Forum seems slow and times out - Land Rovers Only

300bhp/ton · 04-19-2007, 02:43 AM

Noticed this when I logged on once last week and every morning this week (9-11am BST (British Summer Time) forum clock displaying ~12:20pm.

The forum becomes very sluggish, espcially when trying to post and will often come up with "This page can not be displayed" when you click submit. This happens immediatly, however once it has happened trying to use the back or refresh button will often trigger a time out, or only the banner will load and nothing else.

In addition the text you typed and tried to submit is also lost. Only way round is to navigate to another website and then back to the main forum page and start again.

The forum also seems low on activity as such times, 22 users - 3 members and 19 guests.

jimfoo · 02-04-2008, 06:54 AM

I agree! GET RID OF THE F-ING JAVASCRIPT AND FLASH ADS!!! I'm getting fed up enough I may not come here any more.

ArmyRover · 02-04-2008, 07:18 AM

ever since the update I've been having the same problems it is a pain in the butt. 2-3 min load times for a thread at work are not uncommon for me as well as not loading at all. At home it is much better but still slow and sometimes unsuccessful.

Sign Guy · 02-11-2008, 06:13 PM

I'm on broadband and the upgrade sucks! Slow as cold honey.

Burns · 02-13-2008, 03:31 PM

It's not just, at times, this site is slow. More so, all the time.

ArmyRover · 02-13-2008, 04:47 PM

it's gotten to the point at work that I don't think I'll be checking in as much during the day. When you can go smoke and come back to see it finish loading the thread it's just to slow.

That or it isn't loading at all just the header staring at you

chrisvonc · 05-19-2008, 11:40 AM

The site continues to get slower and slower. I can appreciate that the owners took over the site to make a buck from advertising revenue but the 8 advertising banners and the shitty scripts they feed from, have steadily been killing the load times for the site in any thread I try to go to. It doesn't matter what location, computer, browser, and OS. Its all the same degrading performance going more and more in the toilet, especially the 2 sponsor boxes on the bottom left under the UserCP summary, which are the biggest load killers.

Surfing the site and the growing lags of simply trying to get from one page to another, has become too much of a pain to make it worth stopping in anymore.

rmuller · 05-19-2008, 11:55 AM

I've posted up to the administrators for them to try to take a look into it. The problem lies within one of the javascript scripts serving ads... makes a page that should take 3 seconds to load, take over 30.

chrisvonc · 05-19-2008, 12:00 PM

googlesyndicate seems to be the biggest lag causer. Even if one turns off the sidebar in the UserCP, it doesnt take effect until you actually get into a thread, and even then there are still 4 ad banner widgets to deal with on the thread pages to that load, more than an excessive amount anyway, let alone the lag they still cause, even with the sidebar turned off.

chrisvonc · 05-19-2008, 12:20 PM

Holy shit.. Thanks to a tip, someone turned me onto AdBlock Plus, an add-on for Firefox. Install, restart Firefox, let it subscribe to an update server, and then come back here. All ads gone and the site loads like greased lightning.

dsfloyd · 05-19-2008, 03:13 PM

My work has a site blocker program that blocks all ads and stuff. Site isn't too bad when at work, slower at home with the ads.

Jupiter Rover · 05-19-2008, 09:32 PM

I have some extremely fast internet. However, LRO is one of my bookmarks on the toolbar and Sometimes when i click it, it shows as page cannot be displayed or something of that sort.

apbtpetey · 07-08-2008, 03:43 PM

Well the admin has made a few simple changes to the site and things seem to load faster now. Atleast for me the pages seem to be loading faster.

Chris- maybe you can disable your ad blocker and give it a try to see if it seems to be loading better as well.

Administrator · 07-08-2008, 04:08 PM

We have also reduce the number of ads that we display to help with the speed of the site. Within the next couple of weeks, we will be moving the site to a brand new state of the art server and a new hosting provider. This should even make the site faster!

ArmyRover · 07-08-2008, 04:48 PM

That's a step in the right direction. Much appreciated.

I'm still leaving the ad blocker on though

04-19-2007, 02:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
300bhp/ton The Best 4X4XFar Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England, home of the Land Rover Posts: 598 Gallery: 0	Forum seems slow and times out Noticed this when I logged on once last week and every morning this week (9-11am BST (British Summer Time) forum clock displaying ~12:20pm. The forum becomes very sluggish, espcially when trying to post and will often come up with "This page can not be displayed" when you click submit. This happens immediatly, however once it has happened trying to use the back or refresh button will often trigger a time out, or only the banner will load and nothing else. In addition the text you typed and tried to submit is also lost. Only way round is to navigate to another website and then back to the main forum page and start again. The forum also seems low on activity as such times, 22 users - 3 members and 19 guests. __________________ Land Rover Discovery (3 Door) 200Tdi 5-speed Mods:Allisport LARGE FMIC \| Allisport Tuned \| Simex Jungle Trekker II 33.11.50R15 Tyres \| 15x8 8 Spokes \| Heavy Duty Uprated Suspension (shocks & springs) \| Wheel arch Flares \| 1" Wheel Spacers \| Custom Straight Thru Exhaust \| Custom Trimmed Front bumper with twin NATO Hooks \| Custom Rear Bumper with single Large NATO Hook 360˚ Swival \| Front Light Guards \| Custom Aluminium Rear Floor \| Bonnet Straps \| 100w Spot Lights \| Upgraded Headlights The Best 4X4XFar

02-04-2008, 06:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
jimfoo jimfoo Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 414 Gallery: 9	I agree! GET RID OF THE F-ING JAVASCRIPT AND FLASH ADS!!! I'm getting fed up enough I may not come here any more. __________________ Jim Hall “That man has no respect for his Rover and beats the hell out of it every opportunity he gets, taking the most difficult line over each and every obstacle.” Michael 1966 88" 1.9l VW TDI, GT1749V, IC

02-04-2008, 07:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 2,000 Gallery: 0	ever since the update I've been having the same problems it is a pain in the butt. 2-3 min load times for a thread at work are not uncommon for me as well as not loading at all. At home it is much better but still slow and sometimes unsuccessful. __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

02-11-2008, 06:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
Sign Guy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NOOnan, GA Posts: 109 Gallery: 0	I'm on broadband and the upgrade sucks! Slow as cold honey. __________________ Bill 93 LWB Westminster 155+k miles ArmyRover- "it's actually more of self inflicted torture chamber with doors and tires"- with this, I can relate!

02-13-2008, 04:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 2,000 Gallery: 0	it's gotten to the point at work that I don't think I'll be checking in as much during the day. When you can go smoke and come back to see it finish loading the thread it's just to slow. That or it isn't loading at all just the header staring at you __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

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02-13-2008, 03:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Burns Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: The good ole' Lone Star State! Posts: 3,020 Gallery: 0	It's not just, at times, this site is slow. More so, all the time.

05-19-2008, 11:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
chrisvonc Oh yes.. there will be blood. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,566 Gallery: 0	The site continues to get slower and slower. I can appreciate that the owners took over the site to make a buck from advertising revenue but the 8 advertising banners and the shitty scripts they feed from, have steadily been killing the load times for the site in any thread I try to go to. It doesn't matter what location, computer, browser, and OS. Its all the same degrading performance going more and more in the toilet, especially the 2 sponsor boxes on the bottom left under the UserCP summary, which are the biggest load killers. Surfing the site and the growing lags of simply trying to get from one page to another, has become too much of a pain to make it worth stopping in anymore. __________________ Chris von C. Sick of how slow LRO has become with all the ad's? Rage Against The Banners!! If you use Firefox, install the add-on AdBlock Plus. All ads gone and the site loads like greased lightning again.

05-19-2008, 11:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
rmuller Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 2,398 Gallery: 0	I've posted up to the administrators for them to try to take a look into it. The problem lies within one of the javascript scripts serving ads... makes a page that should take 3 seconds to load, take over 30. __________________ Ryan :: Off-Road/Accessories Moderator :: Gallery 2001 Discovery II \| 1994 Defender 90 #416

05-19-2008, 12:00 PM	#9 (permalink)
chrisvonc Oh yes.. there will be blood. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,566 Gallery: 0	googlesyndicate seems to be the biggest lag causer. Even if one turns off the sidebar in the UserCP, it doesnt take effect until you actually get into a thread, and even then there are still 4 ad banner widgets to deal with on the thread pages to that load, more than an excessive amount anyway, let alone the lag they still cause, even with the sidebar turned off. __________________ Chris von C. Sick of how slow LRO has become with all the ad's? Rage Against The Banners!! If you use Firefox, install the add-on AdBlock Plus. All ads gone and the site loads like greased lightning again.

05-19-2008, 12:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
chrisvonc Oh yes.. there will be blood. Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,566 Gallery: 0	Holy shit.. Thanks to a tip, someone turned me onto AdBlock Plus, an add-on for Firefox. Install, restart Firefox, let it subscribe to an update server, and then come back here. All ads gone and the site loads like greased lightning. __________________ Chris von C. Sick of how slow LRO has become with all the ad's? Rage Against The Banners!! If you use Firefox, install the add-on AdBlock Plus. All ads gone and the site loads like greased lightning again.

05-19-2008, 03:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
dsfloyd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 104 Gallery: 0	My work has a site blocker program that blocks all ads and stuff. Site isn't too bad when at work, slower at home with the ads. __________________ '60 Series II 88 '04 Silverado 2500 4x4 '02 Altima 2.5 (Hurts less at the pump)

05-19-2008, 09:32 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jupiter Rover got mud? Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jupiter, Florida Posts: 739 Gallery: 0	I have some extremely fast internet. However, LRO is one of my bookmarks on the toolbar and Sometimes when i click it, it shows as page cannot be displayed or something of that sort. __________________ DII -- Pete

07-08-2008, 03:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
apbtpetey Support Our Troops Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hudson Valley, NY Posts: 3,376 Gallery: 0	What do you guys think?? Well the admin has made a few simple changes to the site and things seem to load faster now. Atleast for me the pages seem to be loading faster. Chris- maybe you can disable your ad blocker and give it a try to see if it seems to be loading better as well. __________________ John Conklin LRO Moderator

07-08-2008, 04:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
Administrator Land Rover Overlord Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 122 Gallery: 62	We have also reduce the number of ads that we display to help with the speed of the site. Within the next couple of weeks, we will be moving the site to a brand new state of the art server and a new hosting provider. This should even make the site faster!

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07-08-2008, 04:48 PM	#15 (permalink)
ArmyRover Rebuilding Rover Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NH Posts: 2,000 Gallery: 0	That's a step in the right direction. Much appreciated. I'm still leaving the ad blocker on though __________________ "Only two defining forces ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G.I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom." http://snhlr.org/ 91 Range Rover Classic 90 RRC Parts truck 94 Saab gas mileage beater

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