# Long Delays and Timeouts are Common Now **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 22, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-delays-and-timeouts-are-common-now/850011 "2020-03-22T05:34:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-delays-and-timeouts-are-common-now/850011/1 "2020-03-22T05:34:40Z")
Wow, this message board has really ground to a halt recently. Almost impossible to use. Long delays and timeouts, and double posts. Please roll back to a version that worked a year ago. Whatever improvements you are making isn’t worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-delays-and-timeouts-are-common-now/850011/2 "2020-03-22T06:45:00Z")
There’s the [other thread on the subject](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=890387) where much has been and is being said about it. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-delays-and-timeouts-are-common-now/850011/3 "2020-03-22T06:51:35Z")
**Moderator Action** Since we already have an existing thread on this topic, let’s just close this one. If you have further comments on this topic, follow the link in Johanna’s post.