Slow forum
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After many months I am still finding the loading of comments on this forum painfully slow. I have come to dread seeing a lot of messages. Does anyone else have this problem?
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Notes on Slow forum
BettyE Anhaga
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When I go to Notifications I look at the titles and, where it is clear that there are consecutive posts that are replying to each other, I go to the most recent post and the others will all be there so I scroll down and read them from the bottom up. Then I click on Mark All As Read. Don't know whether that makes sense but it seems to work for me. Could be that I like to go slowly
Anhaga BettyE
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I do that too. It was easier in in the old days when you could then go to the list and mark all the comments from a particular thread as read. Now it's all or nothing. But it doesn't deal with my problem which is the acute slowness of the loading of the page in the first place. it is a relief when most of the comments are for the same thread. At times you'll get someone who posts a lot, and then you have to keep checking because you don't know which thread is being replied to. But these days it seems hardly anyone is posting, so it's easier to check on the posts then delete all the replies as read. But it shouldn't feel like such a chore.
I have a modern, up to date laptop with all the necessary software, and I do not have this problem of snails pace with any other website I visit.
BettyE Anhaga
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Do agree about easier in the old days. That seems to apply more and more and not just to this site. I now have to have someone change light bulbs because there are so many different fittings and as for washers on taps!.
Anhaga BettyE
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There are getting to be so many instances of when the "new and improved" version really isn't, as though the current technology has reached its ultimate usefulness and real improvements have to come from new technology.
My Samsung mini tablet is nowhere near as intuitive, versatile and easy to use as my old PlayBook. My new appliances require continued studying of the instruction book even though all I want to do is wash my clothes and cook my food. The ultimate, of course, is new aeroplanes which are intent on crashing into the ground and killing everyone on board even though the pilot attempts to override.
BettyE Anhaga
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It's not just that new does not necessarily mean improved but the motivation of the instigators of continual change that bothers me.
Michdonn BettyE
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Betty, worked in hi-tec for a number of years, most code changes were made to improve something and the next to correct something the last change broke and so it continues on, on, & on! The worst for me was when we took out an area exchange for the state of Massachusetts. 🙂
Flutterbie57 BettyE
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I so agree Betty !!!!!
nick67069 Anhaga
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I don't have the delays or that forum is painfully slow problem. It takes fraction of the second to load message/post. Is slow respond only related to this site or do you have same issue with other sites? Have you done simple "fixes" like clearing all cache?
I use simple program "CCleaner" once a week to clear lots of junk that accumulates over time.
Anhaga nick67069
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No, I don't have this problem with any other site. My computer is fast. We have a good internet connection.
Anhaga nick67069
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I have wondered whether the site objects to my use of adblock, although I note many ads appear at the bottom of the page anyway!
jonnybeige Anhaga
Posted
Hi there Anhaga, I must agree that I don't see the same page loading slowness you seem to encounter -- seems pretty responsive to me. What browser are you using?
Anhaga jonnybeige
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Chrome. If it was happening with anything else I'd consider it a browser problem, but everything else is lightning fast! No intention of changing browser to satisfy this forum however.
Anhaga
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Well, this is interesting. I went to Firefox, logged in, was appalled by all the distracting advertising because I haven't loaded adblock onto Firefox, but although the site was still not as fast as other sites, it was definitely better. Five or ten seconds to load rather than about twenty. I hastily returned to Chrome, but was told to log in again, which I did, and now in Chrome the site is marginally faster! Hopefully this will continue. Thanks to adblock there are no irritating ads flashing along the top or distracting down the side, only the ones I can ignore at the end of the thread.
I have noticed the irony of being unable to post links to recommend products or articles in our replies, yet advertising for same products appear on the page. Sigh.
Anhaga
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However today it seems back to snail's pace.
EileenH Anhaga
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I find it loads not too badly from my email notification but using the site notifications is horrendous - snails would be faster ...
Anhaga EileenH
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I don't want email notification because my email feed is already completely swamped by HU so I guess I'll have to put up with it.
EileenH Anhaga
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So is my email - but I find it easier than dealing with the slowness.
nick67069 Anhaga
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I sort all emails from here to my junk folder. While I occationally get some other emails as junk, it is mainly this site that is sorted there. That might be one option for you - HU goes in "inbox" and this site goes to "junk" folder 😃