# Is it just me, or is the board whizzing along? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 27, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212 "2003-09-27T22:03:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/1 "2003-09-27T22:03:01Z")
Ever since last night, I’ve noticed that the boards have been acting much faster. Is this just a coincidence (in light of the recent outcry), or did something happen? ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/2 "2003-09-27T22:09:06Z")
I didn’t notice the usual board downtime from ~2:30-3:30 MST (GMT-7)… whatever’s going on, good job! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Tusculan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Tusculan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tusculan)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/3 "2003-09-27T22:42:10Z")
Maybe the suggestion of **Noone Special** in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=213029) worked? If so, thanks, N.S.! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/4 "2003-09-28T04:20:23Z")
Whizzing along, my ass. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/5 "2003-09-28T04:21:06Z")
That was really weird. There were no posts between 10:50PM and 12:04AM. It’s quiet. A little **too** quiet… Or, you know, maybe it’s just Saturday night. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/6 "2003-09-28T04:27:14Z")
Eastern USA Board Time, that is. ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/7 "2003-09-28T05:33:07Z")
Oh, actually, I see now that there were posts in that interval, but the forum index page wasn’t updated and the threads weren’t bumped. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/8 "2003-09-28T05:35:01Z")
Why haven’t the threads been bumped? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/9 "2003-09-28T05:39:14Z")
That’s a question for the philosophers. As I type this, this thread is listed as having 4 replies. ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/10 "2003-09-28T11:48:51Z")
I think it’s just you. I’ve apparently got a pulled hamster. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/11 "2003-09-28T11:56:47Z")
Well there’s a mass power cut in Italy right now. Taking all those Italian lurkers out of the loop might be having a beneficial effect. ---
**Author:** ![Nobody\_s\_Fool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ba8739/32.png) [@Nobody\_s\_Fool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody_s_Fool)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/12 "2003-09-28T12:47:52Z")
I almost replied to this last night because the boards were whizzing along uncharacteristically fast but then all of a sudden they bogged down. Like maybe everyone was off eating dinner and came back. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/13 "2003-09-28T14:10:34Z")
Superbowl/toilet effect. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-is-the-board-whizzing-along/204212/14 "2003-09-28T20:37:45Z")
Yeah, I got bogged down last night as well, about midnight. :smack: But, I’m whizzing along again. This usually doesn’t happen. Whatever it is, thanks!