1 - that's an ongoing problem that is really out of my control - long story short, my server can't get to your server to verify the info before it times out & the time span for this is set at the max that my hosting company will allow for things to time out
2 - 400 pics on a free site is about 370-380 too many. Most Free Sites have 20 pics total & not too many people will list a free site with more then 40 pics.
What you might want to do with this site is make it into a hub or sorts & use those 400 pics to build 20 or so Free Sites that promote the sponsor & link back to this one.
What's with that thing floating around? It's very annoying.
Also, I don't list sites that have counters