# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/621 "2020-02-20T19:38:41Z")
Seems to have resolved for me. Haven’t gotten an error in the last half hour or so. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/622 "2020-02-20T19:49:26Z")
> [@steatopygia](#): > > Can we please just fix this? > > We are supposed to be smart. The best and the brightest. Yeah, yeah. > > Can we buy the board from the current owners and then fix it? > Can we pay to get it fixed? > Can we pay the person responsible to fix it on their own time? > > We are not going to grow this way, we are going to die. > I will throw in $20 today, if a solution is proposed. I’ll chip in $20 too. But - I’m not sure this is a monetary problem. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/623 "2020-02-20T19:49:35Z")
I don’t blame the Mods for this at all, but it’s clear after all this time that the administrators of the SDMB do not give a damn about this board. For those of you that haven’t heard about this before, I suggest that you visit [The Giraffe Boards.](https://www.giraffeboards.com/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=-1&f=6) ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/624 "2020-02-20T19:54:35Z")
Got a 504 error just now when trying to access this thread. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/625 "2020-02-20T19:56:23Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > Seems to have resolved for me. Haven’t gotten an error in the last half hour or so. During the time period you’re talking about … I had my worst 15-minute episode ever. Essentially, I couldn’t open any board pages at all. Forums, posts, nothing. I don’t know if this actually made a difference, but: I got in by Google-searching an old post of mine, then opening THAT. I have the User Control Panel (list of recently-updated threads I’ve replied to) as a bookmark, and that bookmark was just stymied. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/626 "2020-02-20T19:58:02Z")
It’s clear that user base does _collectively_ benefit from a “good period” or _collectively_ suffer an error-filled “bad period”. How the boards presents to any given user at any given time seems to be completely chaotic. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/627 "2020-02-20T20:13:07Z")
Ton of timeouts today. Pretty muck makes the site unusable. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/628 "2020-02-20T20:14:09Z")
Today I can’t get through to anything on the first try. I have to wait a really long time to finally get an error message. Then, when I tap reload, the page comes up right away. I’m on an Android phone, using Chrome. ETA:. Virtually unusable. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/629 "2020-02-20T20:22:55Z")
Constant errors for the past few weeks. I thought the site name changed to “Gateway 504” it’s up there so often. 😃 Although, last night during debate was the only time I didn’t get the errors. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/630 "2020-02-20T20:25:36Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > It’s clear that user base does _collectively_ benefit from a “good period” or _collectively_ suffer an error-filled “bad period”. How the boards presents to any given user at any given time seems to be completely chaotic. My last post above is completely in error. Let me try again: **It’s clear that user base doesn’t _collectively_ benefit from a “good period” or _collectively_ suffer an error-filled “bad period”. How the boards presents to any given user at any given time seems to be completely chaotic.** ---
**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:** [February 20, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/631 "2020-02-20T20:35:47Z")
\*\*"Error: Server Error The server encountered a temporary error and could not complete your request. Please try again in 30 seconds."\*\* I hate to be a pest, but perhaps one should remember that one of the reasons for introducing the badly broken SultanTheme was to improve the SDMB’s Google ranking. This is not exactly helpful if potential new users find the site inaccessible, which has been happening about half the time for the last couple of days and intermittently for months now. In fact I think Google seriously downranks sites based on their response times. Time for some serious action if we want this place to continue to exist, such as relocating servers. ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/632 "2020-02-20T20:40:22Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Time for some serious action if we want this place to continue to exist, such as relocating servers. While _we_ might want that, it’s my understanding that the people who own the servers are, at best, oblivious to our existence. Maybe a PR push would be more effective. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/633 "2020-02-20T20:46:18Z")
I started collecting data this afternoon as to how many 50x errors of each type I was getting, just because. So very, very, very many I gave up on that. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/634 "2020-02-20T21:14:27Z")
> [@GreysonCarlisle](#): > > While _we_ might want that, it’s my understanding that the people who own the servers are, at best, oblivious to our existence. Maybe a PR push would be more effective. Just be careful not to make any calls to action with your PR push. ☹ ~Max ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/635 "2020-02-20T21:34:13Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Ton of timeouts today. Pretty muck makes the site unusable. Ditto. It seems to be getting worse. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/636 "2020-02-20T23:48:22Z")
I’ve been starting my day where I wake up, logon to SDMB, take a shower, get dressed and check the computer. I’m like, “Oooh! Oooh! Page almost loaded-- ah, crap.” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/637 "2020-02-20T23:49:53Z")
> [@Max\_S](#): > > Just be careful not to make any calls to action with your PR push. ☹ That would suck. Save the Dope! Save the Dope! Warnings for the lot o’ ye! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/638 "2020-02-21T00:37:45Z")
Today was the worst I have experienced. Probably a half dozen times I exited and signed in again. If it continues, it becomes too much trouble to even try. ---
**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:** [February 21, 2020, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/639 "2020-02-21T01:21:55Z")
“Unreliable” is quickly becoming “unusable”. I would think only the most dedicated of us board addicts even bother any more. Is this a way to build a growing clientele? ---
**Author:** ![Bumbershoot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bumbershoot/32/3428_2.png) [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2020, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514/640 "2020-02-21T01:29:11Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > “Unreliable” is quickly becoming “unusable”. I would think only the most dedicated of us board addicts even bother any more. Is this a way to build a growing clientele? They should change the name to the Straight Dope Masochists Board. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recent-server-timeout-errors-anyone-else-getting-them/844514.md?page=33)