# Update Thread for Board Performance Symptoms **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 29, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442 "2003-09-29T08:27:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/1 "2003-09-29T08:27:58Z")
Report for 09-28-03:[ul][li] _Great clickthrough speed and posting all the way past noon PST._[/li] [li] _Afternoon (evening EST) snarl of page refresh and posting turn around._[/li] [li] _Higher failure rate of “sneak through” post submits._[/li](Some timeouts still manage to complete text transmission without finalizing the signoff handshake. Upon a second preview, the post is shown as having been added to the thread. During the final stages of board gridlock, timeouts occur with “sneak throughs” occurring 3% of the time.) [li] _Update of latest contributors on forum pages can remain unchanged for up to ten hours so far tonight._[/li] [li] _One of my posts was lost._[/li](Can’t remember the thread now as I am not currently logging all posts. If the situation deteriorates, I will begin logging my posts again (and posting times from now on).[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/2 "2003-09-29T11:00:54Z")
[ul] [li]_9/29/03_[/li] Everything seems fine, but I can’t get this feeling that someone is watching me… Stalking me. I heard the murderous server of chicago is on the loose. I hear he’s been taking threads from the Zenster district… Doing horrible things to them. WAIT! What was that noise? Investigating. If I do not reply within 6 hours, assume dead. [/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2003, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/3 "2003-09-29T11:09:38Z")
While **Zenster’s** OP, in the light of the weird stuff around here lately, was serious (I take it) – your post fair cracked me up, **Aslan**. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/4 "2003-10-02T03:05:47Z")
Well, **Quasi** ’s “Lottery and Stock … WTH” thread in GQ is shot to hell. No OP present between the header and footer. When I posted a note to the mods, the forum then showed 0 replies, yet indicated that I was the most recent poster. Could be that I am viewed as the original poster or something. Methinks it’s time to reset the server, or take all the hamsters out for a drink (or a bullet, whichever comes first). Thread ID: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=214832](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=214832) ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/5 "2003-10-02T03:21:48Z")
Let’s not neglect to mention that there are nearly half a dozen of **Quasi** ’s duplicate threads as well. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/6 "2003-10-02T04:04:31Z")
It’s a hit-or-miss over here. Board speed is absolutely blazing at times and snail-paced at others. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/7 "2003-10-02T04:34:07Z")
For me those times when you press submit and the thread either hangs or times out - the thread gets posted 99 percent of the time. (I think I remember only one occasion when the post didn’t post) Board slowness co-incides with the following occurences… 1 minute after I arrive here. Whenever I spot an interesting thread (it’s fine before that) Whenever I get a particularly good idea for a thread or reply to a thread (again, fine before that) Whenever someone has said something dumb or wrong and I must correct quickly. ---
**Author:** ![green\_bladder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/73ab20/32.png) [@green\_bladder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/green_bladder)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/8 "2003-10-02T11:26:27Z")
It’s been a couple of days and **Aslan** hasn’t replied yet… _sigh_ the MSC (murderous server of Chicago) has taken yet another victim. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/9 "2003-10-02T19:52:48Z")
> [@](#): > > For me those times when you press submit and the thread either hangs or times out - the thread gets posted 99 percent of the time. This used to be the case, but lately, it seems to be the reverse situation. When I have a post that times out, I always preview to check, and lately (this summer, or so), it’s not been posting the first time. Always preview before resubmitting. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/10 "2003-10-03T03:03:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lobsang \* > \*\* > Whenever someone has said something dumb or wrong and I must correct quickly. \*\* I’d like to add: On the rare occasion that I run into a reply-less GQ thread I actually know the answer to. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/11 "2003-10-05T04:13:48Z")
10-03-2003 Great clickthrough and posting times up until ~15:00:00 PST. Performance declined seriously thereafter until about 21:00:00 PST. 10-04-2003 Good speed all day until 21:00:00 PST. Board is currently providing marginal performance . ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2003, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/12 "2003-10-05T08:14:22Z")
One post lost from **Quasi** ’s Cafe Society “Christmas Recipe” thread. ---
**Author:** ![skyzoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@skyzoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skyzoo)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/13 "2003-10-06T04:19:12Z")
MacTime 11:30:35 What is the _deal_ here?! I think someone is swiping recipes and forgetting to put them back in the cookbook! This behavior must desist! And I (who have silently been observing for a few months) am at great puzzlement upon witnessing disappearing threadmarks. Where are the VBulletin Police when we need them? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/14 "2003-10-06T04:25:00Z")
Major bottleneck observed around 19:00:00 PST. Otherwise, pretty smooth sailing all day. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/15 "2003-10-06T07:29:51Z")
Definite problems with “last post” updates on the Cafe Society forum page. My reply to **Quasi** ’s cookoff thread has not been reflected for over **6** hours. Time to reset the server (if that is what cures this problem). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2003, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/16 "2003-10-07T19:28:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Major bottleneck observed around 19:00:00 PST Nitpick: Do you mean PST or PDT? I’m pretty sure that all of the Pacific zone states observe Daylight Saving Time, and we haven’t fallen back behind, yet. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/17 "2003-10-23T03:19:32Z")
Recently, it’s pretty apparent that the boards really choke up as the “lunch crunch” sweeps across the continental United States. From about 9:00 to 13:00 PDT the boards bog down rather badly. Today, a pit thread started by **Otto** had its OP deleted and my GD “Lack of Modernization in the Middle East” thread posted, received three views and then promptly self-destructed. I’ve just noticed another missing post in the IMHO “Baby Shower for Guys” thread. (Now reposted.) Time to reset the server or whatever it is that fixes this. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/18 "2003-10-23T03:59:49Z")
Well, that’s three different posts of mine that have gone missing from the IMHO “Would I want to eat the chicken’s feet served in Chinese Restaurants?” thread. Someone’s tender ministrations are required. Hammer or no. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/19 "2003-10-23T04:30:45Z")
Okay, something really twisted is going on. I have never seen anything like this before. I’m trying to do a search in the BBQ Pit and after a while, the screen goes totally blank (white). The back button returns me to my forum search entry just fine. This has happened four times in a row. ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442/20 "2003-10-23T04:33:07Z")
Very strange. The progress bar shows the search function completing, but instead of the “Your search is now in progress” notification, I get a blank screen. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-thread-for-board-performance-symptoms/204442.md?page=2)