On Healthy Living and have been happy with the responses to the content and I haven't promoted it anywhere other than mentioning it to members here.
I find it is a great reference point for editors to check out...and I plan to use it and my homepage as a marketing took rather than flip/flopping all over the place. I find that if I find one or two things that work and stick with that my energy is more focused and the energy builds rather than having my attention spread to thin. Anyway just some ideas that are working great for me.
Good luck with whatever you decide to do with Yuwie. From all the negative reports I am reading for my my view remains the same it was from day one. Yewie??? Patooie!! LOL
Cheers,
Raia
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@newzealtralian (3930)
• Australia
2 Nov 07
Hhhmmm, I don't know what the problem would be. I would say, given the other responses you have received, that it is actually an issue with the site itself. It could also be that there are lots of people on there at one time and the people who run it haven't taken this into account. Good thing I'm not a member there, I hate slow computer activity! lol. No, I definitely don't need another excuse for spending more time in front of my computer! lol.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I hate slow computer activity too, only cause I do so much work on a computer, so I like to do things fast
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@newzealtralian (3930)
• Australia
3 Nov 07
Yeah, i'm cheesed off with my laptop at the moment. I love the Sims2, but need extra memory in order to stop it from crashing, but do you think I can find any? lol. Small country town!
@Stiletto (4579)
•
2 Nov 07
I have mostly the same problems you have with Yuwie and I'm not a Mac user so I don't think it's due to that. I'm spending less and less time there now, partly due to those problems. Also though I don't really have that much spare time and I think of the two sites I prefer myLot so I'm more inclined to spend the time I do have on here. It's not that I dislike Yuwie but it just requires more effort I guess. This is much easier so it appeals to my lazy side lol.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I prefer MyLot too, which is why I prefer spending more time here now. :)
@Skittlez352 (216)
• United States
2 Nov 07
wow I have never heard of yuwie. You just introduced me to a new site and I just wanted to thank you!
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
With all the problems it has are you sure you're interested??
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I am getting annoyed with the pop ups. I am still not sure it is worth my time. I don't get as much enjoyment being there as I do here.
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@badkat83 (1620)
• United States
2 Nov 07
It is finally nice to see someone with a mac. i don't belong to Yuwie. I have see alot about it though my sites, but I know what you are talking about with all your problems. I have been a mac user for 15 years or more. I have had many problems with all the sites because I am a mac user. So last year I went out and bought a windows laptop. Now I have all these virus problems and freaky computer problems. I am not sure if this helps, but I don't think it is so much as the Yuwie site. You hang in there mac user. Some day us mac users will have it all.
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@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
3 Nov 07
Yea!! Another Mac user...hehe. Yup, we Mac users don't have to worry about those pesky viruses. We Mac users are a different breed apart. I think with all the problems PC users have more and more will switch to Macs. I've heard horror stories of the new Windows program, Vista. So glad I don't have to worry about that
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
2 Nov 07
I have many problems on Yuwie. No, I don't use Mac, your problem is not Mac related.
When you see self staring music player, guestbook or self playing video, better run away...or you will have to restart your computer....
Those applications are not related directly to Yuwie, people are getting it from other source. Some of those applications have spyware in.
Just stay away from guestbook’s and to busy pages and you can be fine.
Also try to make your page simple, because this is what can cause the problem too.
@polachicago (18716)
• United States
2 Nov 07
yes, and you are right, security code to send simple comment on friends pages are making me tired, I don't have time for this...and patience...
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
2 Nov 07
My page is fairly simple. You're right though, I've been on some people's pages there that are a lot more complicated in design than mine and often have my computer freeze on those pages.
@carmelanirel (20942)
• United States
8 Nov 07
I can't stand the fact that I can't get decent help on customizing my profile and how some have their blog background in different color so that their profile background doesn't show through. When the profile background shows through, makes my blogs very hard to read...
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
15 Nov 07
I had no real problem with doing a great profile there but it was just too slow to do anything there
