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DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts) Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:09 PM Mar 2015

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Is the board (loading) slow for you too?

Really slow for me.

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Is the board (loading) slow for you too? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 OP

Yes. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #1

Load time/NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #12

glad you mentioned it - yes, slow for much of the day. 5-10 seconds longer to load than usual NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #2

Yes, really really slow tonight. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #3

TY/NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #4

Yep. Hoyt Mar 2015 #5

Do you mean performance or lack of posts? Renew Deal Mar 2015 #6

time to load pages. I noticed it since mid afternoon. NRaleighLiberal Mar 2015 #7

It seems just as slow as always Renew Deal Mar 2015 #8

Definitely! n/t Suich Mar 2015 #9

Also, anyone else getting an Exclamation Point inside a circle in place of Marie Marie Mar 2015 #10

I haven't had that problem. Just slow. nt elias49 Mar 2015 #16

Couple of gueses Egnever Mar 2015 #18

Click ... wait ... stop ... refresh ... lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #11

One other thing I've noticed ... lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #24

Yes and it is infuriating. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #13

Yes! elias49 Mar 2015 #14

definately TheNutcracker Mar 2015 #15

Yes elleng Mar 2015 #17

Still slow on and off. hrmjustin Mar 2015 #19

Yes abelenkpe Mar 2015 #20

Very BigDemVoter Mar 2015 #21

Yes n/t Michigan-Arizona Mar 2015 #22

ever since the last windows update my computer has been crap city dembotoz Mar 2015 #23

Everyone log out, quit browser, clear your cache, log in. JaneyVee Mar 2015 #25

Yes. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #26

Slow for me the last 15 mins Renew Deal Mar 2015 #27

Then again, du is always the slowest site I visit anywhere. A-Schwarzenegger Mar 2015 #28

Yes War Horse Mar 2015 #29

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)

1. Yes.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:12 PM

Mar 2015

Slower than the normal slow.
Isnt there an alternative to www.democraticunderground ?
Can't remember what it is.

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

12. Load time/NT

Reply to A-Schwarzenegger (Reply #1)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:24 PM

Mar 2015

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

2. glad you mentioned it - yes, slow for much of the day. 5-10 seconds longer to load than usual

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:12 PM

Mar 2015

RKP5637

(67,109 posts)

3. Yes, really really slow tonight. n/t

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:12 PM

Mar 2015

DemocratSinceBirth

(99,710 posts)

4. TY/NT

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:13 PM

Mar 2015

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

5. Yep.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:15 PM

Mar 2015

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

6. Do you mean performance or lack of posts?

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:15 PM

Mar 2015

NRaleighLiberal

(60,014 posts)

7. time to load pages. I noticed it since mid afternoon.

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:17 PM

Mar 2015

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

8. It seems just as slow as always

Reply to Renew Deal (Reply #6)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:19 PM

Mar 2015

Suich

(10,642 posts)

9. Definitely! n/t

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:19 PM

Mar 2015

Marie Marie

(9,999 posts)

10. Also, anyone else getting an Exclamation Point inside a circle in place of

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:21 PM

Mar 2015

videos posted? This has been happening to me for a few days now. Anybody know why this is happening? Sometimes the video box starts to load and then it disappears and this grey ! in a circle shows up. Even seen it in some of the side ads. Help?!

elias49

(4,259 posts)

16. I haven't had that problem. Just slow. nt

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #10)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:35 PM

Mar 2015

Egnever

(21,506 posts)

18. Couple of gueses

Reply to Marie Marie (Reply #10)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:43 PM

Mar 2015

First would be to suggest to try updating your adobe flash player second would be to clear your browser history. If those two don't do it then I would guess you have an infection or a really bad connection.

If you are on a Mac then I have no idea...

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

11. Click ... wait ... stop ... refresh ...

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:21 PM

Mar 2015

Some times I have to go through that routine several times
before I get where I want to go. And it only happens on DU.

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)

24. One other thing I've noticed ...

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 03:36 PM

Mar 2015

Occasionally when I click "View All" mode on an OP some
times the OP only loads about half of the threads.

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

13. Yes and it is infuriating.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:25 PM

Mar 2015

elias49

(4,259 posts)

14. Yes!

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:34 PM

Mar 2015

Glad it's not my PC!

TheNutcracker

(2,104 posts)

15. definately

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:35 PM

Mar 2015

elleng

(130,923 posts)

17. Yes

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Mon Mar 16, 2015, 11:36 PM

Mar 2015

hrmjustin

(71,265 posts)

19. Still slow on and off.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 12:10 AM

Mar 2015

abelenkpe

(9,933 posts)

20. Yes

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 12:37 AM

Mar 2015

BigDemVoter

(4,150 posts)

21. Very

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 12:43 AM

Mar 2015

It's been like this all day.

Michigan-Arizona

(762 posts)

22. Yes n/t

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 01:07 AM

Mar 2015

dembotoz

(16,806 posts)

23. ever since the last windows update my computer has been crap city

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 01:38 AM

Mar 2015

screen would freeze and i would hard drop it.
happened again and again i thought it was time for a new laptop

friend says just let it sit
so i let it sit
and eventually it unfreezes

so slowness lately i do not blame on du
i blame bill gates

JaneyVee

(19,877 posts)

25. Everyone log out, quit browser, clear your cache, log in.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 03:39 PM

Mar 2015

greatauntoftriplets

(175,739 posts)

26. Yes.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 03:40 PM

Mar 2015

Will someone please feed the hamsters?

Renew Deal

(81,859 posts)

27. Slow for me the last 15 mins

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 03:58 PM

Mar 2015

A-Schwarzenegger

(15,596 posts)

28. Then again, du is always the slowest site I visit anywhere.

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 04:02 PM

Mar 2015

War Horse

(931 posts)

29. Yes

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Tue Mar 17, 2015, 04:10 PM

Mar 2015

On and off lately.

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