# 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:** 19
**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:** [February 19, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/362 "2014-02-19T03:04:35Z")
Zapped again, but this time it’s that weird zapping where only a handful of threads are marked Read scattered throughout the Unread ones. ---
**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:** [February 19, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/363 "2014-02-19T14:16:49Z")
Just a minute ago my Last Visited changed from 5:something yesterday to now. And everything is “read”. Sigh. I used to think it had something to do with something but now I think it’s just random acts of (un)kindness. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2014, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/364 "2014-02-21T00:29:01Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Zapped again, but this time it’s that weird zapping where only a handful of threads are marked Read scattered throughout the Unread ones. Again. Eighteen New threads, four of them marked as Read scattered throughout the Unread ones. Weird. ---
**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:** [February 27, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/365 "2014-02-27T01:25:46Z")
Zapped again. Completely this time. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/366 "2014-02-28T02:56:26Z")
Today’s zap is back to the one that just marks a handful Read scattered throughout. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2014, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/367 "2014-02-28T03:03:44Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Today’s zap is back to the one that just marks a handful Read scattered throughout. Hmmm. I just noticed that all of the threads marked as Read that are scattered throughout the Unread ones are in one forum, MPSIMS. All the rest, properly marked Unread, are in other forums. ---
**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:** [February 28, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/368 "2014-02-28T22:23:11Z")
Grrr! AGAIN! I logged on, it said my last visit was yesterday at 11:49am. Okay. Then I click on User CP and WHAM! Last visit suddenly changed to now, 5:19am today, and just as suddenly all subscribed threads are marked as Read and no New threads. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/369 "2014-03-14T22:23:56Z")
Grrrr. One second it showed my last visit as sometime shortly after midnight. One click later and it reckons my last log in was a minute ago. ---
**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:** [March 15, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/370 "2014-03-15T00:19:41Z")
Me too. Zapped again just 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:** [March 18, 2014, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/371 "2014-03-18T02:05:50Z")
Zapped again. Completely. Last log-in time is marked as now. Everything marked as Read. No New Posts. This seems to be on the upswing again. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/372 "2014-03-18T02:57:23Z")
Got me twice today. Says I last logged in just now. Why does this happen? I hadn’t had one for quite a long time – according to this thread, about a month, actually. ---
**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:** [March 18, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/373 "2014-03-18T03:02:08Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Why does this happen? I hadn’t had one for quite a long time – according to this thread, about a month, actually. I don’t know the spark, but it seems to be some sort of Board hiccup. You log in, and right away the Board logs you in _again_, so everything that would have been marked Unread just a moment ago is now Read. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/374 "2014-03-18T15:07:54Z")
Where do we post that we’re getting streaming ads? Here’s a screenshot of one that I’m getting today and the thread that I’m getting it in below it. [![](http://images.yuku.com/image/png/489367787a6cf075315e9f08551e1c927c977786_r.png) ](http://images.yuku.com/image/png/489367787a6cf075315e9f08551e1c927c977786_r.png) > **[What if Elvis played Woodstock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=669421)** > > The original one. Like the time he crashed Nixon’s Whitehouse while armed, let’s say he decides on a whim to play at Woodstock. How would the crowd have received him? Ten Years After played a little Blue Suede Shoes in “I’m Going Home” to a great... I’ve got them in this thread, 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:** [March 18, 2014, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/375 "2014-03-18T17:29:02Z")
> [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](#): > > Where do we post that we’re getting streaming ads? > > Here’s a screenshot of one that I’m getting today and the thread that I’m getting it in below it. > [http://images.yuku.com/image/png/489367787a6cf075315e9f08551e1c927c977786\_r.png](http://images.yuku.com/image/png/489367787a6cf075315e9f08551e1c927c977786_r.png) > [What if Elvis played Woodstock? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=669421) > > I’ve got them in this thread, too. I’ll pass this on to management. Are these ads playing all by themselves or did you touch them in any way? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/376 "2014-03-18T18:09:12Z")
The start up all by themselves. I just got another one in the Game Room at this thread: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17206720#post17206720](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=17206720#post17206720) ---
**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:** [March 18, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/377 "2014-03-18T18:11:00Z")
I’ve sent your links upstairs. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/378 "2014-03-19T02:03:03Z")
To repeat, the name of the company/product/movie/nightmare that is sounding off on you would be very helpful. A screen shot would be even better and makes it much easier to track down the source of the offender. Just telling us you saw/heard an ad in a thread without more identification is not much help to the ad guys. Sorry this is happening, please give us as much information as possible. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2014, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/379 "2014-03-19T08:53:55Z")
just wondering: have the issues with gift memberships been sorted out? ---
**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:** [March 19, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/380 "2014-03-19T19:39:42Z")
I don’t know, I’ll ask. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2014, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-performance-problems/659491/381 "2014-03-20T06:12:50Z")
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