# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/41 "2014-08-30T16:45:13Z")
And so here we are; Geriatric hamsters, dinosaur software, little of which still fully functions, this thread’s been ongoing, with complaints of problems by the subscribing patrons, over a month now, and the only interest expressed by TPTB? A Mod chastising a political jab! I’ve been a here over a decade and was happy to pay for the service when the shift came, but, much as I enjoy it, I’ll be hard pressed to put up any more money for such utter indifference to the boards ever worsening performance problems. No matter how meagre the amount, to be honest. This thread is a perfect example of why your customers cannot even be bothered to report their issues any more. Why bother? ---
**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 31, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/42 "2014-08-31T01:21:22Z")
And ironically, I just got zapped again after reading this thread. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/43 "2014-08-31T02:21:00Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > And ironically, I just got zapped again after reading this thread. I think you must be getting my share of the zaps, **Siam Sam**. Touch wood, it’s only happened to me a couple of times recently. (There, now I’ve probably gone and jinxed myself.) ---
**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:** [August 31, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/44 "2014-08-31T04:26:50Z")
Just thought I’d comment that I was _not_ zapped just now. Ya know, just so I’m not always complaining. 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 2, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/45 "2014-09-02T23:56:57Z")
Zapped again. And on yet another computer. The problem is definitely not on this end. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/46 "2014-09-03T00:23:16Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Zapped again. And on yet another computer. The problem is definitely not on this end. ☹ I’ve used other computers but they’re all in the same house so it doesn’t rule out my ISP being the problem. I’m think of testing this out on my iPad when it’s not connected to my home wifi to see if it happens then. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/47 "2014-09-03T00:40:41Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > I’ve used other computers but they’re all in the same house so it doesn’t rule out my ISP being the problem. I’m think of testing this out on my iPad when it’s not connected to my home wifi to see if it happens then. It happens to me at different locations in Bangkok. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/48 "2014-09-03T01:22:28Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > It happens to me at different locations in Bangkok. OK. Another theory bites the dust. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/49 "2014-09-03T01:24:50Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > OK. Another theory bites the dust. I think the only theory that fits all the available evidence is the fault is on the Board’s end. It’s bizarre they can’t re-create it in the lab or whatever evil lair they use. ---
**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:** [September 3, 2014, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/50 "2014-09-03T01:44:30Z")
It was a fun day or so without being zapped. Back to reality now. I got one thread open before the zap hit…ironically, it was this one. ---
**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:** [September 5, 2014, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/51 "2014-09-05T02:18:54Z")
Zapped again. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/52 "2014-09-07T23:57:14Z")
Haven’t read the thread, but I’ve noticed for the past week that pages are loading ver, very slowly. ---
**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:** [September 10, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/53 "2014-09-10T03:33:07Z")
I applaud the Board for not zapping me after I returned from a few days outside of Bangkok. But today I saw a zombie thread had been revived, and it was flagged that I had posted in it. Being a lengthy thread, I searched for my name in the Search Thread function to find out what I had posted, only to be told I didn’t appear. And it would be two minutes before I could try again. Regardless of the mistaken reading, I really think you should be able to try again right away in instances where a search turns up nada. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/54 "2014-09-11T06:25:09Z")
I knew my luck couldn’t last. Just zapped for the first time in over a 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:** [September 17, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/55 "2014-09-17T02:45:32Z")
Have not been zapped in 12 days. However, the Board is loading very slowly today – very, very slowly. It’s only this website. ---
**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:** [September 17, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/56 "2014-09-17T16:07:54Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Have not been zapped in 12 days. Jinxed myself. Just got zapped. ☹ ---
**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:** [September 19, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/57 "2014-09-19T15:35:10Z")
Zapped 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:** [September 22, 2014, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/58 "2014-09-22T02:08:51Z")
Zapped again. ---
**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:** [September 22, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/59 "2014-09-22T02:48:34Z")
Gee Sam, why is it we’ve never had any useful advice from the multitude of vB experts on this board chiming in on your problem? We’ve had no end of people telling us how easy it is to do stuff in vB – I wish they’d tell us what’s going on with you. Jerry’s not been able to duplicate your problem so he can’t figure out what’s going on. I can’t figure it out neither, which is quite frustrating to you and to me too. I hate mysteries like this and I wish someone could advise us what’s going on here. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442/60 "2014-09-22T04:46:02Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Gee Sam, why is it we’ve never had any useful advice from the multitude of vB experts on this board chiming in on your problem? We’ve had no end of people telling us how easy it is to do stuff in vB – I wish they’d tell us what’s going on with you. > > Jerry’s not been able to duplicate your problem so he can’t figure out what’s going on. > > I can’t figure it out neither, which is quite frustrating to you and to me too. I hate mysteries like this and I wish someone could advise us what’s going on here. I’m not sure what “zapped” means in this context but it doesn’t sound to me like a vB issue. It’s only by chance that I even looked at this thread. If you genuinely want help from people, you might want to consider asking them. I don’t want to dig through the whole other long thread. Would it be possible to describe what is going on? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-thread-on-board-performance/694442.md?page=4)