For The Record

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by pgardn

5) The comments that are/were left in response to my blog entries on KentuckyDerby.com are not screened. In fact, if one was to go back and read all of the comments left on my blog entries, he would see several that are critical of me and my observations. I will say that during Derby Week, the website received a lot of traffic, and many people wrote me to say they were having trouble leaving comments. But neither I nor anyone else was screening anything.

The official site of the Kentucky Derby has to do a better job than this. I dont remember seeing any note that they were having trouble with comment traffic during this time. It just does not look good even now. I realize this is not your fault, but the official site of the Kentucky Derby should be able to handle the traffic of a dwindling % of people actually interested in racing in this country. This is the race of the year in the United States.The internet has provided an immense platform for communication. If this little site can handle the traffic, the official site of the Kentucky Derby surely should be able to.

i'm sure traffic goes up on this site around the derby but just go to any search engine and type in "kentucky derby" to see which site is on top.

i don't disagree with your point that they should have sufficent bandwidth at the offical site but the fact this place wasn't swamped isn't evidence it's an easy fix.

steve should be so lucky to have that problem.

Originally Posted by hi_im_god

i'm sure traffic goes up on this site around the derby but just go to any search engine and type in "kentucky derby" to see which site is on top.

i don't disagree with your point that they should have sufficent bandwidth at the offical site but the fact this place wasn't swamped isn't evidence it's an easy fix.

steve should be so lucky to have that problem.

If a site is having problems, acknowleging such is good business.

I'm a little touchy on this subject as I see the rise of the internet a great opportunity for the sport to flourish. And then I read all the posts about people that want to access places to bet diff. tracks and all the difficulty associated with signals from diff. tracks and on and on with the haggling. It just frustrates the crud out of me. And I dont even wager over the internet.
So wasteful. One sees so many other "industries" thriving because of this medium and horse racing cant get its _____ together.

[justindew]

pgardn,

Also keep in mind that this was the first year that fans were able to post on KentuckyDerby.com. So it was uncharted territory to a certain extent. All things considered, this was the best version of KentuckyDerby.com ever.