# Board performance problems **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 27, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491 "2013-05-27T21:15:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/202 "2013-08-23T15:48:13Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It turned me into a newt. Cool! Er, I mean, a _newt_? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/203 "2013-08-23T15:50:50Z")
I got better. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/204 "2013-08-23T16:44:12Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I got better. Well, you can thank The Perfect Master and his minions for that! Praise be! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/205 "2013-08-23T23:49:21Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > The remote for my TV is turning on the blender. Pop that _into_ the blender and that should fix it up right away. 😉 The main SD page still took a little while to open up today but not nearly as long. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/206 "2013-08-24T00:33:12Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Is that an erectile dysfunction euphemism? My wife’s berry patch needs a good soaking. Does that answer your question? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/207 "2013-08-24T01:23:09Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > My wife’s berry patch needs a good soaking. Does that answer your question? [Mmmmmmmmm. Berries!](http://yankbrit.com/man-dies-in-pub-pie-eating-contest/). Go for it, dude!! 😕 ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2013, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/208 "2013-08-24T12:35:47Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Pop that _into_ the blender and that should fix it up right away. 😉 And then how the hell am I going to make margaritas, dukey butt? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/209 "2013-08-25T01:24:48Z")
Zapped again. Logged on just now and all threads marked Read despite activity in them since I logged off almost 24 hours ago. So we’re back to that now. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/210 "2013-08-25T01:26:54Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > And then how the hell am I going to make margaritas, dukey butt? :dubious: Well, I didn’t say to turn the blender _on_. Duh! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/211 "2013-08-25T10:02:43Z")
And again. Logged on, and all threads marked Read since logging off a few hours ago. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/212 "2013-08-25T14:42:57Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > And again. Logged on, and all threads marked Read since logging off a few hours ago. Damn you…you…Canary in the Mine Field! Warning me just before it happens to me, too. :)☹ ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/213 "2013-08-25T17:03:55Z")
We still do not know what causes that to happen. It’s not something we’ve been able to reproduce from our end. Dunno why it happens and why it happens only to certain people and these same people over and over again. I’m stumped (which, I grant you, is not difficult to do). vBulletin has nothing on this in any of their forums, or at least not anywhere I’ve been able to find. I wish I had more and better to tell you. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/214 "2013-08-26T00:56:03Z")
**Siam Sam** , have you asked HM the King if he’s doing anything wonky with Thailand’s ISPs? ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/215 "2013-08-26T01:15:14Z")
Maybe you could try changing your password? Or, the next time this happens, you could see what time the latest read post is and tell between when and when it happened? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/216 "2013-08-26T02:46:57Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > **Siam Sam** , have you asked HM the King if he’s doing anything wonky with Thailand’s ISPs? The king would never do such a thing, being a complete paragon of virtue and total goodness and a shining light for all mankind to follow. (At least, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. I don’t need 15 years in the pokey.) > [@AaronX](#): > > Maybe you could try changing your password? Or, the next time this happens, you could see what time the latest read post is and tell between when and when it happened? I’m not sure what you mean. All threads have been marked Read, and the posting activity shows the real time of posts. Come to think of it, when this happens, the Last Visited designation shows the time I’ve just logged in. But everything’s fine today as well as last night when I logged in. Hopefully this was just a hiccup. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/217 "2013-08-26T08:22:41Z")
So you’ve never seen only some threads marked as read? I think that shows the problem is happening between the time of the last read thread, and the time when you check. Actually, if the last logged in time is correct, it’s probably happening when you log in. Maybe it checks the page twice in quick succession. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/218 "2013-08-26T08:57:04Z")
There have been occasions where only some threads were marked as Read. Oddly, these were not all in a row down below the Unread ones but interspersed among those marked Unread. But those cases are few. Usually it’s every single thread between log-off and log-back-on being marked as read. The notion of checking the page twice in quick succession might have something to it. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/219 "2013-08-26T15:24:15Z")
Ah no, it wasn’t just a hiccup. Zapped again. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/220 "2013-08-30T03:00:25Z")
The Board just went down for maybe 20 or 30 minutes. It’s back up again. Anyone else notice the glitch? ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/221 "2013-08-30T03:11:45Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The Board just went down for maybe 20 or 30 minutes. It’s back up again. Anyone else notice the glitch? Yes, it was blaming my browser. > [@](#): > > 408 Request Time-out > > Your browser didn’t send a complete request in time. I didn’t believe it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=12)