Why is the message board so damn slow?

It seriously takes me a good minute or two to open a thread.
I have a DSL connection and I have tried two different browsers (IE 5.5, Netscape 4.7) and have seen no improvment. Is it the fact that it isn’t a static page?
Help me!:smack:

IDK, but if you can open a thread at all, you’re doing better than I often do.

I’m with Shoshana. Failure more often than success. . .

I don’t think it has much to do with connection speed. It’s on Cecil’s end, not enough gun power in the database software or hardware.

I am guessing they are using MS SQL as their database. hehe
:stuck_out_tongue:

You get what you pay for. This is free.

Heads, I move it to ATMB.

Tails, I close it.

It’s never tails, is it? Or maybe I just never see the ones that get closed.

Read the FAQ.

Hint: it’s called ‘FAQ - technical issues - please read this BEFORE posting a question

Heh, should I mention that when I use the SDMB at school, it takes mere seconds to load a forum?
Good ol’ cable.

But don’t feel bad, at home my 56 keeps it nice and slow.

Try loading the main page, straightdope.com, that should be fast :slight_smile:

BTW, in your user profile you can turn things on & off to make minor speed improvements. Like turning off having to view Sigs of any kind.
That one I jumped on as soon as I read about it.