SDMB server speed...

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I use a cable modem, I know it’s no T3, and I usually see very little lag in page loads except for this site. Is this just a credit to this sites popularity or what? I’d gladly chip in a few bucks if this were a “we don’t have the resources” issue. Anyone else notice this?

Side note: this post is not meant to defame this site in any way. I have just recently discovered this site, and consider it a true God-send. I appreciate the service that this site provides, and will do anything reasonable to continue my ability to post, and view posts that I find enlightening. </asskissing>

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Since this is a question About This Message Board,

Off to ATMB.

DrMatrix - GQ Moderator

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no shit, this is the slowest ass website i ever visited.

i am also on Cable.

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I’m on a T3 connection and although fast, it still is a lot slower than most of the other sites…

Still, top site.

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DrMatrix, my bad… I’m still a newbie here. I would have posted on that board if I’d had known about it.

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  1. Yes the site is slow.
  2. Yes, it is from the popularity of the site outpacing the resources.
  3. No, you can’t chip in a few bucks.
  4. If you feel that desperate, buy things from the online store.
  5. Try looking around ATMB. These topics have been discussed numerous times.
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Short answer is that the Chicago Reader can’t figure out a reliable way to accept donations so we cant.

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wow, thats lame. how hard can it be ? :slight_smile:

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<< wow, thats lame. how hard can it be ? >>

The short answer: A for-profit organization can’t accept donations, they become taxable income. So, as a start, only a portion of what you contribute would actually go towards the new server. And then the READER’s accounting isn’t set up to handle it (that is, to track and be able to report to those nice folks at the Income Tax).

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Can SDMB be spun off as a not-for-profit educational venture?

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That’s already been suggested, too, as most likely has anything else you might care to name. To make a long story short, the administration of the board are looking at ways to make the board profitable, but obviously, none of them have been implemented with. Ultimately, the decision lies with the owners and management of the Chicago Reader, and they haven’t yet decided anything on the issue. Since they’re so kind as to continue to operate this board without profits in the meanwhile, we really have nothing to complain about. We’re in no position to tell them that they have to make money, nor how.