I raced a slug to ENW...

[Morrus]

So I did some speed tests, comparing it to other sites. Holding up pretty well!

#fingerscrossedtoo

Domain name Size Load Time Average Speed per KB
1 enworld.org 43.59 KB 0.83 seconds 0.02 seconds
2 rpg.net 16.66 KB 2.64 seconds 0.16 seconds
3 rpgnow.com 228.13 KB 2.25 seconds 0.01 seconds
4 paizo.com 144.86 KB 4.84 seconds 0.03 seconds
5 wizards.com ERROR 0 seconds 0 seconds
6 bbc.co.uk 96.69 KB 1.98 seconds 0.02 seconds

 

[IronWolf]

Things have been pretty snappy for me since yesterday. Faster than its been for a long time! Definitely makes the site more pleasurable to hang out on!

#fingerscrossedtoo

 

[aurance]

It's so fast I slipped and hit my forehead on the monitor

#fingerscrossedtoo

also

#foreheadhurts

 

[Dice4Hire]

It's so fast I slipped and hit my forehead on the monitor

#fingerscrossedtoo

also

#foreheadhurts

I assume you uploaded the video to youtube.

link?

 

[Kzach]

It'll only work if we all use the hashtag. It's like magic. Just takes one person to forget to use the hashtag and it'll all come crashing down again!

#fingerscrossedtoo

fingerscrossed2

 

[Kzach]

fingerscrossed2

D'oh!

 

[IronWolf]

D'oh!

We will be holding you responsible if the site slows down again within the next 48 hours.

#fingerscrossedtoo

 

[steeldragons]

D'oh!

We will be holding you responsible if the site slows down again within the next 48 hours.

#fingerscrossedtoo

Seriously!

Pitchfork is sharpened. Torch at the ready. <plotting course to Kzach-town>

#fingerscrossedtoo

 

[On Puget Sound]

Two things just started happening

between 10 and 11 PM Eastern, 12/18:
1. The site began to hesitate a bit between pages - nothing like it was before the recent fix, but like it is before it gets that bad, and

2. Threads in which I had read all the most recent posts remained "marked as unread" - showing with a larger and more prominent font, which normally goes away after I read the recent additions. And yes, I was logged in, and don't have cookies disabled.

I mention this in hopes that if the two phenomena are related, it may help to identify the recurring slowdown.

UPDATE: both effects ended between 1 AM and 2 AM Eastern. Read/ unread threads marking normally, and speed back to full.

 

[nedjer]

It's kind of astonishing here The forum is . . . fast. This is very unfamiliar territory. Used to be able to go and make a cup of tea - sometimes drink it - before EN appeared.