# Recent server timeout errors — anyone else getting them? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 7, 2019, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514 "2019-12-07T16:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/181 "2019-12-28T19:47:03Z")
I think I’m going to keep doing this, C&P… \*\*Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds.\*\* (sigh) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/182 "2019-12-28T19:59:12Z")
I still maintain that if every active user chipped in a dollar a month or so, we’d have more than enough to take ownership of the whole damn site and outsource it to a reliable server farm. Or, we can just keep endlessly complaining about it. It’s possible that **TubaDiva** is right and the problem may be due to the old VB software being hacked and beaten over the years like a rented mule, but then we’d have the opportunity to upgrade it to something modern. And maybe even get rid of Sultan’s Theme in the process. And if the problem is denial of service attacks, I think a professional service provider like Amazon Web Services is well equipped to deal with it. ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/183 "2019-12-28T20:21:26Z")
_I still maintain that if every active user chipped in a dollar a month or so, we’d have more than enough to take ownership of the whole damn site and outsource it to a reliable server farm. Or, we can just keep endlessly complaining about it._ You are a guest, which, if I’m not mistaken, indicates that you are not chipping in. Also, some of us are below the poverty level and can not afford even a dollar a month. Yes, some of us are that broke, getting by on ancient computers and sub standard servers. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/184 "2019-12-28T21:15:28Z")
I agree about the if we all chip in $1, but I doubt that’d happen. I believe, by far, that most Dopers are free Guests. (Me, BTW, I pay the annual $5 because it’s worth the entertainment value. And I accept and respect those who want to continue being free guests. That is the agreement each of us made when we joined and/or re-upped.) BTW in the 1980s when Harley-Davidson motorcycle quality was dropping and their bikes became a joke under AMF ownership, the employees banded together behind Willie G. Davidson, grandson of one of the founders, to buy back the company from AMF. Ever since then, Harley quality has been very good. Harley builds an excellent product. (and AMF = _Adios, Mother F_ckers!\* :)) So maybe we can do the same thing but I think we are far from that. And, I am c&p-ing the errors now not to be “endlessly complaining about it”, but to continually report instances of it happening. It is my hope that Jenny / **TubaDiva** and hopefully others are working the issue, to correct it. I am the OP and I started this thread on 07 Dec, and we’ve been dealing with this situation for nearly a month now. (sigh) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/185 "2019-12-28T21:18:18Z")
\*\* Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds.\*\* (sigh) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/186 "2019-12-28T21:39:41Z")
\*\* Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/187 "2019-12-28T21:47:29Z")
\*\* 504 Gateway Time-out shield\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/188 "2019-12-28T21:57:12Z")
I got this in the trivia thread game when I pressed Post Quick Reply. I only pressed it once, but in getting this error message my post also did get submitted. \*\* The following errors occurred with your submission: This forum requires that you wait 60 seconds between posts. Please try again in 45 seconds.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2019, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/189 "2019-12-28T23:37:36Z")
**504 Gateway Time-out** That’s the second time in two days for me. Not counting the v-e-r-y long load times that didn’t actually time out. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/190 "2019-12-29T01:10:41Z")
**Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds.** At least I’m getting different messages to break up the monotony.:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/191 "2019-12-29T02:09:13Z")
For what it’s worth, I notice more occurrences on the longer threads, like the Bakers Dozen thread in Thread Games. I successfully open that thread 25-50% of the time on the first try. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/192 "2019-12-29T02:28:24Z")
> [@Personal](#): > > For what it’s worth, I notice more occurrences on the longer threads, like the Bakers Dozen thread in Thread Games. I successfully open that thread 25-50% of the time on the first try. I notice that too, but it’s possible it’s just confirmation bias on my part… ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/193 "2019-12-29T03:20:50Z")
I haven’t seen a trend in mine. I was on earlier with my new-as-far-as-I’m-concerned macbook air and chrome and caught a time-out when I tried a reply to a one-page thread. So being the curious thing I am I logged in from my Mini and got the same time-out on the same thread from there. Don’t know that that tells us anything but there it is. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/194 "2019-12-29T03:37:20Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > \*\* 504 Gateway Time-out > > shield\*\* Yep, I just got the same message a few minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/195 "2019-12-29T07:53:27Z")
\*\*502 Server Error Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/196 "2019-12-29T16:17:08Z")
\*\*502 Server Error Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Personal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Personal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Personal)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/197 "2019-12-29T16:48:04Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I notice that too, but it’s possible it’s just confirmation bias on my part… I thought so too, so I opened Bakers Dozen, Movie Marathon and Food Feast at the same time in separate tabs. Movie Marathon and Food Feast loaded immediately while Bakers Dozen clocked. Granted, I’ve tried this just a handful of times, and with various threads, but it’s held true. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/198 "2019-12-29T16:50:50Z")
I visited a couple threads, long and short, made a few replies – all perfect. Then I tried to come here and see how its been going for other and --------- 504’d twice before I got in. Call it a combination of :smack: and 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TheCuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thecuse/32/2854_2.png) [@TheCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCuse)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/199 "2019-12-29T18:28:34Z")
I don’t even wait for the error messages. I just quit my browser, relaunch it, and try again. Just a few minutes ago, I clicked on the GQ, and it just hung there. Quit my browser and came back to the forums. Nothing. Quit and tried again. Nothing. Did it six times. And finally I got to the forums ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/200 "2019-12-29T20:28:23Z")
Instead of doing that, why not reload the page after 15-30 seconds? That usually works, eventually. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=11)