Joe was not trying to be condecending in any way, he was trying to help.
In your initial post you did not say where you had the problem occuring, nor did you suggest you did not need to logon to see the issue. Joe was trying to be thorough and test fully hence the comment he made. It was only when Andre took it upon himeslf to add thumbnails.php?album=lastup to your short link and then Joe also tried to help that you mentioned it was causing a problem on the landing page.
I am not trying to wind you up here, just trying to explain why we ask. It is often more important than many users realise to see a link. It makes it a lot easier for us if we do not have to then add to your entry link to find a page that may cause a problem.
Having been a software developer for more then 20 years, I understand why you ask. I provided enough information in my initial post for a partial test when I stated, "... when viewing "Last Uploads" from the home page, IE locks up..."
The link went directly to the main gallery page, as required in the posting rules, and I assumed anyone supporting this software could easily find the "last uploads" link from there.
Otherwise, have no fear; I'm not getting wound up, and nothing is taken personally.
It is just unfortunate that, as Joe so eloquently stated, my post was a "waste of time."