# Why does the Baker's Dozen thread lag so badly?

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**Created:** [May 3, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bakers-dozen-thread-lag-so-badly/687550 "2014-05-03T00:44:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bakers-dozen-thread-lag-so-badly/687550/1 "2014-05-03T00:44:43Z")

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Whenever I hit “Reply All” or “Preview Post” in[this Game Room thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=573445), it takes up to 2-3 minutes for the board to respond. Granted, it’s a thread that’s 250+ pages long, but I’ve never experienced that type of extreme lag time in similarly long threads, at least not on a routine basis.

Is this due to some kind of quirk or limitation in the board’s software, or am I just unlucky?

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bakers-dozen-thread-lag-so-badly/687550/2 "2014-05-03T04:23:23Z")

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Huh. Never happened to me. Maybe now I can start getting to lucky 13.

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**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bakers-dozen-thread-lag-so-badly/687550/3 "2014-05-03T04:38:48Z")

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Opens up for me immediately. I’ve clicked on your link several times since your OP.

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**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bakers-dozen-thread-lag-so-badly/687550/4 "2014-05-03T18:32:19Z")

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Huh. I’ve just noticed in the last week or two, when I post from my iphone it takes 2-3 minutes for the board to respond. After it does, when I look at the thread current position (from the view of all the threads), it doesn’t list my post.

ETA: Sorry, **Leo**. I wasn’t intentionally copying your post opening.

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-bakers-dozen-thread-lag-so-badly/687550/5 "2014-05-03T18:37:32Z")

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No, the thread initially opens just fine, as well as clicking from page to page. It’s only when I click one of the reply buttons that the hamsters suddenly decide to take a coffee break. :dubious:

It’s consistent enough to make me wonder if there’s something specific about that thread, such as its massive size, that’s contributing to the problem.