Posted on 07/29/2017 3:33:27 PM PDT by djf
Sorry I have to say this. But FR has become nearly unusable these days.
You used to have a feeling that within 30 seconds to a minute, your page would be resolved and loaded.
But no more. I don't know how many times lately, I have hit refresh or picked a new thread only to wait and wait and wait and then I give up and go to another site.
The powers that be recommend limiting your window options to twenty. My reply is, if that's the problem, the just taking the option away and making it twenty should be the solution.
And I know about DOS attacks - they can easily be filtered by a front-end server - so that shouldn't be a problem.
Anyways, whatever it is, it's getting series. And Hugh!
Yes they are! Hysterical, irreverent, smart-ass, and wonderful. I've been here since 1998 and have seen some real side splitters.
Whinners are Not Winners, Jim.
Do what ya gotta do...
In Your own time and space.
I am Not in I.T.
The honest truth is we can’t use it. Not anything like we can when it runs normally.
Maybe you are just used to overall crappy internet service.
Who knows??
And a dozen vanities a day on the subject helps ... how?
Not funny.
If they can’t get ahold of whatever ails this website from denial-of-service to Hardware problems at 9600 some-odd users on Facebook he’s just going to lose control of this website and that’s it face free republics dead.
I hate FaceCrook with a passion but, that is where this forum is headed...
Sorry, sometimes I get a bit testy.....
Mine is ok. But maybe it’s because I’m posting from an iPhone? Not sure if that makes a difference.
And I’m an old smart ass so we should get along great :)
I have only seen two vanities in the last 24 hours ... but that may be because it takes at least three minutes to get the latest articles page to load. When it loads.
How does snarking at FReepers who are frustrated help? Since that’s your criterion.
Series question. A hugh question: are you logged in?
I’m at the point in my life when I try to see the glass as half full. Yes at times it takes some real patience but where would we be without FreeRepublic? I trust Jim and John are addressing this and even if slow FR is well worth it. I’ll be making a donation shortly and encourage others to do the same.
I know of no forum with a better format (what do you recommend?), and do not want FR to be like any other website newer than 20 years old, but only to fix the slow-mo or downtime.
There seems to be a growing atmosphere of denial on FR.
If it continues, only the “true believers” will remain.
And judging from the soundness of their comments, they won’t be enough to keep it going.
Hello Carol Ann!
Same name as my mother!
FR posters are the funniest in the world!
EB
The expenses are listed... I suggest you read it.
My comment is right on point.
Everyone here is aware of the elephant in the living room.
If I were DJT I’d fire Jim and John for their incompetent management of this fine site.
Just stuck on stupid, I guess. Hey, if you want facebook, it’s already been done. Complete with like, emoticons and rainbow colors. Go for it.
There’s always the “DU”..
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