# New Thread on Board Performance **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 30, 2014, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442 "2014-07-30T19:59:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/341 "2016-06-09T05:53:48Z")
I was wondering why the Board was showing me as having most recently visited at 09:30 today when I haven’t been here for days. Seems when I type ‘st’ into the address bar (is that what it’s called??) my browser (Safari) thinks I’m coming here and autofills the rest of the SDMB url. What I have been trying to do is log on to my bank (St George Bank). Even though I haven’t actually visited the SDMB, the fact that my browser has suggested this site after my typing only ‘st’ appears to be a problem. This doesn’t happen with any other website apart from this one. ---
**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:** [June 9, 2016, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/342 "2016-06-09T07:29:03Z")
I’m not all that familiar with Safari, but most browsers don’t send any sort of requests to the web site just because it autocompleted it in the address bar. On a PC you generally have to hit Enter and on a phone or tablet you press Go or whatever button your device uses. Does Safari also try to do a preview of the page when it autocompletes? ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/343 "2016-06-10T04:59:34Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > I’m not all that familiar with Safari, but most browsers don’t send any sort of requests to the web site just because it autocompleted it in the address bar. On a PC you generally have to hit Enter and on a phone or tablet you press Go or whatever button your device uses. Does Safari also try to do a preview of the page when it autocompletes? No to your last question. It’s really weird because every other site I visit doesn’t record me as having been there just because I typed the first two letters of the url. I’m not about to change my bank, so I guess this means the SDMB will continue to show many/most threads as ‘read’ unless I go to the SDMB just before I do my banking. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/344 "2016-06-11T01:32:50Z")
I seem to remember there being a Chrome option at one point for pre-fetching pages based on completion, to provide better perceived load time. I turned that off back when we were having the worst of our “zap” problems, in case it was relevant. It didn’t help…but something like that could be in play here. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/345 "2016-06-14T09:08:46Z")
Chrome runs really badly on my computer, for some reason. I won’t use it. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/346 "2016-06-27T03:06:57Z")
Whoa, what was that. The Board’s back up now, but suddenly while I was using it, I suddenly got this on every click: **503 Service Unavailable No server is available to handle this request.** Lasted for about 10 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/347 "2016-12-10T15:46:18Z")
The zaps are creeping back. I’m getting zapped about once a week now. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/348 "2016-12-10T16:44:54Z")
I assume it’s the new ads down at the bottom of the page, but this site is completely unusable on my iPhone now. I only see a very minor effect on my Mac, but I don’t even try on the phone anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/349 "2016-12-10T16:46:08Z")
I always use my laptop for the Board, never my phone, if that makes any difference. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/350 "2016-12-11T03:20:44Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > The zaps are creeping back. I’m getting zapped about once a week now. Knock on wood…hasn’t hit me yet. And I was getting it as bad as anyone back then. To be fair, I’m not actually online here nearly as much as before, so my usage patterns might impact that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2017, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/351 "2017-05-11T05:21:58Z")
The zappings are coming more frequently again. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/352 "2017-08-15T04:50:29Z")
And the zappings have returned. Twice in a row for this week. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/353 "2017-10-11T05:01:00Z")
Still getting zapped. Grrrr! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/354 "2017-10-26T04:24:26Z")
And again. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/355 "2017-10-26T15:05:20Z")
**jabiru** , have you actually confirmed the timing connection to when you tried to log onto your bank, or are you just assuming the autofill is what is causing the link? Because this site has long had issues with keeping track of when you last visited. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/356 "2017-10-27T06:00:51Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > **jabiru** , have you actually confirmed the timing connection to when you tried to log onto your bank, or are you just assuming the autofill is what is causing the link? Because this site has long had issues with keeping track of when you last visited. Looks like he’s not logged in for eight months. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/357 "2017-12-23T06:06:10Z")
Zapped again. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2017, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/358 "2017-12-27T04:54:38Z")
And again! Grrrrr. :mad: It’s happening more and more frequently, and I simply don’t have time to look through all the threads to try to find where I left off. This sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2018, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/359 "2018-01-16T05:11:48Z")
And again. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2018, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/360 "2018-01-22T05:12:34Z")
Still doing it. Not every single time but enough that you have to keep fingers and toes crossed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442.md?page=19)