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Title: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on February 19, 2017, 11:47:02 AM
For the past four days in particular, and maybe a little before that, not matter what device computer (3), iPads (2), phone (1) that I use, no matter what carrier I use (Comcast and Fios) and no matter what time of day with varying amounts of activity on the board, there seem to be numerous (but not every time) inordinately long delays in either 1. accesing the site, 2. loading a particular thread or even switching pages within a thread. It often happens posting too.

Anybody else experiencing this?

Anybody know of any reason for it?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: A Future of Stevens on February 19, 2017, 11:48:39 AM
That occurs every so often for me. It seems to wax and wane, I always just assumed it was site traffic. Also like you it is on different carriers and devices (work v. Home, etc.)
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on February 19, 2017, 12:16:36 PM
That occurs every so often for me. It seems to wax and wane, I always just assumed it was site traffic. Also like you it is on different carriers and devices (work v. Home, etc.)

TP....thanks for the response.

It occurs at all different times of the day with differing amounts of members and non-members on the site.

Weird.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: wdleehi on February 19, 2017, 12:45:16 PM
Yes.  It has been painfully slow during the day. Computer and phone.  Just the forum.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: nickagneta on February 19, 2017, 01:05:41 PM
Been having the same problem for a while across multiple devices, multiple service providers and multiple web browsers. Concluded it was just the site.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: liam on February 19, 2017, 01:10:25 PM
Sometimes it's very slow during the game forum...
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on February 19, 2017, 01:15:26 PM
TPs to all....thanks for responding....not glad you guys are experiencing it too, but glad I'm not the only one.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on February 19, 2017, 01:16:42 PM
Been having the same problem for a while across multiple devices, multiple service providers and multiple web browsers. Concluded it was just the site.

I concur - there are certainly worse things to deal with,  but I find I often have time to reflect on my life choices when clicking between threads.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: KG Living Legend on February 19, 2017, 01:24:17 PM

 Yes. I concur. Extra bad lately.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: saltlover on February 19, 2017, 01:31:53 PM
Yes.  It has been painfully slow during the day. Computer and phone.  Just the forum.

Yep.  I figured it was heightened traffic due to trade season.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: blink on February 19, 2017, 01:54:49 PM
Been having the same problem for a while across multiple devices, multiple service providers and multiple web browsers. Concluded it was just the site.

I concur - there are certainly worse things to deal with,  but I find I often have time to reflect on my life choices when clicking between threads.

haha tp.  it has been pretty slow here lately, but it hasn't stopped me from using the site yet.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: 86MaxwellSmart on February 19, 2017, 02:18:28 PM
The only Issue I have with this site is:

TOO MUCH POLITICS--!!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Big333223 on February 19, 2017, 02:26:31 PM
Yeah. I thought it was just the computer at work but then I had the same problem at home.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on February 19, 2017, 02:54:16 PM
The only Issue I have with this site is:

TOO MUCH POLITICS--!!

That is an easy fix - just go over to one of the Trump threads and call somebody a raging lunatic and you will be rewarded with a NCE (No Current Events) label under your user name. Some of CB's brightest and finest have passed the test. I am honestly sometimes a little jealous of them.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: wdleehi on February 19, 2017, 03:22:42 PM
The only Issue I have with this site is:

TOO MUCH POLITICS--!!

That is an easy fix - just go over to one of the Trump threads and call somebody a raging lunatic and you will be rewarded with a NCE (No Current Events) label under your user name. Some of CB's brightest and finest have passed the test. I am honestly sometimes a little jealous of them.


You can also request that.  No need to break a rule to be free of that off topic.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Diggles on February 19, 2017, 03:24:17 PM
REfresh, refresh and refresh!   LOL   Did we trade anyone yet? 
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SHAQATTACK on February 19, 2017, 04:06:39 PM

 Yes. I concur. Extra bad lately.


Me too!

No enough band width ?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on February 19, 2017, 04:44:26 PM
The only Issue I have with this site is:

TOO MUCH POLITICS--!!

That is an easy fix - just go over to one of the Trump threads and call somebody a raging lunatic and you will be rewarded with a NCE (No Current Events) label under your user name. Some of CB's brightest and finest have passed the test. I am honestly sometimes a little jealous of them.


You can also request that.  No need to break a rule to be free of that off topic.

I know, I know - I was just kidding. Sorry if I came off as  a little brash.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: slamtheking on February 19, 2017, 04:59:13 PM
I was actually going to start a thread on this issue this morning.  I've been having some real slow response times on the forums for about a week regardless of the time, browser, devise or internet provider. 
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Quetzalcoatl on February 22, 2017, 01:58:47 PM
This forum is crashing left and right and there aren't even any deals yet.  It was down for like an hour last night.....at 2 am Boston time.  Imagine if we get PG13 today, the server is going to start a fire.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: saltlover on February 22, 2017, 02:01:22 PM
This forum is crashing left and right and there aren't even any deals yet.  It was down for like an hour last night.....at 2 am Boston time.  Imagine if we get PG13 today, the server is going to start a fire.

But what a glorious fire it would be!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Quetzalcoatl on February 22, 2017, 02:03:38 PM
This forum is crashing left and right and there aren't even any deals yet.  It was down for like an hour last night.....at 2 am Boston time.  Imagine if we get PG13 today, the server is going to start a fire.

But what a glorious fire it would be!

Ha TP.  I would try to get a picture of it and make it my sig
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on February 22, 2017, 02:05:31 PM
Been having the same problem. TP OP.

But if you think this is bad, wait until you see tomorrow afternoon. I remember at the trade deadline last year, I was practically banging my laptop on the desk.

If I were the owner of the site, though, I'd do the same thing. Wouldn't want to pay extra all year for added space when you know that there will only be a few peak days per year.

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Phantom255x on February 22, 2017, 02:07:43 PM
Been having the same problem. TP OP.

But if you think this is bad, wait until you see tomorrow afternoon. I remember at the trade deadline last year, I was practically banging my laptop on the desk.

If I were the owner of the site, though, I'd do the same thing. Wouldn't want to pay extra all year for added space when you know that there will only be a few peak days per year.

Mike

I think the WORST moments for me was when Al Horford officially signed here (I remember originally everyone and Woj said Horford was likely going back, everyone was raging, then one guy posts "Horford to Boston" by Aldridge on Twitter, and then the forums for me stopped loading for a half an hour lol).

Oh and then when we traded for IT (people were just surprised and happy we did something at the time with like 2 minutes left in the deadline  :laugh: )
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: nickagneta on February 22, 2017, 02:39:35 PM
The worst was the night they won the title in 2008. Not even close
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Casperian on February 22, 2017, 02:41:44 PM
Welcome to the NBA trade deadline on Celticsblog!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: apc on February 28, 2017, 11:10:33 AM
So... is there anyone who can look into those issues?
IT department or tech support we can email and complain? 
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on March 10, 2017, 08:42:45 PM
AGAIN.......no trade deadline, no draft, no playoffs...nothing big happening.

Why is this site so so so slow to load and sonetimes refuse to?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on March 10, 2017, 08:43:51 PM
AGAIN.......no trade deadline, no draft, no playoffs...nothing big happening.

Why is this site so so so slow to load and sonetimes refuse to?

This tends to happen when we play Denver.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Denis998 on March 10, 2017, 08:45:34 PM
AGAIN.......no trade deadline, no draft, no playoffs...nothing big happening.

Why is this site so so so slow to load and sonetimes refuse to?
usually slows down during game time lately
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: trickybilly on March 10, 2017, 08:46:16 PM
Pretty sure I missed FLCelts gamethread TP because slowness...
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on March 10, 2017, 08:46:34 PM
AGAIN.......no trade deadline, no draft, no playoffs...nothing big happening.

Why is this site so so so slow to load and sonetimes refuse to?

This tends to happen when we play Denver.

The site has trouble with the altitude?

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Moranis on March 10, 2017, 08:48:19 PM
Still very slow for me at times.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jpotter33 on March 10, 2017, 08:49:00 PM
Still very slow for me at times.

It's been bad ever since the trade deadline for me.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on March 10, 2017, 08:49:25 PM
AGAIN.......no trade deadline, no draft, no playoffs...nothing big happening.

Why is this site so so so slow to load and sonetimes refuse to?
usually slows down during game time lately

Only 29 users on site right now(8:48).....that's not a lot of traffic.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on March 10, 2017, 08:52:48 PM
Pretty sure I missed FLCelts gamethread TP because slowness...

Here's your missed TP.

This really urinates me off, though and the frustration pushes me to other sites at times.

Even sometimes in the morning when I'm updating the "Draft Prospects" thread, it takes forever to post.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: moiso on March 10, 2017, 09:14:28 PM
Huge issues.  When I type a post and hit send sometimes I go do a quick chore before I come back.  When I click on a new thread it could take 90 seconds or more.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Neurotic Guy on March 10, 2017, 09:49:51 PM
Yes
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: KG Living Legend on March 10, 2017, 09:59:54 PM

 If we donated some money could that solve the problem?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Denis998 on March 10, 2017, 10:03:29 PM
AGAIN.......no trade deadline, no draft, no playoffs...nothing big happening.

Why is this site so so so slow to load and sonetimes refuse to?
usually slows down during game time lately

Only 29 users on site right now(8:48).....that's not a lot of traffic.
maybe there is a data cap where the server is located
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: JOMVP on March 10, 2017, 10:04:12 PM
Yeah, its been a bit frustrating at times. Especially in the game threads when you're trying to keep up with everyone's expert analysis on the fly.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Clench123 on March 10, 2017, 10:11:39 PM
Yea, this has been happening for a while now.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: liam on March 10, 2017, 10:34:48 PM
YES!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: trickybilly on March 10, 2017, 11:23:16 PM
Pretty sure I missed FLCelts gamethread TP because slowness...

Here's your missed TP.

This really urinates me off, though and the frustration pushes me to other sites at times.

Even sometimes in the morning when I'm updating the "Draft Prospects" thread, it takes forever to post.

Thanks csfan. haha.

It's weird, it does seem to happen more at certain times...
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on March 11, 2017, 12:30:05 AM
AGAIN.......no trade deadline, no draft, no playoffs...nothing big happening.

Why is this site so so so slow to load and sonetimes refuse to?

This tends to happen when we play Denver.

The site has trouble with the altitude?

Mike

Bizarre, right?  But apparently so. 
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: chambers on March 11, 2017, 02:06:12 AM
yes, has been happening for approx 1 week for me.
Very laggy. Painful.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: chilidawg on March 11, 2017, 09:20:33 AM
Yeah, its been a bit frustrating at times. Especially in the game threads when you're trying to keep up with everyone's expert analysis on the fly.

Not being able to keep up with the game threads sometimes is a good thing.  ;)

Slow for me too, quite slow this am.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: hwangjini_1 on March 11, 2017, 09:56:15 AM
same here. cb pages load much slower than other pages. i guess we all have to learn to be patient people.  ;D
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: GreenWarrior on March 11, 2017, 09:59:32 AM
this site has been mad slow for me since day 1.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: chambers on March 12, 2017, 07:44:25 AM
Jeff or any mods got any ideas on this?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: kozlodoev on March 12, 2017, 08:37:17 AM
It hasn't been slow than other sites for me, per se, but there are occasional lag spikes that will slow responsiveness down to a crawl and will last several minutes at least.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SHAQATTACK on March 12, 2017, 09:17:45 AM
Terrible .   The only site I visit that my screen sat still for minutes before changing.

It's been slow before , but never as bad as last week or two.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: moiso on March 12, 2017, 09:40:40 AM
It seems much faster on my iPhone than on my computer.  It's super slow on the computer.

I can't use the emoji's on my computer either.  I click on them and nothing happens.  They work fine on the iPhone.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on March 15, 2017, 08:33:39 PM
Jeff or any mods got any ideas on this?

That would be nice.

SICK of getting this message on any device or browser or provider that I use.

Quote
Connection Problems

Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.

This pushes me elsewhere often.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: A Future of Stevens on March 15, 2017, 08:37:02 PM
It has definitely gotten worse over the past few weeks. Im not criticizing the running of the site or anything, just generally curious you know?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: slamtheking on March 15, 2017, 09:13:20 PM
it's been really slow for over a month for me. 
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Boris Badenov on March 15, 2017, 09:40:23 PM
I have issues on computer but not phone. As others have mentioned.

Often, in my fairly limited experience, this indicates a rogue page script (that the iOS version would not be running but a PC version would run.)

We should all be listing browser and OS. I'm having issues on OS X with Chrome.

It would be good to hear from people who are NOT having speed issues, and what browser/OS they are using. That will narrow the problem.

Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mainevent on March 15, 2017, 09:47:10 PM
Definitely, about 3 weeks now it's been this way.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Alleyoopster on March 15, 2017, 09:50:44 PM
I have issues on computer but not phone. As others have mentioned.

Often, in my fairly limited experience, this indicates a rogue page script (that the iOS version would not be running but a PC version would run.)

We should all be listing browser and OS. I'm having issues on OS X with Chrome.

It would be good to hear from people who are NOT having speed issues, and what browser/OS they are using. That will narrow the problem.

TP for the idea. I use Chrome. I'm going to try Explorer to see if there is bump in download speed.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jpotter33 on March 15, 2017, 10:09:38 PM
I have issues on computer but not phone. As others have mentioned.

Often, in my fairly limited experience, this indicates a rogue page script (that the iOS version would not be running but a PC version would run.)

We should all be listing browser and OS. I'm having issues on OS X with Chrome.

It would be good to hear from people who are NOT having speed issues, and what browser/OS they are using. That will narrow the problem.

What app are people using on their iPhones that they're not having these speed issues? I have a Chrome app on my phone, but I've just always used the regular Safari browser as long as I've had an iPhone. I tend to have the same issues on my phone as my laptop and desktop, and that's even with 5/50 mbps download and upload.

On laptop and desktop, I always use Chrome. Both  computers on Windows 10, too.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: moiso on March 16, 2017, 12:33:18 AM
I have issues on computer but not phone. As others have mentioned.

Often, in my fairly limited experience, this indicates a rogue page script (that the iOS version would not be running but a PC version would run.)

We should all be listing browser and OS. I'm having issues on OS X with Chrome.

It would be good to hear from people who are NOT having speed issues, and what browser/OS they are using. That will narrow the problem.

What app are people using on their iPhones that they're not having these speed issues? I have a Chrome app on my phone, but I've just always used the regular Safari browser as long as I've had an iPhone. I tend to have the same issues on my phone as my laptop and desktop, and that's even with 5/50 mbps download and upload.

On laptop and desktop, I always use Chrome. Both  computers on Windows 10, too.
Safari on the phone.  It works fine.  Been using microsoft edge on the computer and it has been slow, although better today.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Boris Badenov on March 16, 2017, 12:56:23 AM
I have issues on computer but not phone. As others have mentioned.

Often, in my fairly limited experience, this indicates a rogue page script (that the iOS version would not be running but a PC version would run.)

We should all be listing browser and OS. I'm having issues on OS X with Chrome.

It would be good to hear from people who are NOT having speed issues, and what browser/OS they are using. That will narrow the problem.

What app are people using on their iPhones that they're not having these speed issues? I have a Chrome app on my phone, but I've just always used the regular Safari browser as long as I've had an iPhone. I tend to have the same issues on my phone as my laptop and desktop, and that's even with 5/50 mbps download and upload.

On laptop and desktop, I always use Chrome. Both  computers on Windows 10, too.
Safari on the phone.  It works fine.  Been using microsoft edge on the computer and it has been slow, although better today.

Safari on iPhone fine for me too.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: BringToughnessBack on March 17, 2017, 09:58:32 AM
I have been having consistent side speed issues with this site alone on both Mac desktop and Iphone. I ran site speed tests as well on pingdom and it ranked this site as one of top 30% worst sites for speed with main page taking over 5 seconds to load. I  tried a different sb nation site and it was equally as bad with the test below. The leveraging browser caching is where I would start to improve it.

https://tools.pingdom.com/#!/dO6PNC/celticsblog.com

It ranked E and F with bad:

Minimize request size
F23   Minimize redirects
E50   Leverage browser caching
E52   Combine external JavaScript
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: TheTruthFot18 on March 17, 2017, 11:27:40 AM
I have been having consistent side speed issues with this site alone on both Mac desktop and Iphone. I ran site speed tests as well on pingdom and it ranked this site as one of top 30% worst sites for speed with main page taking over 5 seconds to load. I  tried a different sb nation site and it was equally as bad with the test below. The leveraging browser caching is where I would start to improve it.

https://tools.pingdom.com/#!/dO6PNC/celticsblog.com

It ranked E and F with bad:

Minimize request size
F23   Minimize redirects
E50   Leverage browser caching
E52   Combine external JavaScript

I used this site for speed testing. Youtube was 5X faster than CB.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: apc on March 17, 2017, 01:01:03 PM
Posting in game threads has become ridiculous.
You comment on a play in the game, by the time its published its the next quarter.
 :(
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: bdm860 on March 17, 2017, 01:05:06 PM
The first few times I had speed issues, my heart started racing.

"Something major must have happened with the C' and the site is crashing from too much traffic.  Big trade?  Did Brad/Danny quit or get fired?  Did somebody die?"

Unfortunately now I realize it's just a regular, frequent occurrence.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: apc on March 17, 2017, 01:29:17 PM
The first few times I had speed issues, my heart started racing.

"Something major must have happened with the C' and the site is crashing from too much traffic.  Big trade?  Did Brad/Danny quit or get fired?  Did somebody die?"

Unfortunately now I realize it's just a regular, frequent occurrence.
Attacked by Lakers hackers  :) :)
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SHAQATTACK on March 17, 2017, 01:43:45 PM
Posting in game threads has become ridiculous.
You comment on a play in the game, by the time its published its the next quarter.
 :(


It's really slow ...I waited around 30 seconds to post this message .   I have newest IPad and faster speed server possible for public consumption .    My posts on any of my other interests are less 2-3 seconds on any site.  My eBay and a Web mail are nearly as fast as I can type.

Posting on game thread ....I get server overloaded. ...try again.......more band width ? 

Something is wrong here.

Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: KGs Knee on March 17, 2017, 01:56:01 PM
Yeah, it's really bad on my phone.  Often times I cannot even connect at all, and get an error message that reads something along the lines of, "cannot connect to SMF server".

I haven't really noticed it too much on my laptop, but every once in a while, at what I imagine are higher traffic times, it can occasionally be a bit on the slower side.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on March 27, 2017, 10:27:08 PM
I hate to continue to with the complaints, but would it be possible for a mod to respond to this thread (even a, 'sorry, that' just the way it is,' would be fine)? I have been on CB forever and it has been especially bad these last few months. I have a great laptop and iPhone 7 so it isn't the hardware (I use all types of browsers). Sometimes when I click on a new topic, it is super-fast, other times it can take well over a minute.

I've been getting this message more and more often and need to restart my browser altogether:

Quote
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.

This is like the best site on the internet, but it would be great if we could deduce the problem and hopefully find a solution. I wouldn't think much of it if it were always like this, but it seems to be getting progressively worse.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: 86MaxwellSmart on March 27, 2017, 10:35:25 PM
It's been slow for Months---I'm only now posting about it...I have a Desktop PC with pretty fast TW Cable internet service--but this site is lame, speed-wise.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jpotter33 on March 27, 2017, 10:36:30 PM
I hate to continue to with the complaints, but would it be possible for a mod to respond to this thread (even a, 'sorry, that' just the way it is,' would be fine? I have been on CB forever and it has been especially bad these last few months. I have a great laptop and iPhone 7 so it isn't the hardware (I use all types of browsers). Sometimes when I click on a new topic, it is super-fast, other times it can take well over a minute.

I've been getting this message more and more often and need to restart my browser altogether:

Quote
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.

This is like the best site on the internet, but it would be great if we could deduce the problem and hopefully find a solution. I wouldn't think much of it if it were always like this, but it seems to be getting progressively worse.

No answer for the laptop (I have similar issues - especially in the game threads), but I recently turned off Javascript on my Iphone Safari browser, which has helped significantly. I also refreshed the app and cleared all of the history and website data. Those changes have helped significantly, though that might be more with my own personal device/app than anything else. It was so bad I could barely even open Celticsblog on my Iphone, let alone try and post on and refresh threads

I tried the Chrome app on Iphone to see if it was faster than Safari, and it was just as bad, if not worse, than Safari for me.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SHAQATTACK on March 27, 2017, 10:50:25 PM
Mine still sitting and waiting with server busy .....and a lot of tines not many people even on in middle of day.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: guava_wrench on March 27, 2017, 11:19:46 PM
Been pretty bad for a month or so.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Smitty77 on March 27, 2017, 11:25:06 PM
Horrible of late!!!

Smitty77
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on March 28, 2017, 01:05:24 AM
I hate to continue to with the complaints, but would it be possible for a mod to respond to this thread (even a, 'sorry, that' just the way it is,' would be fine)? I have been on CB forever and it has been especially bad these last few months. I have a great laptop and iPhone 7 so it isn't the hardware (I use all types of browsers). Sometimes when I click on a new topic, it is super-fast, other times it can take well over a minute.

I've been getting this message more and more often and need to restart my browser altogether:

Quote
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.

This is like the best site on the internet, but it would be great if we could deduce the problem and hopefully find a solution. I wouldn't think much of it if it were always like this, but it seems to be getting progressively worse.

Tp  jambr....it's been over a month since I started this thread and there is still a lot of speed inconsistency.

I just invoked the mods in changing the thread title based on your articulation. A response from the mods would be great.

We share a lot on csblog. Cs love is cool, speed issues not so much.

Any hope on the horizon?
Title: Re: HEY, CAN ANY MODS RESPOND? Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SparzWizard on March 28, 2017, 01:47:08 AM
Yeah I'm getting this experience too. Just slow loading on the Forums section of Celtics Blog.

Everything seems to function normally on Pats Pulpit though, a Patriots football SBNation blog.

Maybe there's just too many "Watch Threads" going on, and then suddenly we're getting individual rookie threads hahaha.
Title: Re: HEY, CAN ANY MODS RESPOND? Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on March 28, 2017, 02:29:17 AM
More often than I'd think reasonable, my connection "times out" when I try to post to the forum (seriously).  The speed of the server doesn't seem to align with the traffic from day-to-day.  For a team that's currently 1st in the East?  Man, unacceptable...
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: chambers on March 28, 2017, 04:01:52 AM
I hate to continue to with the complaints, but would it be possible for a mod to respond to this thread (even a, 'sorry, that' just the way it is,' would be fine)? I have been on CB forever and it has been especially bad these last few months. I have a great laptop and iPhone 7 so it isn't the hardware (I use all types of browsers). Sometimes when I click on a new topic, it is super-fast, other times it can take well over a minute.

I've been getting this message more and more often and need to restart my browser altogether:

Quote
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.

This is like the best site on the internet, but it would be great if we could deduce the problem and hopefully find a solution. I wouldn't think much of it if it were always like this, but it seems to be getting progressively worse.

Tp  jambr....it's been over a month since I started this thread and there is still a lot of speed inconsistency.

I just invoked the mods in changing the thread title based on your articulation. A response from the mods would be great.

We share a lot on csblog. Cs love is cool, speed issues not so much.

Any hope on the horizon?

TP for being proactive. I messaged them on facebook too but no response. Only gonna get worse over the playoffs/draft season etc...
Title: Re: HEY, CAN ANY MODS RESPOND? Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: LGC88 on March 28, 2017, 05:06:33 AM
I don't think it's a traffic issue.
I'm in Europe and the response is very slow even when most of the Americans are sleeping.
There is like a 30 seconds response from the server most of the time. It's random here, it happens any time of the day/night.
Title: Re: HEY, CAN ANY MODS RESPOND? Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Celtics4ever on March 28, 2017, 05:47:54 AM
I imagine running a server takes money and the like.   Unless your willing to help pay for the costs or help run it, I think we should respect the mods for who they are and what they do.  I do not imagine that being a mod is any of their full time jobs.
Title: Re: HEY, CAN ANY MODS RESPOND? Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Roy H. on March 28, 2017, 06:27:12 AM
I'll run it up the chain of command, but server issues are unfortunately fairly frequent. SBN handles the technical support for CelticsBlog, and they're servicing hundreds of blogs. They don't have anybody on staff who is an expert in our forums software, so many fixes require them to hire contractors.

I wouldn't suspect this to be a "forever" problem, but I can understand the frustration.
Title: Re: HEY, CAN ANY MODS RESPOND? Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Surferdad on March 28, 2017, 06:56:05 AM
It's been slow for months.  Often takes up to a minute for a Forum page to load.  Seems completely random.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on March 28, 2017, 07:51:08 AM
I hate to continue to with the complaints, but would it be possible for a mod to respond to this thread (even a, 'sorry, that' just the way it is,' would be fine)? I have been on CB forever and it has been especially bad these last few months. I have a great laptop and iPhone 7 so it isn't the hardware (I use all types of browsers). Sometimes when I click on a new topic, it is super-fast, other times it can take well over a minute.

I've been getting this message more and more often and need to restart my browser altogether:

Quote
Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.

This is like the best site on the internet, but it would be great if we could deduce the problem and hopefully find a solution. I wouldn't think much of it if it were always like this, but it seems to be getting progressively worse.

Tp  jambr....it's been over a month since I started this thread and there is still a lot of speed inconsistency.

I just invoked the mods in changing the thread title based on your articulation. A response from the mods would be great.

We share a lot on csblog. Cs love is cool, speed issues not so much.

Any hope on the horizon?

TP for being proactive. I messaged them on facebook too but no response. Only gonna get worse over the playoffs/draft season etc...


TP , chambers, we're all in this together .

TP, to RoyH for responding, Thanks.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Darío SpanishFan on March 28, 2017, 07:56:37 AM
OMG, I supposed it was only my problem because people in the US had faster Internet connections than here in Spain. Now I see it is a common issue.

My patience is challenged many times when posting, but as I've just read Roy, it's just the way it is. I'll keep dealing with it, this is one of the sites I most frequently visit and worth the "sacrifice".
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on March 28, 2017, 09:01:32 AM
Thanks everybody for continuing the conversation and to Roy for providing some helpful info. At least we know we are all in this together  (tp Csfan ;) )

Hopefully it will work itself out - it's a wonderful site with a lot of great folks!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Darío SpanishFan on March 28, 2017, 10:38:34 AM
Thanks everybody for continuing the conversation and to Roy for providing some helpful info. At least we know we are all in this together  (tp Csfan ;) )

Hopefully it will work itself out - it's a wonderful site with a lot of great folks!

TP for such an accurate description of me  ;D
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: sahara on April 06, 2017, 03:58:26 PM
Finally this forum has worked faster for me in the last couple of days! Anyone else notice the same?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on April 06, 2017, 04:05:09 PM
Finally this forum has worked faster for me in the last couple of days! Anyone else notice the same?

Me too.

TP, sahara, for bringing it up!!!

I was the OP, and did a bunch of griping.

I should have complimented the mods/whoever fixed it, to acknowledge what they did.

Big thank you to them!!!

It makes the experience here SO much more enjoyable.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Boris Badenov on April 06, 2017, 04:18:44 PM
Better for me too.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: sahara on April 06, 2017, 04:27:13 PM
Finally this forum has worked faster for me in the last couple of days! Anyone else notice the same?

Me too.

TP, sahara, for bringing it up!!!

I was the OP, and did a bunch of griping.

I should have complimented the mods/whoever fixed it, to acknowledge what they did.

Big thank you to them!!!

It makes the experience here SO much more enjoyable.

A big thank you for bringing the issue up!

Tommy points for all involved solving the matter!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: A Future of Stevens on April 06, 2017, 04:57:27 PM
Thank you mods. This has been alot better the last few days, and I really appreciate the effort.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on April 20, 2017, 09:55:00 PM
The slowness loading is starting again for me.

Anybody else?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: slamtheking on April 20, 2017, 10:04:33 PM
The slowness loading is starting again for me.

Anybody else?
never stopped for me.  been awful since the beginning of the year
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on April 20, 2017, 10:09:25 PM
The slowness loading is starting again for me.

Anybody else?
never stopped for me.  been awful since the beginning of the year

Funny, was great (like lightning) for me for the the last two weeks.

Now molasses!!!

Thanks for responding.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on April 22, 2017, 07:50:47 PM
The slowness loading is starting again for me.

Anybody else?
never stopped for me.  been awful since the beginning of the year

Ditto on Chrome. Thanks to the mods for looking into it.

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: cousytoheinsohn on April 22, 2017, 09:14:36 PM
Not all the time, but more and more lately. It's set me to cussing a time or two.

Always worth the wait, of course, as we all know. :(
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: cousytoheinsohn on April 22, 2017, 09:17:07 PM
Not all the time, but more and more lately. It's set me to cussing a time or two.

Always worth the wait, of course, as we all know. :(

Sorry, I meant the smiley face, obviously. :)
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on June 17, 2017, 09:22:49 PM
Thanks to all the mods for looking into this. I've been getting that "SMF was unable to connect to the database" error pretty consistently for the past 36 hours. I'm assuming that it's due to a traffic spike right before the draft, but hope that someone can run this up the chain of command before Thursday.

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on June 18, 2017, 11:00:01 PM
Getting REALLY bad again.

All sorts of connection error notices when trying to use the site and navigate within it.

Doesn't happen to me on RealGM or Reddit.

Very frustrating.....anyone else?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: JOMVP on June 18, 2017, 11:02:26 PM
Getting REALLY bad again.

All sorts of connection error notices when trying to use the site and navigate within it.

Doesn't happen to me on RealGM or Reddit.

Very frustrating.....anyone else?

Consistently. Its been really bad for quite awhile now. I think it will start turning people away at some point. I've started going to reddit more and more because I get that frustrating SMS error message.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Sketch5 on June 18, 2017, 11:02:51 PM
Yep!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on June 18, 2017, 11:04:46 PM
It has never been worse for me -- consistent "connection timeouts" every day, regardless of location/connection.  I assume this is due to the increased traffic, but it's worse than one would expect. 
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: green_bballers13 on June 18, 2017, 11:05:28 PM
Yeah- every person on earth is curious about what the celtics are going to do. This site is sizzling hot.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: RockinRyA on June 18, 2017, 11:07:07 PM
Really really bad the last 2-3 days.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: greece66 on June 19, 2017, 12:02:44 PM
It has been an issue for me too, I guess it's due to the volume of users the last couple of days.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: gouki88 on June 19, 2017, 12:04:35 PM
As with me.

DA and his out of the blue trading has crashed Celticsblog  ;D
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: cousytoheinsohn on June 19, 2017, 12:12:16 PM
Yes, and Gouki has diagnosed the cause perfectly.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on June 19, 2017, 12:21:23 PM
Wait until Thursday night...

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on January 28, 2018, 04:40:56 PM
Quote
Connection Problems

Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
Been getting the above message a lot lately.

As recently as 15 minutes ago for about 6-8nminutes.

Only 31 users in the forum.

Anybody else?

Anybody know why?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: saltlover on January 28, 2018, 04:44:47 PM
Quote
Connection Problems

Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
Been getting the above message a lot lately.

As recently as 15 minutes ago for about 6-8nminutes.

Only 31 users in the forum.

Anybody else?

Anybody know why?

Yeah, I’ve had the same problem this weekend, and just a few minutes ago as well.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Snakehead on January 28, 2018, 04:46:57 PM
Quote
Connection Problems

Sorry, SMF was unable to connect to the database. This may be caused by the server being busy. Please try again later.
Been getting the above message a lot lately.

As recently as 15 minutes ago for about 6-8nminutes.

Only 31 users in the forum.

Anybody else?

Anybody know why?

Yep.  Sometimes especially when first getting on the slows are very slow.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on January 28, 2018, 04:59:48 PM
It's weird.

It happens across devices and at random times, during high traffic and low.

Glad (actually not really) that it's not just me.

Thanks for the feedback.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on February 07, 2018, 02:16:26 PM
It's ba-ack...

It's bad now. Can't imagine what tomorrow is going to be like. Hoping for the best.

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on February 07, 2018, 02:23:48 PM
Ironically, clicking on this thread was by far the fastest load time I have had all day. It has been B-R-U-T-A-L!!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: liam on February 07, 2018, 02:23:49 PM
Yes, it took sometime to post this....
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: heyvik on February 07, 2018, 02:30:26 PM
is this net neutrality already??
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on February 07, 2018, 02:52:48 PM
It's ba-ack...

It's bad now. Can't imagine what tomorrow is going to be like. Hoping for the best.

Mike

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Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: RodyTur10 on February 07, 2018, 02:54:26 PM
Oooooooooooooooohh, it's bad!

Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Donoghus on February 07, 2018, 02:56:30 PM
Today has been especially bad.  Guessing it won't get better any time soon with the trade deadline just about here.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: rondofan1255 on February 07, 2018, 03:44:22 PM
Yep it’s super slow today. Better today than tomorrow.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: saltlover on February 07, 2018, 03:52:29 PM
Yep it’s super slow today. Better today than tomorrow.

I think the issue is that it will be better today than tomorrow...
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: GreenShooter on February 07, 2018, 03:55:42 PM
Whaaaattttt doooeeeesss aaa yeeelllloooowwww liiiggghhhttt meeeeaaannnn.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Phantom255x on February 07, 2018, 04:15:43 PM
Yeah it's horrendous.

I was using my phone in class and tried coming on here a bunch of times at one point this morning. Wifi was fast and every site was working, but every single time I tried the forums it just kept "loading" but NOTHING happened.

That was actually the first time where I tried for over an hour to come on here with NO success at all (and the "connection problems" message didn't even pop up.. the forum site simply lagged and wouldn't load for me...)  :o
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: nickagneta on February 07, 2018, 04:30:21 PM
Jeff really needs someone at SB Nation look into this.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: coffee425 on February 07, 2018, 05:30:31 PM
load-balancing to help manage high traffic days would do wonders..

or just a revamp of the remote-hosting architecture
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on February 07, 2018, 05:39:14 PM
Today has been especially bad.  Guessing it won't get better any time soon with the trade deadline just about here.

People often make the claim that it is due to high traffic on the site, but I tend to think it is completely random. There are instances in mid-summer that it is super slow and instances like Game 7 of the Wiz series or when we signed Hayward that it was completely fine.

It is a wonderful site so I am hoping that it's just today that is the biggest issue (it comes intermittently all the time).

It is a real commitment just coming to this thread!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: rondofan1255 on February 07, 2018, 05:42:12 PM
Yep it’s super slow today. Better today than tomorrow.

I think the issue is that it will be better today than tomorrow...

Some of the worst connection times I've seen were during USA midnight hours.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: hodgy03038 on February 07, 2018, 05:43:27 PM
Yes today has been really bad.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Big333223 on February 08, 2018, 09:20:22 AM
This morning seems OK but the last two days I've barely been able to connect at all.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Donoghus on February 08, 2018, 09:21:28 AM
Today should be a heckuva test if its traffic driven.  Especially this afternoon if something goes down.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on February 08, 2018, 09:39:41 AM
Had all kinds of trouble getting in.

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: wdleehi on February 08, 2018, 09:40:18 AM
Someone just had to say "this morning is going good"

Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on February 08, 2018, 09:43:24 AM
I get a "connection problem" several times a day.  The connection attempts basically times out, usually works if I keep trying for a few mins.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: PAOBoston on February 08, 2018, 09:43:51 AM
Wait until we get closer to the deadline...the internet might break lol
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on February 08, 2018, 09:43:51 AM
Someone just had to say "this morning is going good"

I agree. It should be "this morning is going well."*

Mike





*I will now duck as you (rightfully) throw watermelons at my head.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: mef730 on February 08, 2018, 12:00:01 PM
This is like trying to get concert tickets. All kinds of fun!

Mike
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: celticinorlando on February 08, 2018, 12:00:38 PM
It is absolutely terrible right now.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Eja117 on February 08, 2018, 06:06:09 PM
Absolutely the worst I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: cltc5 on February 08, 2018, 06:08:00 PM
Garbage today of all days!
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: rondofan1255 on February 08, 2018, 06:12:04 PM
celticsblog.com frontpage/fanposts and SBNation articles have been fine this week, it's just this forum since yesterday morning
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Tr1boy on February 08, 2018, 06:33:49 PM
So slowww
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Celtics4ever on February 08, 2018, 06:34:31 PM
Traffic of the trade deadline folks.   It seems better now.  I was affected too, but its going to happen when tons of peeps check the site.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: apc on February 08, 2018, 07:42:08 PM
Happens to me on a daily basis now. Terrible . I hope they do something about it.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SCeltic34 on February 08, 2018, 08:18:45 PM
It's been bad for a really long time now, but it's been unbearable over the past few days.  How can this be addressed/fixed?

Heck, create a CB fund and I'll donate money to help solve this issue if needed.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: BringToughnessBack on February 08, 2018, 08:24:35 PM
Does database need to be fixed? Maybe storing too much data?
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Sketch5 on February 08, 2018, 09:02:37 PM
Traffic of the trade deadline folks.   It seems better now.  I was affected too, but its going to happen when tons of peeps check the site.

I don't think thats it. It's been three days of crap, and it's still happening on my end. Only site thats been slow to not working. And it's been on both computers.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: azzenfrost on February 08, 2018, 09:08:06 PM
Yup feeling it.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SHAQATTACK on February 08, 2018, 09:08:58 PM
bandwidth?
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Phantom255x on February 08, 2018, 09:10:21 PM
It's awful.

It's also kind of annoying because sometimes you write a pretty long post/reply on here and then when you click "post" it just takes you to the "Connection Problems" page and so the reply doesn't get posted and you have to re-type it again. So annoying...  :(
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on February 08, 2018, 09:59:23 PM
It's awful.

It's also kind of annoying because sometimes you write a pretty long post/reply on here and then when you click "post" it just takes you to the "Connection Problems" page and so the reply doesn't get posted and you have to re-type it again. So annoying...  :(

There are actually a couple of ways to solve this problem (took me a while to figure out):

Once you are on the 'connection problems' page, you can just keep hitting refresh and your post will eventually go through. And don't worry, it won't post multiple times.

Also, to be totally sure, you can always copy your text before you click 'post'. That way you can always paste it to a new comment without having to re-type. I have actually been doing this a lot more lately.
Title: Re: Anybody else having speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: rondofan1255 on February 08, 2018, 10:51:51 PM
Traffic of the trade deadline folks.   It seems better now.  I was affected too, but its going to happen when tons of peeps check the site.

Still just as bad here.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Phantom255x on February 08, 2018, 10:52:36 PM
It's awful.

It's also kind of annoying because sometimes you write a pretty long post/reply on here and then when you click "post" it just takes you to the "Connection Problems" page and so the reply doesn't get posted and you have to re-type it again. So annoying...  :(

There are actually a couple of ways to solve this problem (took me a while to figure out):

Once you are on the 'connection problems' page, you can just keep hitting refresh and your post will eventually go through. And don't worry, it won't post multiple times.

Also, to be totally sure, you can always copy your text before you click 'post'. That way you can always paste it to a new comment without having to re-type. I have actually been doing this a lot more lately.

Yeah I've been doing the "copy" thing quite often lately as well, but there are times I type something quick and simply forget  :P
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: csfansince60s on February 08, 2018, 10:53:06 PM
It's awful.

It's also kind of annoying because sometimes you write a pretty long post/reply on here and then when you click "post" it just takes you to the "Connection Problems" page and so the reply doesn't get posted and you have to re-type it again. So annoying...  :(

There are actually a couple of ways to solve this problem (took me a while to figure out):

Once you are on the 'connection problems' page, you can just keep hitting refresh and your post will eventually go through. And don't worry, it won't post multiple times.

Also, to be totally sure, you can always copy your text before you click 'post'. That way you can always paste it to a new comment without having to re-type. I have actually been doing this a lot more lately.

TP....I do the same.

Too bad all that extra work has to be done just to attempt to participate  in discussions.

Been elsewhere (realgm and reddit)  most of the night
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: hodgy03038 on February 09, 2018, 12:18:00 AM
This is terrible. Like 2 minutes to get into a topic. 2 minutes to post. It's like I am using a 300 baud modem.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: blink on February 09, 2018, 12:29:25 AM
It has been so bad I stopped even trying to monitor the game thread.  Does anyone know exactly why this happens?   I don't really know how this site is set up, is it hosted through SB Nation, or is it privately hosted?   Can we all contribute $20 and get a better web host?  I am sure it is more complicated than that otherwise it would have already been done I guess.

Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SparzWizard on February 09, 2018, 12:39:36 AM
This is so bad.

When I click on another thread in the forums, "Page Error 404 Not Found" something like that ughhhh. And takes forever to load. DO SOMETHING MODSSS PLEASE!!
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Snakehead on February 09, 2018, 02:05:57 AM
Yeah this has been making for a pretty bad experience as of late.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Granath on February 09, 2018, 08:55:54 AM
To be blunt, this forum software or server is TERRIBLE.

It seems like if there's more than two users on that all sorts of slowdowns and interruptions happen. Put 10 people online and you get the "server not responding" message.

I don't know why there is a forum here if CB is unable or unwilling to make it functional.

Case in point: it took 4 attempts to get this posted.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: apc on February 09, 2018, 09:10:55 AM
Maybe it’s on purpose ? To close the forum and join the main page ?
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: kozlodoev on February 09, 2018, 11:48:34 AM
Maybe it’s on purpose ? To close the forum and join the main page ?
I don't know whether it's on purpose, but the forum has been unusable for long stretches of time in recent days. Even when it's not giving a connection error, response times have been so slow that  it's been hard to post or even just read.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: nickagneta on February 09, 2018, 03:55:30 PM
Maybe it’s on purpose ? To close the forum and join the main page ?
I don't know whether it's on purpose, but the forum has been unusable for long stretches of time in recent days. Even when it's not giving a connection error, response times have been so slow that  it's been hard to post or even just read.
Yeah, lately its been like using an old telephone modem line.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on February 09, 2018, 04:36:50 PM
I don't know if it'd be helpful, but a little bit of research could be presented to the appropriate party.  There may be precedent, like a standard, for server quality/speed based upon the number of site visitors and/or forum use.  I wouldn't mind looking into it, but I imagine there are tech guys that post here with that kind of knowledge already.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: celticsclay on February 09, 2018, 05:43:51 PM
It's awful.

It's also kind of annoying because sometimes you write a pretty long post/reply on here and then when you click "post" it just takes you to the "Connection Problems" page and so the reply doesn't get posted and you have to re-type it again. So annoying...  :(

There are actually a couple of ways to solve this problem (took me a while to figure out):

Once you are on the 'connection problems' page, you can just keep hitting refresh and your post will eventually go through. And don't worry, it won't post multiple times.

Also, to be totally sure, you can always copy your text before you click 'post'. That way you can always paste it to a new comment without having to re-type. I have actually been doing this a lot more lately.

I started copying my posts before I sent them. That being said. It makes the site a lot more difficult to be on. I basically had to abandon the fantasy trade deadline league cause i couldn't stay connected long enough to respond with users.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: SHAQATTACK on February 09, 2018, 06:32:46 PM
no problem loading the home page or the main home page articles .

its the forum that was loading maybe 1 out of 10 refreshes. Games threads too.

its never been great ......but really poor the past week .
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: rondofan1255 on February 09, 2018, 06:35:16 PM
Mostly unusable today. (third straight day...)
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: ChillyWilly on February 09, 2018, 06:51:17 PM
https://twitter.com/justinledvina/status/962108404461424645

Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: nickagneta on February 13, 2018, 04:26:02 PM
I have received 3 separate emails from SBNation after complaining about the speed and connectivity issues. Sent them a screenshot of the Connectivity error we have all seen recently. I also told them about the multiple threads complaining.

They told me they would have their engineers looking into the problem and get back to me. The site seems better today though not 100%.

Anyone else noticing an improvement?
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tarheelsxxiii on February 13, 2018, 04:31:18 PM
I've only had a couple of connection errors today, not as bad.  I received an email today stating the same -- their engineers are looking into the problem, and they will be in touch. 
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: apc on February 13, 2018, 04:44:07 PM
Much better today!
Will have to check during game thread.
Or ask DA for a trade so we can check the connection in peak times.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Kuberski33 on February 13, 2018, 04:59:36 PM
I received an email today saying they get it and they're definitely working on the problem with their engineers.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: cltc5 on February 13, 2018, 06:38:34 PM
It sux
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: hardlyyardley on February 13, 2018, 07:13:06 PM
often slow with forum
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Neurotic Guy on February 13, 2018, 07:46:51 PM
100% better for me right now.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Phantom255x on February 13, 2018, 09:02:19 PM
Have had no problems today.

It's like this site has new life again  :angel:
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: BringToughnessBack on February 13, 2018, 10:34:33 PM
Earlier in the day, I kept getting the connection error.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: hwangjini_1 on February 13, 2018, 11:47:19 PM
so far, so good...today.  ;D
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: dreamgreen on February 14, 2018, 08:40:54 AM
It continues to be the slowest site I visit.  :'(
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: gouki88 on February 14, 2018, 09:20:52 AM
Been much better over the last 24 hours
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Big333223 on February 15, 2018, 09:59:11 AM
It continues to be the slowest site I visit.  :'(

It was good for a few days and then yesterday I had problems again. Today it seem ok. We'll see how long that lasts.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: ChillyWilly on April 03, 2018, 07:17:26 AM
Where is everybody hanging out these days I'm tired of this community forum being like "Never in Service Pervous Ellison"
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Surferdad on April 03, 2018, 07:20:43 AM
Where is everybody hanging out these days I'm tired of this community forum being like "Never in Service Pervous Ellison"
Speed has been fine for the past 2 days or so.  When things slow down we all go get a life.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Big333223 on April 03, 2018, 07:46:24 AM
Didn't have a problem for a while and then the last few days were back to being nearly impossible like it was a couple months ago. It seems ok today but I wanted to complain about this yesterday and was unable to because of the connection errors.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Androslav on April 03, 2018, 08:13:17 AM
The last couple of days reminded me of the days us trying to sign KD.
Foreverload!
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: hwangjini_1 on April 03, 2018, 08:15:39 AM
Yeah, a terrible connection and slow. Heck, what are paying all this money to cb for each month if they can’t provide..... oh..wait a minute.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: manl_lui on April 03, 2018, 08:26:42 AM
at first i thought it was me setting my DNS to 1.1.1.1, then i removed it and it was still slow
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: tstorey_97 on April 03, 2018, 10:09:23 AM
I'm guessing here...there aren't any ads on the forum...thank God, thus, they only have one dedicated repairman who is semi retired, lives in a trailer outside of Tulsa and had to be with his mother the last week (during the Raptor's game)?

We are not a revenue generatin' opportunity.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: BringToughnessBack on April 03, 2018, 10:49:57 AM
If it is a money issue, I am recommending they put a few tasteful ads on this forum to make it more of an opportunity. We cannot expect to have a fast site and them pay for it without generating any money back.

I think we would all accept ads if the site worked fast again.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: jambr380 on April 03, 2018, 10:57:33 AM
If it is a money issue, I am recommending they put a few tasteful ads on this forum to make it more of an opportunity. We cannot expect to have a fast site and them pay for it without generating any money back.

I think we would all accept ads if the site worked fast again.

I'm a little surprised there aren't already ads on the top of the page where it actually says "SB*NATION". I get that the forums are 'different, but it's not like it is a totally separate site or anything. Also, I still go to the main CB page before coming to the forums anyway so it's not like I don't absorb some of those advertisements anyway.

If people like me who also go to the main page decide to go to RealGM or Reddit, then the site will lose that additional traffic. Pretending there are no forums isn't helpful to them or us.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: rondofan1255 on April 29, 2018, 12:09:12 AM
Lots of connection issues the past few days, either error or just not loading
My internet is fine for other sites except this one
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: colincb on April 29, 2018, 06:09:51 AM
It's really not too bad except for game threads or at draft time or during the free agency periods or during other times from January through December from midnight until 11:59:59 pm.

This is the slowest site I'm on. By a shot.

Put some ads up or ask for a fiver a year. Whatever.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Jvalin on May 18, 2018, 04:23:52 PM
The situation is getting worse and worse. Is it just me, or do you guys face similar problems?
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: rondofan1255 on May 18, 2018, 04:26:23 PM
The situation is getting worse and worse. Is it just me, or do you guys face similar problems?

It’s often still a headache. See:

Would it ever be possible to separate the forum from the SB Nation site?  I.e. Export all the forum data and port it over to a freestanding forum site?  That might require a bit of capital to do.  I for one wouldn't mind a one time shared fee for all of us to allow the forum to be disconnected from SB nation.  Say if we all had to pay a one time fee of $40 to pay for the migration of the forum is that just a non-starter?

This is one of my fav sites on the net, but if we all have continual issues with access then don't we need to look at other options?

Sadly, there may be a “save the forums” drive coming soon.

There will be more details to come, but long-term we have three options:

1. Take the forums independent;

2. Latch on to another blog;

3. Close down.

I really would hate to see #3. It’s like hearing that your favorite pub is being torn down and replaced by Applebee’s.
Title: Re: Anybody else havingConnection/speed issues with Csblog?
Post by: Jvalin on May 18, 2018, 04:38:39 PM
The situation is getting worse and worse. Is it just me, or do you guys face similar problems?

It’s often still a headache. See:

Would it ever be possible to separate the forum from the SB Nation site?  I.e. Export all the forum data and port it over to a freestanding forum site?  That might require a bit of capital to do.  I for one wouldn't mind a one time shared fee for all of us to allow the forum to be disconnected from SB nation.  Say if we all had to pay a one time fee of $40 to pay for the migration of the forum is that just a non-starter?

This is one of my fav sites on the net, but if we all have continual issues with access then don't we need to look at other options?

Sadly, there may be a “save the forums” drive coming soon.

There will be more details to come, but long-term we have three options:

1. Take the forums independent;

2. Latch on to another blog;

3. Close down.

I really would hate to see #3. It’s like hearing that your favorite pub is being torn down and replaced by Applebee’s.
:( :(

Didn't know about that. Hope everything works out.