# New server even slower than the old one? Temporary? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 20, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687 "2007-01-20T06:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/1 "2007-01-20T06:16:16Z")
It took me six minutes (at 1:00 EST on a Saturday morning) just to get to ATMB, then another three minutes to begin to start a new thread. Who knows how long it will take to submit it. Is this a temporary thing or will the SDMB always be one of the slowest message boards on the Web? ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/2 "2007-01-20T06:21:20Z")
Huh. And now that I’ve posted that, everything is loading in a second or two. What’s going on? ---
**Author:** ![scottkris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@scottkris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scottkris)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/3 "2007-01-20T07:24:29Z")
[QUOTE=neutron star] Huh. And now that I’ve posted that, everything is loading in a second or two. What’s going on? [/QUOTE] Yeah… What the FUCK Is going on? Seriously, this is silly The SDMB sometimes is faser than te Flash, and sometimes slower than, than… than… Shit. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/4 "2007-01-20T08:07:06Z")
Must be everybody trying out the new edit function. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/5 "2007-01-20T11:19:26Z")
I, for one, like the new slowness much better than the old slowness. It’s more modern. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/6 "2007-01-20T12:28:09Z")
I dunno. I find the new slowness impertinent and, it must be said, irritatingly coquettish. It turns me on, fulfills me momentarily then starts playing fast and loose with my delicately balanced emotions. I just can’t rely on it. The old slowness exuded an unmistakable essence of the hypnotically mellow. I was drawn inexorably into its warm and welcoming embrace, rather like the time I gradually lost my innocence in the arms of a beautiful courtesan experienced in the many and varied arcane arts of love. Maybe it’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/7 "2007-01-20T12:53:10Z")
Also there was nothing posted for 19 minutes between 7:28 and 7:47 just now, as I waited to connect. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2007, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/8 "2007-01-20T12:58:47Z")
I dunno, I’m finding everything going at super speed. We’ll get Jerry’s attention here, see what’s what. ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/9 "2007-01-20T13:58:28Z")
My experience yesterday is that, while I love the new features, the same old wait while the hamsters decide to get around to your request aspect existed with the same degree of unpredictability. Submit a reply and wait for minutes to see if it posted, or see it right away. Click a forum to get in and load right away, or load after a few minutes. \ ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/10 "2007-01-20T14:15:35Z")
Maybe some httpd.conf tuning is in order. Seems faster to me overall, but there are occasional slowdowns, like what **Chez** described. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/11 "2007-01-20T14:48:24Z")
[QUOTE=DSYoungEsq] My experience yesterday is that, while I love the new features, the same old wait while the hamsters decide to get around to your request aspect existed with the same degree of unpredictability. Submit a reply and wait for minutes to see if it posted, or see it right away. Click a forum to get in and load right away, or load after a few minutes. \ [/QUOTE] Hamsters? Didn’t we upgrade to jerboas or something? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/12 "2007-01-20T14:52:14Z")
[QUOTE=WhyNot] Hamsters? Didn’t we upgrade to jerboas or something? [/QUOTE] Capybaras. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/13 "2007-01-20T15:17:06Z")
[QUOTE=Chez Guevara] I dunno. I find the new slowness impertinent and, it must be said, irritatingly coquettish. It turns me on, fulfills me momentarily then starts playing fast and loose with my delicately balanced emotions. I just can’t rely on it. The old slowness exuded an unmistakable essence of the hypnotically mellow. I was drawn inexorably into its warm and welcoming embrace, rather like the time I gradually lost my innocence in the arms of a beautiful courtesan experienced in the many and varied arcane arts of love. Maybe it’s just me. [/QUOTE] It is, I believe. I found the old slowness to be unhinged, while the new slowness is more fecund. Or… soigné, if you will. ---
**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:** [January 20, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/14 "2007-01-20T15:22:43Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Capybaras. [/QUOTE] Well, hell. _That_ explains it. They bent the wheels. :smack: ---
**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:** [January 20, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/15 "2007-01-20T15:48:21Z")
Not sure what’s going on, but this has been reported. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/16 "2007-01-20T15:51:38Z")
Overall I see a huge improvement, but with occasional drop-outs. Much, much better than before, however. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/17 "2007-01-20T16:39:33Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Capybaras. [/QUOTE] Screw the rodents! It’s time we modernized to greyhounds! ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/18 "2007-01-20T16:50:47Z")
Well, touch wood, I haven’t actually had a time-out message yet, but I am certainly getting lots of extended waits. When I don’t get an extended wait I think things are faster, but since the waits were the big problem I’m not convinced yet that we are any better off than before. ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/19 "2007-01-20T17:16:57Z")
I’ve gotten blindingly fast returns followed by slowness and then some. And a while ago I got nothing at all. I’m starting to think this New!! Improved!!! server is like everything else ‘new & improved’. It’s the marketers’ version of a placebo. It’s not really better but you’re supposed to believe it’s better and be healed. ---
**Author:** ![gardentraveler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gardentraveler/32/3576_2.png) [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687/20 "2007-01-20T17:25:27Z")
I imagine there are still all sorts of settings and things being ironed out. For the most part, things have been moving really fast. I’m thinking it’s too soon to tell, though. GT [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-server-even-slower-than-the-old-one-temporary/388687.md?page=2)