As above really.

Why is is seriously slow most times?

Also, many times when I try to access it, it can't be found.
I end up just refreshing the page 5/6 times, or try another forum in SN and then it starts to work?

Shaun

 

Works fine for me.

 

Could you be just your connection....

working ok here too...

 

 

It's definatley slower than other forums I visit using the same forum software.
I'm use to it now, but it is slow. And its not my connection.

 

Its all these bl**dy adverts, its what keeps this site at the top, thus more and more people want to advertise on here, means we the users are the ones that have to put up with this pain in the ****.

John

 

yeah, thats the first thing that struck about this site. The adverts. too many.

 

the last 2 days its been really bad all i get is

"There seems to have been a problem with the database.
Please try again by clicking the Refresh button in your web browser.

An E-Mail has been dispatched to our Technical Staff, whom you can also contact if the problem persists.

We apologise for any inconvenience."

 

Its always been slow...Adverts made it even worse.....

 

No it hasn't always been slow. It's true that the load and the number of hits do have an impact. I think that people notice it much more now with broadband connections, where everyone demands instant response. Any website is only as fast as the slowest link - that could be the website, database, ISP, router, DNS, broadband connection etc.

Simon and Shaun have customised a lot of the software used, so it is not easy to make direct comparisons. I'm not sure if it would run at all if the BBS software had been left entirely in its native state!

 

Simon's still involved?

 

Last time I looked he was still around