It is because there are too many people on the site? I would think that something needs to be done about that, if that is what it is. There are alot of us that really love this site and I do not seem to be able to get on it but for a few minutes at a time. I know I am not very smart when it comes to computers but am I the only one getting locked out the site? This goes on for hours at the time. I would think that Veronika's site has a great variety of countries and different times zones so as we would not all be on at the same time. It has been awful yesterday and today. I am just wondering if there is something wrong with my computer since it came back from the repairman. Everytime I try to navigate from one topic to another(Community, Free designs, Designs by Cuties), I get booted off of the site. Is it the site or my computer? I do not feel very good and I am already cranky and I hate to sound that way. I am sorry if I am coming across as a gripe but I would like to know if it is my computer or the site. I hate to pay someonr to fix this thing and not be able to use it for the one thing I like to do the most! I was hoping I could salvage a bit of info and designs I had missed the 10 days that I was going nuts without my computer and I can't get a break at all. I do know that I can not afford to replace this machine so if it is my computer, I am going to have to get a new hobby! heehee I am just about ready to throw it out the window. I am sitting in this office freezing trying to get caught up to no avail! H-E-L-P.........

yes sometimes it's very busy on this site. No wonder: everybody wants to meet and to be here , so sometimes it's overloaded.

Yes, Linda, that happens to all of us from time to time. And it is frustrating. But, little web lesson here, (VERY little, hee hee hee), hosting a website costs money. The more bandwidth you buy, the more it costs. And the more people signed on, the more is being used up. Also, think about this: there are over 100 pages of Designs by Cuties, with people constantly uploading and downloading from there, to say nothing of everyone getting free designs, and the actual paid members downloading designs, sometimes a LOT of them, if they are a new member. This all takes up bandwidth. It's like a traffic jam, there's only room for so many cars on that highway. In order for Veronika to "fix" it, she would have to purchase more bandwidth, at a significant cost, I'm sure. And if the site is being worked on in the background, like she is uploading the new daily free designs, uploading new designs in all the categories, that takes up bandwidth, too, it's like closing a lane for construction on that highway. I suspect it would help if people did not have the Cute website active on their computers all day when they're not there. If you're not really "on" Cute, you're still taking up a space if the website is active. If you leave your computer on all day, just close out the site, and come back to it when you are ready to interact, don't take up that space and "park" in the middle of the highway, as it were.

Linda, I hope you get caught up soon, I know how bad it can be, hee hee hee. I do hope it's not your computer, since I surely can't help you with THAT part, hee hee hee. My computer expert was my late DH, so I just keep everything going exactly as he set it up, and keep my fingers crossed! Hugs, Marji

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by mops 12 Dec 2009

Great explanation, Marji. "Things need to be done" is just too easy to say. And I get kicked off too, but if I try in the morning (European time) most Americans are still asleep.

Yes this does happen sometimes so one just goes away and returns later. Its very slow as I write this

I catch up with everything late in the evening. I found that mornings (USA) are very very slow or not available at all. Everyone trying to get the free fonts I guess. Hang in there and just try to figure out which is the best time of the day to log on.

I have have trouble also.

same here but I understand we have lots of people on here so I just wait my turn . like a good little girl grrrrrrrr.
Lena Mae

Thank you for this, I have been having the same problem for about a week. I can not get on "Cute". H&*.

Hello, join the group!... the same has been hapening to me yesterday and today. I keep being locked out and receive the message that there is been exceeded the maximum amount of visitors of this site. Perhaps Veronica could do something to avoid this. I don´t know what to do. Meanwhile, keep smiling!... I´m there, too!...*4U