# Wht does SDMB load so slow?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wht-does-sdmb-load-so-slow/87481>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 15, 2001, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wht-does-sdmb-load-so-slow/87481 "2001-10-15T13:05:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wht-does-sdmb-load-so-slow/87481/1 "2001-10-15T13:05:50Z")

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It doesn’t matter if I’m on either of my laptops or my workstation during the day or on my PC at night, SDMB pages load PAINFULLY slow.

Sometimes early in the morning, before 7:00 Central, it’s acceptable but anytime after that and I’ll often wait minutes for a page to load and even longer to post a reply.

Is this a traffic problem?

I recently turned two other friends onto SDMB and they’ve both written back to me also complaining about the speed.

Any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![El\_Zagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d2c977/32.png) [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wht-does-sdmb-load-so-slow/87481/2 "2001-10-15T13:25:59Z")

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It has always been slow, but lately I’ve noticed that posting messages in particular takes forever. I’m noticing a lot of double posts lately, and I suspect that that is the reason.

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**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2001, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wht-does-sdmb-load-so-slow/87481/3 "2001-10-15T14:05:37Z")

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This really belongs in ATMB.

If the board weren’t so slow, I’d move this thread there. ☹

Since there is a thread in ATMB about this already, I’m closing this thread.

[Hmmm…the boards are truly screwy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=92914)

**DrMatrix** - General Questions Moderator