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Boards.ie pages loading slower than a turd easing out of ones ass :(

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  • 09-10-2007 1:02am
    #1
    the_syco
    Registered Users Posts: 37,301 ✭✭✭✭


    The yoke at the bottom says 
    admin+srv1@boards.ie Page generated in [B]0.16707[/B] seconds with [B]10[/B] queries
    but in fact it took 20 to 30 seconds for the page to load, due to ads.boards.ie taking it's sweet time.

    At the moment, the following ads are in place, in the forums I'm visiting:
    "xbox360 live"
    "google ads" * 3
    "save €300 with Digiweb"
    Listed them in case they're to blame. Rather not just resort to blocking boards.ie ads again, but the fingers hovering over the "block all from ads.boards.ie" tick box, tbh.

    Thus my qustion is: is this "normal", or did one of the load-boxes blow?
    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    There is a problem loading up the ads. If you switch to the mobile theme it should speed things up a lot until one of the admins fixes it.


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    #3
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Slower than hell for me... It's actually taking longer than a minute now. :eek:


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    #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Seriously lads switch to the mobile theme. I'm on it now and it flies along. This happened earlier and regi said that the adverts server was very laggy and it's services needed restarting. Because the mobile theme doesn't load the ads it doesn't suffer from the lag.


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    #5
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    But the mobile theme sucks :(


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    #6
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    It beats not being able to use boards at all.


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    #7
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    It doesn't seem to let me switch to the mobile theme for some reason. If I open up a forum, it goes back to the regular theme.


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    #8
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Same for me, tried switching to mobile. But as soon as you view another page it switched to default.
    admin+srv5@boards.ie Page generated in 0.25782 seconds with 10 queries

    iirc boards.ie installed a new 8 core (2 x 4 core ) 16gb ram box today. Maybe it has not been setup properly ?


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    #9
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    You need to navigate to the new page FROM a page which is open in mobile. If you try to link to it from a page which you already had open in your default setting it will open it in that. Pain in the arse, i know!

    EDIT: oh, and the front page always seems to open in default for me, regardless.


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    #10
    RuggieBear
    Registered Users Posts: 17,958 ✭✭✭✭RuggieBear


    only been able to get on boards this morning by adblocking ads.boards.ie


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    #11
    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    It's taken me 50 minutes to make this post.
    I can't even get in to the forums I mod to act on a reported post email.


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    #12
    oleras
    Registered Users Posts: 2,724 ✭✭✭oleras


    Someone needs to recombobulate the thingiemajig, i actually had to do some work last night !! :(


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    #13
    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    @ Hagar: Rabies caught that one I think.


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    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    We didn't install anything new yet.

    The ad server is slow - if it happens again, block the adverts, use a different browser (bet you are all using firefox), or change skin.

    I'm gonna make some changes now too.


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    #15
    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    Seems to be flying now again regi. Thanks :)


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    Hagar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,793 ✭✭✭✭Hagar


    Thanks, Mr Magnolia.

    I just installed Firefox (was on IE6) and used adblocker as Ruggie suggested. And it's working fine.


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    #17
    randylonghorn
    Registered Users Posts: 29,509 ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    Cheers, Regi.
    regi wrote:
    use a different browser (bet you are all using firefox)
    Was same on Firefox or IE ...


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    regi
    Registered Users Posts: 3,279 ✭✭✭regi


    Hagar wrote:
    Thanks, Mr Magnolia.

    I just installed Firefox (was on IE6) and used adblocker as Ruggie suggested. And it's working fine.

    Yep, I just fixed it.


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    #19
    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,433 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    FF here too.


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    #20
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Whoever takes more than 30 seconds for a poop to come out of their bottom needs more roughage in their diet. Or less, I have no idea about consistency vs diet tbh. Although I know that I have had very quick ejections in the past and if boards speeded along at the rate of those ejections; it'd be cool.


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    #21
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Thanks Regi! :D


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    #22
    Anti
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,401 ✭✭✭✭Anti


    Good man regi. Still seems a small bit slower then normal. But more then useable.


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    #23
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Good stuff regi.


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    #24
    po0k
    Registered Users Posts: 15,815 ✭✭✭✭po0k


    regi wrote:
    use a different browser (bet you are all using firefox)

    masochism


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    #25
    Stephen
    Registered Users Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    It went bang again tonight for me and a few others I've been talking to. Blocking ads.boards.ie (temporarily of course :)) has fixed it for now.


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    #26
    RoundyMooney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭RoundyMooney


    Ditto.


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    #27
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Gone again, back using the mobile theme, which at least seems to be working now, so it ain't all bad. ;)


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    #28
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Blockinf ads.boards.ie doesn't fix it for me.


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    #29
    Karl Hungus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,130 ✭✭✭✭Karl Hungus


    Yay! Working again! :D


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    #30
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,079 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    *jumps up and clicks heels*

    :)


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