# Slow

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995
**Category:** About This Message Board
**Created:** [August 21, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995 "2002-08-21T22:17:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author: ![lynn73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@lynn73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lynn73)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2002, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995/1 "2002-08-21T22:17:04Z")

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☹ Why is this site so slow. It takes forever to get here. Also moving around the board is very slow. When I click on posts now, I keep getting the message that the page can’t be displayed.

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### Author: ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2002, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995/2 "2002-08-21T22:38:12Z")

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From the top of this forum: [FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=103503)

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### Author: ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995/3 "2002-08-22T01:14:17Z")

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Or maybe it’s God’s will.

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### Author: ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2002, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995/4 "2002-08-22T04:11:48Z")

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I think you meant to say og, Mr. Winkelried.

Or maybe it’s **og’s** will.

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### Author: ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2002, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995/5 "2002-08-22T12:41:30Z")

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Since being slow is a negative, I’d say it’s God’s won’t.

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### Author: ![Netbrian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71e660/32.png) [@Netbrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Netbrian)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2002, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow/124995/6 "2002-08-24T22:40:56Z")

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Anyone have a chicken to sacrifice?