# Problem Thread - Great Debates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [October 2, 2000, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326 "2000-10-02T13:18:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326/1 "2000-10-02T13:18:44Z")

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Dunno if I should be posting this here or not, but something seems to be wrong with the “Will capitalism fail” thread in Great Debates. When you post a message it times out on you and doesn’t update the Great Debates front page.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326/2 "2000-10-02T13:34:54Z")

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IANAMOA, but this sounds more like a server traffic problem than a problem with a specific thread.

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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326/3 "2000-10-02T13:39:05Z")

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Could be - but it has happened with a few different posts now and none of the other threads in GD (or elsewhere) seem to be giving a problem.

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**Author:** ![kabbes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e99b99/32.png) [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2000, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326/4 "2000-10-02T15:49:32Z")

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Definitely a problem - the board only seems to recognise 5 pages, but if you click on the little arrow for “most recent post”, you actually discover that there is a sixth page.

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**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326/5 "2000-10-03T04:46:46Z")

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Yup, that’s a problem with that specific thread. Once a thread gets really big, it sometimes starts acting up. I made a new thread titled [Is capitalism destined to fail?, Part II](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=40707), so you can continue the discussion if you feel so inclined. Just FYI, an email to David B and I will likely get a more prompt response if you notice a thread acting funny.

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**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2000, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/problem-thread-great-debates/35326/6 "2000-10-04T01:54:58Z")

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I stand corrected! Kabbes, good judgement there. You taught an olbie something new 😉