# message board slow down

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-slow-down/258198>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 3, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-slow-down/258198 "2004-08-03T21:40:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-slow-down/258198/1 "2004-08-03T21:40:58Z")

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This is mostly just a test thread. _italics!!_

I did notice a big slowdown of this site loading after i registered. Probably a coincidence though.

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-slow-down/258198/2 "2004-08-03T21:43:24Z")

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Wow, jumped right in, eh? Didn’t even want to test out the first free month, eh?

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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-slow-down/258198/3 "2004-08-03T21:44:26Z")

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Oops, apologies for the blatant misuse of the word “eh”.

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**Author:** ![Folly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folly/32/3219_2.png) [@Folly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folly)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-slow-down/258198/4 "2004-08-03T21:49:35Z")

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Well, I’ve been lurking for a few months now.  
Mostly, I really wanted the search function. eh? 🙂

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2004, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-board-slow-down/258198/5 "2004-08-03T22:02:22Z")

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So, where **Folly** steps in, 'tis slow boards to be somethingsomething, eh?

Welcome, **Folly** , glad to have you with us.