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DaveC426913

DaveC426913

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I'm noticing a lot of lag in the site last couple of days.
Different networks, different devices, same lag.

Just me?
 
I've been noticing this for a very long while--like over a year, but prior to that we had crap internet with just 2.5 Mbps download speed so it was hard to tell. It comes and goes, but when it's slow, it's really slow--like 20 seconds or so to refresh a page.
 
Now, instead of lag time, I'm getting actual 'can't load' errors, though they only last a few seconds.
 
DaveC426913 said:
Now, instead of lag time, I'm getting actual 'can't load' errors, though they only last a few seconds.
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Yeah, I've been seeing that too. But for me, it's been like this for a very long time--it's just very intermittent.
 
DaveC426913 said:
I'm noticing a lot of lag in the site last couple of days.
Different networks, different devices, same lag.

Just me?
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I’ve also been aware of it for a few months. Seems especially slow to complete the loading of moving avatars. Didn’t we have a revamp some time back? Is it connected with that?
 
У меня нормально. Как и было. Возможно, у вас тормозит из-за выросшего в десятки раз числа просмотров в эти дни? Кстати, из-за чего они выросли?
 
It’s not happening for me today but a few days ago, I could get onto the site, but the forum section took a while to load.
 
It was superrrr slow to load today. It’s fine now, but I’m wondering what’s causing the random slow down?
 
Never noticed any slowness with this site. Could some of this just be vagaries of particular broadband services? (I ask because the broadband we have here is kind of "overbuilt" - it is serving a low population region of the US with recently built infrastructure meant to handle longterm growth)
 
TheVat said:
Never noticed any slowness with this site. Could some of this just be vagaries of particular broadband services? (I ask because the broadband we have here is kind of "overbuilt" - it is serving a low population region of the US with recently built infrastructure meant to handle longterm growth)
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No. Specific to SciFo.
 
Okay, the forums took a while to load last night (on my phone) but what did load quickly were several ads. I’m wondering if this is the issue - the number of ads taking up space on the main page lately, is overwhelming.
 
wegs said:
Okay, the forums took a while to load last night (on my phone) but what did load quickly were several ads. I’m wondering if this is the issue - the number of ads taking up space on the main page lately, is overwhelming.
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Ads?

If you are getting ads you are not logged in.
It's not the ads.
 
DaveC426913 said:
Ads?

If you are getting ads you are not logged in.
It's not the ads.
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When this occurs, I can see the site, but the forums aren’t showing up - only parts of the site load, and the page is covered with a bunch of ads. I’m not able to login when this happens.
 
wegs said:
When this occurs, I can see the site, but the forums aren’t showing up - only parts of the site load, and the page is covered with a bunch of ads. I’m not able to login when this happens.
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Yes, this was a distinct (though possibly related) issue.

When I logged in last night I got the header but no threads could be found. I just got a generic 'we can't load this content' message. I assume James R is aware of this but it's resolved now.

This may have the same root cause as the site lag, but they are two distinct symptoms.
 
DaveC426913 said:
Yes, this was a distinct (though possibly related) issue.

When I logged in last night I got the header but no threads could be found. I just got a generic 'we can't load this content' message. I assume James R is aware of this but it's resolved now.

This may have the same root cause as the site lag, but they are two distinct symptoms.
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I've gotten that one too, not often, but more often than one might expect.

What is the likely cause for this sort of thing? I mean, other than the site being overwhelmed by bots? Or, with other sites, regular users--but that would imply quite a lot of traffic, wouldn't it?
 
DaveC426913 said:
Yes, this was a distinct (though possibly related) issue.

When I logged in last night I got the header but no threads could be found. I just got a generic 'we can't load this content' message. I assume James R is aware of this but it's resolved now.

This may have the same root cause as the site lag, but they are two distinct symptoms.
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It may be coincidental, but I can't help but think the influx of ads has something to do with it. Even when I'm logged in on my phone, different sections of the forum are split because of so many of them. I get it, SF needs to pay the bills, but it's just food for thought.
 
You couid try the duckduckgo browser. It chews up ads and spits them out, then loads pages pretty fast. I use it whenever there are aggressive ad problems.
 
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