# 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:** 16
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/302 "2013-11-03T15:48:59Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > I haven’t had the read problem, but loading Participated threads in Tapatalk is taking longer than usual, and even loading some threads themselves is slow. Yes same here. One further issue with Tapatalk the latest version opens to a section called picks. This section was empty for a few weeks, but now is populated with threads from 2002. Whaaa? ---
**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:** [November 13, 2013, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/303 "2013-11-13T05:22:12Z")
Zapped again. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/304 "2013-11-14T17:52:47Z")
I am getting a message when I log in on Tapatalk that there are no messages, so it’s basically changing my last visit to my current visit, which keeps me from having any unread threads. I have not had that problem on PC since Jerry last recalibrated the hamsters. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/305 "2013-11-30T09:42:16Z")
The Board is running at glacier speed now. It’s just this website, the rest of the Internet is fine. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/306 "2013-11-30T14:58:09Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The Board is running at glacier speed now. It’s just this website, the rest of the Internet is fine. Finally the Board went down. It’s working fine now, but it slowed and finally stopped earlier. Was it just me, or did it happen for anyone else too? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/307 "2013-11-30T15:34:37Z")
I’ve been on it pretty much from your first post to this recent one and I’ve never seen any slowdowns or freezes or anything. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/308 "2013-11-30T15:36:38Z")
Very odd. I wonder if someone cut the overseas cable again. Working fine now though. ---
**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:** [December 2, 2013, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/309 "2013-12-02T08:30:38Z")
Zapped again. Unread posts marked as Read. Said my last log in was now. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/310 "2013-12-03T02:36:19Z")
Haven’t been zapped recently, but I have noticed some slow page loads. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/311 "2013-12-03T03:21:07Z")
It’s “CyberMonday,” with all the traffic I’d be surprised if there weren’t fluctuations in the force, as it were. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/312 "2013-12-03T03:48:17Z")
I have a very slow for everything air card I use at work, but the 'Dope is fine at home. I think there is something screwy with Thai web servers, despite the elephants. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/313 "2013-12-05T01:49:49Z")
So…for the past week or so I’m having trouble scrolling (mouse wheel) in about 10% of threads. It’s weird because most threads are fine, and if I hold down the scroll button instead of moving it, it’ll kind of work. Anyone else? ---
**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:** [December 5, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/314 "2013-12-05T23:04:17Z")
Been getting “Internal Database Errors” when I hit new posts, refresh a page, or hit User CP, with increasing frequency these days. ---
**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:** [December 6, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/315 "2013-12-06T01:13:09Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Been getting “Internal Database Errors” when I hit new posts, refresh a page, or hit User CP, with increasing frequency these days. I get those too, occasionally. Including one this session. ---
**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:** [December 12, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/316 "2013-12-12T03:34:45Z")
Zapped again. There’s still the occasional glitch occurring. ---
**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:** [December 16, 2013, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/317 "2013-12-16T08:20:24Z")
And again. A much greater frequency these days. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/318 "2013-12-16T18:45:47Z")
And to me. ---
**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:** [December 17, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/319 "2013-12-17T08:28:36Z")
And again. This is getting a bit silly 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:** [December 21, 2013, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/320 "2013-12-21T09:24:52Z")
Still getting zapped. ---
**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:** [December 31, 2013, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/321 "2013-12-31T03:11:47Z")
Zapped again but it’s a little different this time. Usually it happens right on login and there’s a little hiccup that my last time logged in is the present time. This time I’d been on awhile but had to tend to an important matter with e-mail. That took me maybe half an hour or so, and all the threads I hadn’t got to were now marked Read. I always check the Remember Me? box when I log in, and I thought that was supposed to keep me logged in. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=15) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491.md?page=17)