# It it me or... (re: Board loading speed) **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 10, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212 "2006-08-10T21:21:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/1 "2006-08-10T21:21:39Z")
does the board seem to be running very erratically lately? I’ve noticed some rather long load times (even getting on the home page reading the articles there). Its almost like the bad old days when it took minutes to load a thread, and attempting to post was a chancy thing at best. I am just wondering if its me (or specifically my ISP) or if anyone else has noticed anything. -XT ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/2 "2006-08-10T22:02:13Z")
I’ve noticed some extra long load times over the past month or so too. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/3 "2006-08-10T22:10:38Z")
It’s really erratic, though. If my connection takes too long to load, I’ll sometimes just shut off the DSL for a moment, let it re-sync, then the Dope loads up like lightning. Weird. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/4 "2006-08-10T22:45:44Z")
I have a tendancy to start three or four threads loading in different tabs all at the same time. Then I start reading one of them while the others open. For the last week or so, I’ll frequently have all of the tabs time out. I try opening one at a time: time out. Nothing. I can try the same threads a few minutes later and have all of them open instantly. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/5 "2006-08-11T01:38:23Z")
I’m getting timed out the last week more than normal. No idea why. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/6 "2006-08-11T02:59:47Z")
Ironically, attempting to open this thread timed me out. :smack: Anyway, I’m glad its not just me. I’ve been doing some connectivity testing of my connection, and while my ISP sucks (Broadband out of tune, oversold, ect.), its not THAT bad…except coming here lately. Anyway, thanks for the responses. Hopefully whatever is going on they will get someone on it. Anyone know who their provider is and how they are hooked up to the internet? (I’m too lazy to do a DNNSTUFF lookup atm). -XT ---
**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:** [August 11, 2006, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/7 "2006-08-11T05:17:59Z")
Yeah, the techs are being made aware of the situation. As Jerry mentions in the announcements we’ve had two hardware failures in a very short space of time, which is two too many. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/8 "2006-08-11T05:35:25Z")
I trust that a sound thrashing has been applied where it might do the most good? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2006, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/9 "2006-08-11T08:36:15Z")
[QUOTE=elucidator] I trust that a sound thrashing has been applied where it might do the most good? [/QUOTE] There’s no use beating a dead hamster. ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/10 "2006-08-12T06:47:59Z")
Talking about the guy who went to Radio Shack to pick up a server. ---
**Author:** ![Aquafina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@Aquafina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquafina)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/11 "2006-08-12T07:01:19Z")
And the “Search” as well. After a minute or two “loading”, it gives me back … the “Search” page. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/12 "2006-08-12T11:34:42Z")
[QUOTE=Aquafina] And the “Search” as well. After a minute or two “loading”, it gives me back … the “Search” page. [/QUOTE] I don’t think I’ve ever had that happen. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/13 "2006-08-12T16:55:33Z")
I’ve had some wierdness related to attempting to use the search function in the past…but nothing lately (except that at times its incredibly slow). -XT ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-it-me-or-re-board-loading-speed/368212/14 "2006-08-12T17:59:44Z")
I’m routinely having timeouts of two varieties–most commonly, the “unable to find” message, but also, sometimes my command seems to just disappear and I’m still at the page I started on with nothing thinking about executing. I have yet to use SDMB this summer without at least two timeouts per session, and I’m on a nice fast machine with a good connection.