# What happened on Nov 18. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 18, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412 "2002-11-18T23:32:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/1 "2002-11-18T23:32:32Z")
I couldn’t help but notice today that SDMB pages were uncharacteristically popping up really fast after the maintenance shutdown today. I like it. Is this permanent? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2002, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/2 "2002-11-18T23:41:03Z")
There was some really effective maintenance. Permanent? For now - each supply here seems to create more demand. Board speed has been up, but so has the number of posts. We’ll see. 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 19, 2002, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/3 "2002-11-19T19:17:05Z")
If people would just **stop posting** , we’d be FINE!! ---
**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:** [November 19, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/4 "2002-11-19T19:25:50Z")
I’d noticed too. Coincidentally, it happened just as I got a new computer, for my office. What this means, of course, is that I’ll never get anny work done again. ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2002, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/5 "2002-11-19T22:33:17Z")
It’s quite interesting sitting in Europe and posting. My mornings are always fine. From about 3 p.m. (8 a.m. in Chicago) things get sluggish, this goes on till around midnight here and speed goes up again. When there’s a holiday in the US or during weekends, I notice slower traffic too. Sp a lot of people access the board at work, obviously. But this evening, it’s been zipping! Yay. ---
**Author:** ![Hazel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Hazel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazel)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2002, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/6 "2002-11-20T09:00:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dantheman \* > \*\*If people would just **stop posting** , we’d be FINE!! \*\* I thought it was searching we needed to cut out? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2002, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/7 "2002-11-21T22:20:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > What this means, of course, is that I’ll never get anny work done again. Me either. I’m trying to get into a new project this week, and it’s been damned difficult, when it’s been so easy to come here and play. Am I going to have to start developing some self-discipline? At _my_ age? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/8 "2002-11-22T20:18:44Z")
God, me too. I think I’ve made something like 200 posts this week. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2002, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/9 "2002-11-22T20:49:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hazel \* > \*\*I thought it was searching we needed to cut out? \*\* Yes, and searching, too. No more posting and searching! Problem is that whenever they do improve server performance, the benefit of the improvement only lasts a short while, until the demand overcomes it. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2002, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/10 "2002-12-03T02:46:51Z")
shh… Don’t jinx it! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-on-nov-18/137412/11 "2002-12-04T10:51:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by clayton\_e \* > **shh… Don’t jinx it!** I’m kind of scared to do so, but y’know what, this has lasted a while. I don’t think I’ve had any slowdown, aside from the nightly down time at around 2 AM PST, since then. And even that seems to go by quickly. That or I’m drinking a lot more than I realize. Three cheers to **jdavis** and the techies!