ever since saturday I have been experiencing tremendously slow page loading on the initial page. after i get into the discussion board it seems to be ok for the most part, but certain other things are slow to load also. pictures, portage database, etc. all are painfully slow to open. i have to put the address in the browser and then switch to something else in the interim or it is like watching paint dry. all of this despite being on a T1 line and every other site operating normally. anybody else "slogging through the bog" like this, or any ideas what may be different since Saturday?

thebutcher

Believe me you are singing to the choir... It's been unacceptable for the cost since February. Once in a great, great while it is what it should be for a short time. I understand all too well.

Long story very short - QJ will be changing servers in the next week or two - maybe three if I run into problems. I'll give you guys a heads up a day or three in advance. This forum will be a bit different too if all goes well.

I just changed the board to a more secure version. The server has not changed so our intermittent speed issues will remain for a while. It is a little better though.

Yup. Today needed extra oooos... (And I appreciate posts like this 'cause they actually help a little.)

I called tech support last night when it started and again today. They agreed... and are supposedly checking into it as there is enough verified documentation that this is indeed an ongoing problem that shouldn't be. I'm still awaiting a call from a system admin with an explaination. (That's a new twist in this saga.)

I tried one VPS, it was a no go - stupid really. The second wasn't much better. Finding out the hard way took time. I'm not a Unix command line sort of guy. In the mean time, it became necessary for this forum to be updated A.S.A.P. ( due to an overload of potential spammers) so the current server problems still exist.

I've been assured twice now that the amount of resources QJ uses is well within the range of their pricey idea of shared hosting and this server has admitted problems.

Perhaps when the dust settles I can give you guys some extra PM space. 

Funny how things work. I always wanted this site to be like a BW/Q trip. I'm calling today just another windy day on a big lake. Oddest thing, Inuks and members paddled into it. Guests all but disappeared from view.

Everything I've seen after this latest fix is "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom!"

Thanks db