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I-phone.
Johnny
I phone, I phooone??
I don't even have an I pott!
Are the 90s really over?? Damn...
I-phone.
Johnny
It has been slow for me for several weeks now. I checked with Nathan and he said it was working fine from his end, so I figured it was just me. Although other sites work fine.
Pretty much this. Folks will stop engaging if they can’t load the site. It’s been horrible here as of late. Takes forever just to load a thread.It’s not just you. The site has been horrible for weeks. Sometimes it works normally, but it doesn’t last long. We are losing members due to the user experience.
The site has had problems before, but this is getting to be a dealbreaker for me. I’ve exchanged emails with friends here so we can still keep in touch while the site is glitching, unreliable, or just plain broken. Hard to see how @Nathan Flowers could say it’s working fine.
We are on part 2 right now. The first post of this thread began part 2.I noticed somewhere, perhaps in the Jackets area, there were "Part 1 and Part 2" threads. While it doesn't seem likely it would be related to the current, rather erratic access and page loads, I wonder if, as we each access threads, and each thread has to then reference or link back to thousands of previous pages and probably tens of thousands of pictures, that maybe it is to the point that the collective TFL site is getting bogged down.
Just a suggestion, but maybe it is time to archive some of the larger threads (What Hat are You Wearing Today Part 1), hold back 1 year(?) as an overlap, and start a What Hat Part 2. The Part 1's would still be available, of course, but they would not require the constant access (and computing horsepower) of the new, smaller Part 2 threads.
Just a thought.
We are on part 2 right now. The first post of this thread began part 2.
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Fyi: the archived thread has the same title but with a “1” at the end and is still accessible.Then perhaps Part 3.
I would be OK with that if it helps; however, there is also the issue of content. I know many of the hat people also are interested in vintage clothing but, based on the classified ads this site could be split into the Fedora Lounge and the Leather Jacket Lounge. That would probably cut down on a large part of the "non-member/seller" visits. As I write this there are 43 members on against 902 visitors. Not trying to discourage visitors, but maybe we could redirect some of the heavy non-hat traffic?I noticed somewhere, perhaps in the Jackets area, there were "Part 1 and Part 2" threads. While it doesn't seem likely it would be related to the current, rather erratic access and page loads, I wonder if, as we each access threads, and each thread has to then reference or link back to thousands of previous pages and probably tens of thousands of pictures, that maybe it is to the point that the collective TFL site is getting bogged down.
Just a suggestion, but maybe it is time to archive some of the larger threads (What Hat are You Wearing Today Part 1), hold back 1 year(?) as an overlap, and start a What Hat Part 2. The Part 1's would still be available, of course, but they would not require the constant access (and computing horsepower) of the new, smaller Part 2 threads.
Just a thought.
Exact same here, I used to think it was because I’m not pedaling my computer fast enough … I think it‘s the siteIt's currently 5:47 a.m. (est) for me right now and the site is running normal. Later on today it'll probably start running slow and choppy again. That's been the pattern for me for a while.
This is the Boss Man speaking.Slow as a three-legged, asthmatic mule. We're on it and it should be fixed soon.
Try your browser safety settings.
This is the first time I've been able to get onto the site for about a week now. If the main page doesn't immediately start to load, I'm off to do whatever I should be doing because for the last couple of months (I think) I've waited as long as 20 minutes for pages to load, and right now, as much as I enjoy The Lounge, I just can't waste that much time.It’s not just you. The site has been horrible for weeks. Sometimes it works normally, but it doesn’t last long. We are losing members due to the user experience.
The site has had problems before, but this is getting to be a dealbreaker for me...