# Loading issue **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 29, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688 "2020-02-29T00:41:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/1 "2020-02-29T00:41:06Z")
Has anyone else had an issue getting pages to load? I thought it was the iPad at first, but I don’t have a problem with any other websites. ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/2 "2020-02-29T01:07:56Z")
Yes—in fact there are TWO threads at the top of this very page about it. It’s been an issue for months. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/3 "2020-02-29T01:08:50Z")
The top three threads in this very forum deal exclusively with page loading issues that have been enduring for a long time now. So… Yes. ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/4 "2020-02-29T04:18:01Z")
As I have said before, we are looking to do what we can in the short term to make things as stable as possible here. The system is so decrepit and the database is so large that it just chokes and locks up every so often. Often too often. There is really no permanent fix for it except upgrading or moving to a new platform altogether, which management is exploring. This change cannot come soon enough for our beleaguered users and we know that, but it’s a business prospect that cannot be hurried. Whatever they come up with we will have to live with for a long time going forward – this last major upgrade was like ten years ago – so they want to make the best decision they can for you. And it has to be implemented which has its own timetable, it’s not an overnight thing. So for the time being, it sucks. We all apologize for your hassles here. It WILL get better. But not tonight. Please bear with us as we work through this and come out on the other side. Jenny your humble TubaDiva Administrator ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/5 "2020-02-29T04:23:04Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > As I have said before, we are looking to do what we can in the short term to make things as stable as possible here. > > The system is so decrepit and the database is so large that it just chokes and locks up every so often. Often too often. > > There is really no permanent fix for it except upgrading or moving to a new platform altogether, which management is exploring. > > This change cannot come soon enough for our beleaguered users and we know that, but it’s a business prospect that cannot be hurried. Whatever they come up with we will have to live with for a long time going forward – this last major upgrade was like ten years ago – so they want to make the best decision they can for you. And it has to be implemented which has its own timetable, it’s not an overnight thing. > > So for the time being, it sucks. We all apologize for your hassles here. It WILL get better. But not tonight. > > Please bear with us as we work through this and come out on the other side. > > Jenny > your humble TubaDiva > Administrator Take your time, do it right. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/6 "2020-02-29T08:53:56Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > As I have said before, we are looking to do what we can in the short term to make things as stable as possible here. > > The system is so decrepit and the database is so large that it just chokes and locks up every so often. Often too often. > > There is really no permanent fix for it except upgrading or moving to a new platform altogether, which management is exploring. That was the best succinct summation I have seen on the topic. I’m glad for the re-start of the explanation, tying the ends together ---
**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:** [February 29, 2020, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/7 "2020-02-29T14:56:25Z")
Thanks, TubaDiva. That is much better news than I expected. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/8 "2020-02-29T21:26:22Z")
We’re still hanging in there. This site’s too good to give up on. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/9 "2020-02-29T22:46:59Z")
Is anyone else getting a constant mysterious message on their smartphone, “The vote on this page is successful” every time they open a Dope webpage using Android? ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/10 "2020-02-29T23:16:42Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Is anyone else getting a constant mysterious message on their smartphone, “The vote on this page is successful” every time they open a Dope webpage using Android? Occasionally, yes. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/11 "2020-02-29T23:52:20Z")
I started getting \* vote on this page successful \*today, Feb 29. It wants an OK click to proceed. I’ve been hitting the back button instead. It’s a little concerning. I hope malware isn’t responsible. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/12 "2020-03-01T16:34:02Z")
It’s happening on my PC now, too, not just smartphone - \*\*\*“an embedded page on this page says, vote successful!” \*\*\* Yes, what is this? Haven’t seen it until recently. Is it Malware? ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/13 "2020-03-01T17:03:01Z")
Thanks all, good to know it’s not from my end, hoping it’s resolved soon. I should’ve looked at the other threads first so I really appreciate everyone taking the time to respond! ---
**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/14 "2020-03-01T22:32:23Z")
Hey you guys, have you realised that there’s an election going on this year? ---
**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:** [March 2, 2020, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-issue/848688/15 "2020-03-02T01:34:22Z")
> [@Calavera](#): > > Hey you guys, have you realised that there’s an election going on this year? Election? They let us have elections? Where?