Absurdly Slow...

Havoc · #1 03-07-2008, 03:35 AM

Am I the only one experiencing how freaking slow OWF is lately? It took me almost a minute to open a page just now. Compared to any other site I open this place it pretty damn slow, whats up Alcar?

***Nate*** · #2 03-07-2008, 03:48 AM

No problems for me.

And, please members, we don't now need a chorus of "It works fine for me too". Only post if you're also having a problem.

***Alcar*** · #3 03-07-2008, 04:03 AM

I have noticed recently that at random times OWF lags quite a bit - but I wasn't sure if it was simply my 'net connection. Anyway, I've contacted the server support team, so hopefully they'll be able to track down what's causing it.

As it stands, I haven't changed anything recently, so I do suspect it's a server load issue or something similiar. Might have to be moved onto another cluster.

Alcar...

MA · #4 03-07-2008, 11:17 AM

every now & then mine slows, but just now it slowed so much it'd make a snail look like Linford bloody Christie.

i almost threw the tower out the window.

abe is now! · #5 03-07-2008, 11:47 AM

It is always a little slow for me but I think it's the PC. Sometimes it can't load a page because it's too much slow but I close it, I re open it and it works fine. I'm not finding particular problems.

AbesGenerationX · #6 03-07-2008, 12:14 PM

Sometimes happen me too...

Zozo the Zrilufet · #7 03-07-2008, 01:38 PM

I've noticed occasional slowness.

Chubfish · #8 03-07-2008, 03:21 PM

It goes slow for me occasionally, but I don't really mind it.

Unorthodox · #9 03-07-2008, 06:12 PM

So slow for me I haven't been able to post in the past...

The site loads extremely slowly while other sites work normally.

Possessor · #10 03-07-2008, 06:35 PM

It's sometimes so slow to open a page, I just end up giving up trying to wait.

Salamander · #11 03-08-2008, 12:03 AM

I was experiencing errors all day today, plus OWF was extra slow. Hurray for slow-bandwagon. But seriously.

Oddey · #12 03-08-2008, 01:31 AM

Yeah that happened to me yesterday and yesterday's yesterday. I was blaming it on my internet connection.

***Wil*** · #13 03-08-2008, 02:05 AM

Right, we have established this is a problem affecting a load of people. My friend Peter is already looking into it. Thank you, everyone.

***Alcar*** · #14 03-08-2008, 02:41 AM

Cheers Wil

I'm still discussing the issue with our server support gurus, so we'll just have to hold on tight for a little bit longer.

As far as I can tell from my limited clustered server knowledge, it might be that we're being hosted on a server with many more people they we originally were. If you remember a little while ago the server was offline for about half a day as we were transported to a new data centre.

So I'm thinking it's the new set-up.

Alcar...

OddworldTrash · #15 03-08-2008, 08:12 AM

OWF do seem to be loading quite slow at times.
I also get the background flashing when I scroll O_o

***Alcar*** · #16 03-08-2008, 09:12 AM

Are you using the Native or Industrial style? The background flashing is an unfortunate by-product of a background built in 1px differences/separations. Browsers weren't built with such graphical complexity in mind

Alcar...

Comrade_Max · #17 03-08-2008, 09:32 AM

Even though im new im noticing major slowness occasionally it just decides not to work at all and gives me a blank page :/

abe is now! · #18 03-08-2008, 12:41 PM

I am noticing that it's a little slower... and I found recently an internal error with a 404 Not Found error. And when it's too much slow I must close the window because it doesn't load.

Leto · #19 03-08-2008, 07:26 PM

Not only is it insanely slow, but it seems to be reloading all images every time it opens a new page. Open main page: the big industrial OWF sluggingly loads. Click OT: it loads again. And that took like 2 minutes, in the end I couldn't be bothered waiting for a thread to open.

OddworldTrash · #20 03-09-2008, 05:20 AM

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Are you using the Native or Industrial style? The background flashing is an unfortunate by-product of a background built in 1px differences/separations. Browsers weren't built with such graphical complexity in mind

Alcar...

I actually have no idea.

It isn't to annoying, i didn't notice it until yesterday.

Havoc · #21 03-10-2008, 05:22 AM

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Not only is it insanely slow, but it seems to be reloading all images every time it opens a new page. Open main page: the big industrial OWF sluggingly loads. Click OT: it loads again. And that took like 2 minutes, in the end I couldn't be bothered waiting for a thread to open.

Thats something I've noticed for a while too. I dunno if thats my browser trippin or something else.

***Alcar*** · #22 03-10-2008, 07:47 AM

I've optimised a few things, so I'd like some feedback from members whether this issue is still occuring. Of course, leave it for a few days, and take note, otherwise it won't be reliable feedback.

Alcar...

Unorthodox · #23 03-11-2008, 07:17 AM

Hey Alcar just to let you know the site works great for me now. Not a single issue since you last posted in this thread

Don't know what you done but it worked, thanks.

Leto · #24 03-12-2008, 10:58 PM

You mean there was ever a problem for you? You joined this month. Technically it should only have gotten amazingly faster for you.

kin37ik · #25 03-14-2008, 05:48 PM

it goes slow for me sometimes too, but it only does that when i load the main page, and some threads

Unorthodox · #26 03-15-2008, 06:11 PM

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You mean there was ever a problem for you? You joined this month. Technically it should only have gotten amazingly faster for you.

I was actually looking on the boards a while before I joined. The pages always seemed to hang and such but I just figured it might be an issue on my end. After seeing the thread I joined to post my problems but now everything is fine for me lol.

OddYouko · #27 03-16-2008, 02:30 PM

It goes slow for me too..sometimes. I get fed up with it and click it off then log in and everything is fine.

Vanilla ✜ · #28 03-18-2008, 03:37 AM

Mmmm stange my is so fast and mollucks assistant, try not to throw the tower out the window.