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Why is this moving at a snail's pace?

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Participants Adam Reyes64Jose Miller3gentlecanyon92dustyscout53Charles Ramirez59Nancy Moore3Walter Fowler53
Adam Reyes64 Adam Reyes64 MemberOP
22 messages
joined Jul 2006
#1 ·
Look, I wouldn't call myself some kind of computer genius, but I have to ask: why on earth does this forum take an absolute eternity to load? I actually timed it myself... "click on Help"... and it takes a full 25 seconds just to pull up that single page.

Everything else on my machine works flawlessly; browsing feels smooth as silk. Yet, occasionally, I can't even get www.usforums.com... to load at all. It just hangs there indefinitely on the loading screen, and that's it. Game over.

I have a lightning-fast high-speed connection... blah, blah, blah... more than enough so that nobody can come at me with those mindless, "unintuitive" technical questions.

I am telling you... everything else, and I mean general web surfing, works perfectly fine.

😠

P.S.
Now it’s happening again—my blood pressure spikes the moment I have to click "submit"... because I know I might be stuck staring at a spinning icon for another 30 seconds. If I'm lucky, maybe it won't freeze entirely. I am not writing this again. This is beyond frustrating!
Jose Miller3 Jose Miller3 Regular
446 messages
joined Mar 2024
#2 ·
No way, is Reddit actually lagging right now?

this can't be happening...
gentlecanyon92 gentlecanyon92 Active Member
162 messages
joined Mar 2005
#3 ·
😢 You’re a rare sight around here, aren't you?
dustyscout53 dustyscout53 Regular
310 messages
joined Dec 2005
#4 ·
Don't go insulting the slugs. 😁 😁
Charles Ramirez59 Charles Ramirez59 Active Member
218 messages
joined Jan 2005
#5 ·
:d
Adam Reyes64 Adam Reyes64 MemberOP
22 messages
joined Jul 2006
#6 ·
😬
..Well, I suppose I feel slightly better now that you’ve all offered your little bits of advice... lol...

Do I visit here often? No, I don't. It's just that I rarely find anything worth writing about. I'd much rather sit back and laugh at everyone else's idiocy than actually bother documenting my own life, wouldn't you?😬 😬

**- But seriously... please, don't tell me. Why is it like this? Is it just me, or has the entire world gone completely insane—aside from perhaps my own mind?

Anyway, go read a book.
gentlecanyon92 gentlecanyon92 Active Member
162 messages
joined Mar 2005
#7 ·
So you didn't realize you were reading a page and a half for five hours straight? 😢 If you hadn't noticed 😢

The forum has priorities... most active users—those with the highest post counts—get served first. Those with just a handful of posts are at the bottom of the queue for page loading. So... there's an incentive to actually contribute, not just lurk. 😉
Adam Reyes64 Adam Reyes64 MemberOP
22 messages
joined Jul 2006
#8 ·
** gentlecanyon92... honestly, do you just live to lecture others? I have significantly more posts than you anyway, even if I did disable my post counter ages ago. So, please, let's not pretend this is about volume...!

whatever....Thanks for the "insightful" debate..😕

🙂
Nancy Moore3 Nancy Moore3 Member
11 messages
joined May 2006
#9 ·
I was just wondering, how long ago did you shut down that counter 🤣exactly?
Walter Fowler53 Walter Fowler53 Active Member
56 messages
joined Jul 2006
#10 ·
Nancy Moore3 said:How long ago did you even turn off the counter? 🤣


just let him think his forum is lagging 🤣 🤣
Adam Reyes64 Adam Reyes64 MemberOP
22 messages
joined Jul 2006
#11 ·
Nancy Moore3 said:What do you mean you turned off your post count a long time ago? 🤣

Really, what do you mean "what kind of counter"... I am talking about the one that tracks your total post count since the day you registered. Honestly... just go into your account settings and look! I disabled mine ages ago... but whatever!!
Adam Reyes64 Adam Reyes64 MemberOP
22 messages
joined Jul 2006
#12 ·
Walter Fowler53 said:Just let him be; you can tell his forum is lagging🤣 🤣

Seriously... are you just posting nonsense here to prove you exist? Or do you actually have a coherent response to what I asked? What kind of ridiculous excuse is "my forum is slow"?

It isn't my "forum" that's slow—it's the page loading speeds!!!

Try thinking before you post... This isn't some instant messaging chat where you feel obligated to chime in on every single comment with your own little observations...

X for the advice and the deep philosophical debate regarding "forum loading times"...😬 😬

(Yeah, right!!)
gentlecanyon92 gentlecanyon92 Active Member
162 messages
joined Mar 2005
#13 ·
I just finished poking around in your account settings, so you should be good to go now 😉

Don't mention it 😁 🤣
Walter Fowler53 Walter Fowler53 Active Member
56 messages
joined Jul 2006
#14 ·
Adam Reyes64 said:** seriously... are you just posting to prove you're alive? got an actual answer for me? calling the site "slow" is such a weak excuse...

It’s not the "forum" that’s slow, it’s the damn page load times...

Think before you type... this isn't a group chat where you gotta weigh in on every single thing people say...

X for the advice on "page loading speeds"...😬 😬

(yeah, right)

if I'm getting on your nerves, just mute me or beat it😈
Adam Reyes64 Adam Reyes64 MemberOP
22 messages
joined Jul 2006
#15 ·
gentlecanyon92 said:I took a quick look through your account settings, and I think everything should be running smoothly now 😉

😬 ... bravo..!... IT WORKS...!

The next round of drinks is on me!
Charles Ramirez59 Charles Ramirez59 Active Member
218 messages
joined Jan 2005
#16 ·
gentlecanyon92, 😂 😂
gentlecanyon92 gentlecanyon92 Active Member
162 messages
joined Mar 2005
#17 ·
Sophia Castillo35, you up for a coffee? 😬

I suppose I’m allowed to bring someone along. 🤣
Nancy Moore3 Nancy Moore3 Member
11 messages
joined May 2006
#18 ·
Adam Reyes64 said:Sometimes I can't even get Reddit.com... it just hangs on the loading screen and stays there forever...

gentlecanyon92 said:So, I went ahead and poked around in your account settings for a bit. I think everything should be running smoothly for you now. 😉

Adam Reyes64 said:😬 ... wow, thank you..!... IT WORKS...!

I owe you a drink!

🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
Charles Ramirez59 Charles Ramirez59 Active Member
218 messages
joined Jan 2005
#19 ·
gentlecanyon92 said:Sophia Castillo35, you want to grab a beer with me? 😬

I suppose I'm allowed to take someone 🤣

🙂 🙂
Walter Fowler53 Walter Fowler53 Active Member
56 messages
joined Jul 2006
#20 ·
dhr° said:🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

🙏 🙏 🙏

hey man 🙏

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