Is it just me or is this site slowing down again?

it's not your imagination...

it's not your imagination...

Yes, it is VERY slow. That is why sometimes I have 'hiccups' when posting to a thread. I often time have to go in and delete the double post.

This site is painfully slow. Not able to post when it acts up like this. This has be happening off and on for a few weeks. Is anything being done to fix the problem that is causing this forum site to be so darn slow?!?

Yes, it is VERY slow. That is why sometimes I have 'hiccups' when posting to a thread. I often time have to go in and delete the double post.
Not everybody is as concientious as your goodself and there are many double and triple posts. When it is slow I give up, but then I'm only here for the fun, those requiring/giving advice must get really pi***d off.

Brian

those requiring/giving advice must get really pi***d off.

You have no idea...lol....

Is anything being done?? or better yet, CAN anything be done??

R~

It's infuriating. :mad:

Unfortunately, for anything to be done about it, the site would have to have an owner that visits/knows/cares what is happening. And it doesn't... :(

In light of the fact that I am getting technical errors, I'd say either someone is cleaning stuff up as we speak of else the site is a 'fixin to blow up again...:eek: :cool:

This site runs ok in the morning (UK time) but slows up in the afternoon (UK time);)

Col

Is the problem with the server that the forum is on or the database that holds all of the forum data? Either way, this site is unacceptably slow since posting responses in nearly impossible no matter what time of day [US time].

What the heck is wrong with this site?!?! It keeps getting slower and slower. Posting is almost impossible!

One hour ago I couldn't even log in. Got a message that the dbase was down.
Let's see if this one get's thru.

Note ;
Appearantly it does, Assume that Jon was updating the site/dbase/server ?

I just got a database error a few minutes ago. I wonder what the deal is? :(

Yes, this site has been incredibly slow for me.

Anybody else finding this site slow? Anybody finding it normal speed?

I've only been on 20 minutes at first it was so slow I nearly logged off, then it suddenly flew, now its variable.

Brian

Yep - Slow

is there too much junk on it ???

G

I hang out occasionally at another site like this http://www.javaranch.com that has problems like this occasionally; which are directly related to activity and the size/number of server[s]. The solution was always to buy more or bigger servers. Oftentimes a collection was taken from the membership (donation) to keep going. It is a great site like this one, but like any good thing, not without its occasional problems. Paul [the owner operator] does a great job and has a fantastic site.:cool:

I find searching the site VERY VERY slow. Posting is not too much of a problem (finger crossed) and once the thread has loaded it isn't too bad to navigate multiple pages.

Homepage loads fairly quickly but it really is searching that I find a real chore and loading threads takes ages too.:( Actually posting is very slow too, I am writing this after I press submit!

searching isn't working for me

searching isn't working for me....or posting by the looks of it :-(

It happens occasionally and probably when something is being done to the servers whereever this is hosted. Just be patient people. It does clear up after a little while.

My best guess is net stuff in general takes a hit as the east coast comes on line at work in the am. It always slows in the east coast am time frame - ???

ken

My best guess is net stuff in general takes a hit as the east coast comes on line at work in the am. It always slows in the east coast am time frame - ???

ken

Damn Americans :D

It slows around MidDay here I assumed that it was some server maintenance taking place before the Americans came on stream , perhaps they don't realise how early you guys start work.

Brian

It always slows when the Yanks come online.

Col

It always slows when the Yanks come online.

Col

yea but post quality goes through the roof!!!!:D:D:p

yea but post quality goes through the roof!!!!:D:D:p

Unless there's a scooter ride scheduled from essex and/or someone's heater goes on the blink, then there seems to be a pretty high quality maintained all day :p:p

or someone's heater goes on the blink,

Heater? that's US slang for a gun isn't it? are you saying you have a problem with your killing machine?:confused:

Col

Hey i am the thousandth(?) viewer! Top!

Around three in the afternoon America wakes up and things are getting slow. The speed is adjusted to match the Americans...:D

i find the site unbearable at 12 - 1:30pm UK time apart from that its pretty swish for me...

i find the site unbearable at 12 - 1:30pm UK time apart from that its pretty swish for me...
I agree - very irritating as that's my lunch hour when I can really browse the forums. But it has been getting much slower in the last 2 weeks at all times. Not just the forum pages but the other pages as well.

are the kids on holiday somewhere - (increase in traffic ??)

Good morning

The site is somewhat slower than it used to be .... but not a real problem as far as I'm concerned.

Maurice

Seems someone should contact Jon about the performance of this site (again)... I for one am losing patience...

it was very slow last night ....

it was very slow last night ....

Who ? She or her ? ;)

Who ? She or her ? ;)Are you having a bad day, rak?

Are you having a bad day, rak?

No , on the contrary.
After a heated discussion with my boss yesterday, I'm starting to see things in a more positive way ;)

Yeah!? Great!

After missing work last night, I might just get fired...

I've always found the site to slow down rather severely, for about an hour, around 7:00 am EST (ie right now, but it is of course just fine today), but I've always written it off as NYC etc coming online and f*cking about.

welcome to the world as it is viewed by those of us who still have only dialup available!

i only got broadband last year... its on its way im sure. hang in there!!

i only got broadband last year... !

Had it for years, the site still stupidly slow at various times

Had it for years, the site still stupidly slow at various times

even before this year?

even before this year?

Yes and the site's even slower this year at various times and not with any consistency

I've got broadband and the site is slow around 12 till 2pm.

Col

Unbearable slow today ( 03/13/2008).
Cost me more than 2 minutes to get this message thru.

Indeed Incredably slow... might be a dutch thing?

No not just Holland, I'm also finding it slow, sometimes I just give up.

Brian

It stopped altogether this morning

It stopped altogether this morning

What ? Yur motorbike ?

Update :
01:39 PM. Site seems to have speeded up enormously. Almost back to normal speed.

sped up enormously :)

sped up enormously :)

Ehhhh :

http://www.yourdictionary.com/speeded-up

nobody's perfect

Ehhhh :

http://www.yourdictionary.com/speeded-up

nobody's perfect

I'm just nit-picking this morning :p

I'm just nit-picking this morning :p

or nitt-pikking ?

sped up enormously :)

Well I can't find fault with this statement since it's past tense and was when it was posted:confused:

What ? Yur motorbike ?


Don't be silly, it's not a Hardly;)

Don't be silly, it's not a Hardly;)

Sorry forgot, it's one of those girly goozie ones , ain't it ? :p

Back to topic, : site is slow again : today 11.50 AM

Back to topic, : site is slow again : today 11.50 AM

You're too early, put your clock righ:pt

Might be Rich, but what I don't get is, we're now at post 60 in this tread and
appearantly no one seems to do anything in getting this solved.
This is a good forum/site, but waiting more than a minute to give a respons to anyone is very frustrating.
So I ( and I guess many others) would be pleased to see improvement on this.

Jon, Mile-O, Pat and others is there anything you could possibly do, to
improve on this site's performance.

Thanks in advance,

Ron

Ron

My limited understanding gained from the guns and shooting forums is that the problem is usually caused by not having a dedicated server or sometime problems at the server end.

But usually the administrators make some sort of announcement as to what is happening:)

They might be using macros:D

I must say, there was no 7am crawl today. Maybe this has to do with the daylight savings shift, but this site has been very prompt for me today. So i guess what I have to say is, the only problem I ever had was either solved or solved itself...for now...

Too darn slow .... I cant complain though, lots have been learnt from this site.. Thanks to everyone involved...

What happened to the NewPosts link??

What happened to the NewPosts link??

I don't know - I've emailed Jon to see if he can get it taken care of.

That's real odd for just a small pc like that to zonk -

I seem to be getting bumped off often and have to sign in lots recently. Maybe it is changed on our end though because we have new security and a rearrangement of the server structure underway.
Just a bit of a pain in the butt when you have dial connection and are language challenged because I often have to edit my english.
Read - Sign in - Reply - Post - Sign in - Edit spelling - Read - Sign in - Reply - Post - Sign in - Edit spelling - Read - Sign in - Reply - Post - Sign in - Edit spelling...

Gee now I am trying the search and it keeps returning an error :mad:


I hope I didnt finally break the forum :eek:

What is up with this forum? It has been beyond slow just trying to open any thread for the past few days!

I've lost it 3 times since 13.30 uk time today, its impossible to use.

Brian

Must be a high speed thing - the speed is constant 24/7 on dialup at 32.2k

one of the reasons I am not comming to this site anymore very much is because it is very very slow. something needs to be done about it by Jon, or if he can't, then he should just purchase another and start over from scratch.

one of the reasons I am not comming to this site anymore very much is because it is very very slow.

You've not been missed.

You need a capital "O" at the beginning of your statement, and "comming" is incorrect. Please be more careful, these basic errors make you look illiterate and under educated.

Col

You've not been missed.

You need a capital "O" at the beginning of your statement, and "comming" is incorrect. Please be more careful, these basic errors make you look illiterate and under educated.

Col

Under educated? I'll choose to be ANYTHING as long as I'm not a condescending jackass. I'd have to kill myself if I fell into that category.

I have seen a few flags left on this forum like so many others. Moving servers probably will not change the speeds as any host to forums is having similar speed issues because they are open to this sort of attack. It is an ongoing fight for forums to shield themselves from spam, either bot or human generated.

one of the reasons I am not comming to this site anymore very much is because it is very very slow. something needs to be done about it by Jon, or if he can't, then he should just purchase another and start over from scratch.

one of the reasons I am not comming to this site anymore very much is because it is very very slow. something needs to be done about it by Jon, or if he can't, then he should just purchase another and start over from scratch.
I think that's really Jon's decision don't you. I don't think it is our place to tell him what he should purchase

It is an ongoing fight for forums to shield themselves from spam, either bot or human generated.maybe we should just go back to the good 'ol days when we actually SPOKE to one another, instead of communicating through machines?

Oh wait, that's impossible since we aren't allowed to cut down trees anymore for paper purposes. I forgot about that! Does anyone know the date where we won't be allowed out of our homes anymore because we pollute the earth by walking? I'm curious how long that will take. Anyone?


I think that's really Jon's decision don't you. I don't think it is our place to tell him what he should purchaseI'm not telling him anything. He can do what he wants. How many forums can I browse if I want? A couple million? After all, let's face the facts. Jon's priorities are not really on the forum. How much money does he make by operating this? Not very much I would guess. I'm sure his focus is elsewhere. If I had a site like this, mine would be. Whatever brings in the money, right JON?

The site is slow for me at only odd times and usually not for very long.

However, www.dbforums.com (http://www.dbforums.com) is always slow for me, as if I am on dial up and opening a big picture.

it's been a long time Mike. How the heck are you anyway!?

it's been a long time Mike. How the heck are you anyway!?

Excellent. Selling bundles of websites.

I email this site out to people we called and then call them back

www.jessapex.com (http://www.jessapex.com)

Whatever brings in the money, right JON?

Not everybody in this worlds' life revolves around making as much money as possible from one venture

I finally hit a slow time. Not sure if this will help or not, but shows 118 users active.

The main forum page is just moderately slow. Sub forums are slower. And search doesn't seem to be working ( waited in excess of 5 minutes ).

I'm not complaining as the info and help out weigh any issues of taking up some of my spare time. I'll still check back just might not be during a slow time.

It's almost like a flashback of my dial up days, lol. I was in the same boat as a couple of others here and had no other option to dial up till wireless broadband. It's not blazing fast but moving from 2k to 150k downloads ( even threw a router ) is a dramatic increase. Never having anything faster I don't know what I'm missing so don't complain.

I did find out you have to kind of test broadband cards a bit. There is one cell provider that has 90% or better up time at my home, but there broadband was slower than a tether threw the cell. My broadband carriers cell service is less than 20% usability in home. I'm not sure if this is based on the actual card or the service as my cell provider doesn't offer a novatel usb card. I am reasonably sure though it's the service its self though that is different.

I have no problems with my broadband when used on job locations. While my cell's web browser is about the same rate as there wireless card was. The kicker is according to service maps I am not suppose to even have service with my card at home.

The first week of use instead of staying up every night till 4am on the net doing my daily surfing I got bored. I had seen the internet and had to start over!!!!

The moral of the story is I'll be back and hope the people who make forums as this one good to the end user don't give up because of lag. Most of us really do appreciate the assistance yall share with us.

I've made some changes to speed up the site. Has anyone noticed any difference?

I've made some changes to speed up the site. Has anyone noticed any difference?

When were the changes implimented? I was having database errors yesterday.

Yesterday, but the database errors issue is a hosting problem. Currently going through some agonising decisions!

WEll between 12-2 UK time - it was really slow - my toenails grow faster ....
it does seem to be at odds times -Now at 20.00 hours UK time - its fine
I added the times to see if this pin pointed it out - is there a rush on the server at this time - with people surfing etc

I've made some changes to speed up the site. Has anyone noticed any difference?

Around 7:30 am EST I cant log in to the site. I get timeouts until around 8:30am.. after that, it seems OK. Better than it has been.

Yesterday, but the database errors issue is a hosting problem. Currently going through some agonising decisions!

I can imagine. Let me know if there's anything else I can do.

I've contacted my host and they said they run their backups around now. Support said there was a large file that might have been causing a problem so they removed it. At least now I can get on here to post this message. Will monitor the situation.

Lets hope the problem is fixed from now on!

I've contacted my host and they said they run their backups around now. Support said there was a large file that might have been causing a problem so they removed it. At least now I can get on here to post this message. Will monitor the situation.

Lets hope the problem is fixed from now on!

Yeah! I was able to get on this morning! Thanks for that Jon.

Sorry to say it isn't fixed Jon, I've never known the site so slow on a Saturday and it can't be due to the number of users on line

I haven't had any problems as yet today. When was this Rich?

I haven't had any problems as yet today. When was this Rich?
It was perfect before lunchtime, then replying to any post here etc just became impossible, it's cleared up again now, so I guess it's around noon:confused:

Hmm, well my host said they do backups around the 11am GMT. Will keep an eye on it over the next week.

Hmm, well my host said they do backups around the 11am GMT. Will keep an eye on it over the next week.

I think that would tie in with when the problems appear during the week too

Makes sense.

Hmm, well my host said they do backups around the 11am GMT. Will keep an eye on it over the next week.

Maybe doing backups on a UK site at 11 am isnt the smartest thing to do... Then perhaps the host is on 11 pm at the time?

Still a hosting service should take the hosted sites into consideration when planning to do backups/maintenance etc.... One would think...

Hello Guys.

I've been using this site for a while but yet to post. Excellent resource.

Have you tried looking at www.vbulletinhosting.co.uk? (http://www.vbulletinhosting.co.uk?) They host ww.rsownersclub.co.uk and that's usually flying.

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