It seems to be getting worse. I hope there’s a solution that can be sorted out for it, it’s getting to the point where I won’t come back.
On top of that, the board goes in offline mode right smack dab in my primetime, around 7.30pm for nearly an hour.
Total suckitude. 
" It’s as emmy66 said, the main page speed seems to have no relation to the message board’s speed. "
Yes, an old trick. They aren’t on the same server, or at least didn’t use to be. If you can get to one site, but not the other, that’s one thing. But if you can’t get to either one of them, that’s another issue.