# 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:** 12
**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 30, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/222 "2013-08-30T03:15:23Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The Board just went down for maybe 20 or 30 minutes. It’s back up again. Anyone else notice the glitch? I believe that it is those damn G-dless commie Thais. 🙂 ---
**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, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/223 "2013-08-30T03:17:58Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I believe that it is those damn G-dless commie Thais. > 🙂 😕 “Gonadless”? ---
**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 30, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/224 "2013-08-30T03:34:07Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > 😕 “Gonadless”? Ladyboys, Commies, whatever. Damned inscrutable. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/225 "2013-08-30T08:08:53Z")
Well Tapatalk wasn’t working, but my browser was. I don’t think that was the SDMB’s fault. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/226 "2013-08-30T12:06:01Z")
So SLOW this morning! Can’t get search to work at all, and am having to retry threads multiple times to get anything to open - if it ever does. No error messages, just swimming through cold molasses speed. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/227 "2013-08-30T13:17:07Z")
Something went doolally. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/228 "2013-08-30T14:48:08Z")
Wasn’t working for me either, from home or work, for about 2 hours. The entire board that is, not just search. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/229 "2013-08-30T14:48:56Z")
Wow. I just got in 20 minutes ago after trying for over an hour. For a short period this morning, I could get to the main SDMB page but no further. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/230 "2013-08-30T15:02:36Z")
20 minutes? It only took me 10. What do I win? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/231 "2013-08-30T15:07:19Z")
I couldn’t anything to load around 9:30 (eastern time) this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/232 "2013-08-30T15:08:13Z")
It’s been off-n-on for me all morning, and admins have disabled some functions during server repair. I’ve been told Jerry is working on it. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/233 "2013-08-30T15:10:54Z")
You’re right- the new posts button seems to be missing! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/234 "2013-08-30T15:19:23Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Ladyboys, Commies, whatever. Damned inscrutable. :rolleyes: Dat ain’t what **I** hoid! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/235 "2013-08-30T15:19:48Z")
And the search button (which are one in the same) And the reply with quote doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/236 "2013-08-30T15:47:35Z")
Hey, you’re right! Search and New Posts: gone. Huh. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/237 "2013-08-30T15:51:41Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Hey, you’re right! Search and New Posts: gone. Huh. First they come for our Search Button. Then they come for our New Posts. By the time they come for our General Questions Forum, there won’t be anyone left to post. ---
**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, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/238 "2013-08-30T16:04:41Z")
Zapped again. It showed all the posts marked Unread when I logged in, but after viewing one thread, suddenly all of them became marked as Read. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/239 "2013-08-30T16:24:11Z")
It’s the Syrians. First they took down the _New York Times_, now they’ve set their sights **higher** …the Dope. ---
**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, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/240 "2013-08-30T16:31:37Z")
And _again_. Not even a new session. New threads got posted to and started showing Unread, then suddenly all the ones I had not gotten to turned Read. Grrr! ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/241 "2013-08-30T16:33:31Z")
Yeah, the board is having all sorts of problems, which is why new posts and search are turned off and quote doesn’t always work. They’re working on it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=13)