# 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:** 13
**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, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/242 "2013-08-30T16:39:49Z")
Ah yes. Just saw the posts about the New Posts button and that mine is gone too. Big weirdness tonight. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/243 "2013-08-30T17:03:41Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Ladyboys, Commies, whatever. Damned inscrutable. :rolleyes: You’re just not scruting hard enough. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/244 "2013-08-30T18:19:49Z")
Dammit. Who broke the SDMB? ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/245 "2013-08-30T18:25:22Z")
Looks like it’s reseting the last visited time again. Just happened to me now. ---
**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, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/246 "2013-08-30T18:27:12Z")
> [@LawMonkey](#): > > Dammit. Who broke the SDMB? Evil hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/247 "2013-08-30T20:31:18Z")
Syrian hackers?? It’d put us in good company !! ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/248 "2013-08-31T00:22:42Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Evil hamsters. Not exactly. Ill-tempered mutant hamsters. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/249 "2013-08-31T00:25:48Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > 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. Who’s “they?” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/250 "2013-08-31T00:30:38Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > 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. > [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Who’s “they?” Our “hosting provider.” > [@](#): > > We’ve been experiencing performance issues with the SDMB this morning. In order to potentially stabilize the performance situation Search and New Posts have been temporarily disabled until our hosting provider has had an opportunity to fully analyze the performance situation and recommend what can be done to improve it. > > Jerry ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/251 "2013-08-31T00:32:30Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Who’s “they?” Top. Men. ---
**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 31, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/252 "2013-08-31T00:39:40Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Who’s “they?” You don’t know? They’re right behind you. ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/253 "2013-08-31T00:45:05Z")
New posts button go bye bye ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/254 "2013-08-31T03:19:11Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Who’s “they?” hamster trainers and wranglers. society would come to a crawl without them. ---
**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 31, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/255 "2013-08-31T14:54:44Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Who’s “they?” We dare not speak their names. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/256 "2013-08-31T19:08:09Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Top. Men. 😃 ---
**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:** [September 1, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/257 "2013-09-01T01:15:52Z")
I’m glad New Posts and Search are back, but there are still glitches. Zapped again. Showed all my threads Unread, I looked at one, then everything marked as Read. I notice though that my Last Visited time now shows just a few minutes ago. I think that’s what’s happening, it’s being reset for some reason and counts that I’m visiting anew while still logged in. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/258 "2013-09-01T13:38:07Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I think that’s what’s happening, it’s being reset for some reason and counts that I’m visiting anew while still logged in. You see what happens when you replace hamsters with elephants? ---
**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:** [September 1, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/259 "2013-09-01T14:33:14Z")
I thought they never forgot! ---
**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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/260 "2013-09-01T16:13:33Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I thought they never forgot! PAM Proboscidea Access Memory. ---
**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:** [September 1, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/261 "2013-09-01T16:20:34Z")
PAM does have it’s problems. A circuit may arbitrarily revert to a previous state and “remember” data, changing the current memory state. RCC (Rodent Checking Circuitry) is used to keep PAM in CMS (Current Memory State). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=14)