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12 Jun 16 - 04:34 AM (#3794996) Subject: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Senoufou My goodness, it's fast this morning! I'm tempted to post on everything as quickly as I can before it goes slow again. Over the past couple of weeks it's been like driving a very old car along a bumpy lane, nursing it through the gears and trying to keep it moving. Sometimes I rejoice as the site loads, only to discover I can't get a thread up on the screen. Or I write a post but it won't 'go through'. I'm smiling s I wonder if it's a sinister plot to stop undesirable posters working their evil! In which case, I'm evidently one of them! Is it just me, or are others having this difficulty? |
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12 Jun 16 - 06:22 AM (#3795018) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: MGM·Lion Up to a point. Recently I have found that the Cat comes up nice & quickly; then the first thread I click on takes minute+minute+minute to come up till I could scream — but just as I am about to give up, up it comes; then others I click on come up in quite reasonable time. But other times these factors vary. It's a temperamental old forum, eh? But don't we all love it just the same! ≈M≈ |
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12 Jun 16 - 07:36 AM (#3795036) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Phil Cooper I've been having the same issues. Either I'm told the site is unavailable, or, I can't open threads. |
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12 Jun 16 - 09:25 AM (#3795053) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Pete from seven stars link Yep, unpredictable here. I get to the stage where I have something else on hand to do while I wait to see if a thread loads. |
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12 Jun 16 - 10:13 AM (#3795065) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Jeri It varies throughout the day, and doesn't come up at all on my Android phone. |
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12 Jun 16 - 11:15 AM (#3795082) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Rapparee It might be worth your while to check the upload and download speeds on your computer. Search for "upload speed test" to get several to choose from -- and do more than one, because the test servers are located in several spots around the US and the globe. |
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12 Jun 16 - 01:32 PM (#3795096) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: mkebenn I have also had these issues. I have checked internet connection when a message won't post, and sometimes that will work, others not so much. As far as the speed, it is what it is. If it wants to be nice, and sometime it is, great. If not, well hell, kicking it don't help. Perhaps MGM-Lion is right, she's slowed down with age. Who hasn't? Mike |
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12 Jun 16 - 03:53 PM (#3795119) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Brian May More often than not it's glacially slow. It's a shock when it comes up straight away and I'm on a 100 mbs link on a (very) fast computer. Still, more often than not, it's worth the wait. |
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12 Jun 16 - 04:56 PM (#3795128) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: keberoxu It's not just you, Eliza / Senoufou. Just now I thought it would never connect. |
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12 Jun 16 - 05:01 PM (#3795130) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Senoufou I know it isn't anything to do with our broadband speed, as I can get any other sites up in a twinkling. And it's so variable - it's whizzing along nicely at the moment, but 15 minutes ago it wouldn't even load. Very strange. No criticism of Mudcat at all, it's a very enjoyable place, but only when you can get into it! (I'm now going to press 'submit message', and hope it still behaves itself.) |
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12 Jun 16 - 05:27 PM (#3795138) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: frogprince Today it's just about breaking the speed of the sound of loneliness for me, at least compared to lotsa days. |
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12 Jun 16 - 05:39 PM (#3795141) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Senoufou I'm sorry you've been feeling lonely frogprince. The internet's a godsend for passing the time isn't it? When my husband's out at work, I blunder around all sorts of interesting sites, especially online puzzles and quizzes. Mudcat is a friendly place I find. I'd really miss it if it became impossible to access it. |
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12 Jun 16 - 06:15 PM (#3795147) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Steve Shaw The issue is squarely with the website, not with anyone's broadband speed, etc. In the last few days I've been connecting on 4G all over Bude and west London, occasionally on 3G, on my family member's superfast broadband in Richmond, on a Travelodge internet connection and on my own BT Infinity connection. None of it makes the slightest difference. This website is problematic in terms of connectivity at least three quarters of the time. On occasion I've had to give up trying post for hours on end, and woe betide if you've typed a longish post, then post it without having copied it to your clipboard first. I have contributed dough to this website, maybe not enough, but I don't pay for it. I state all this as a bit of anecdotal evidence, not as an opinion of the site owner. |
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12 Jun 16 - 06:33 PM (#3795151) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: keberoxu I can vouch for the truth of what Steve Shaw says about the perils of posting -- same has happened to me. |
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12 Jun 16 - 06:54 PM (#3795159) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Steve Shaw Always copy before posting. Even that can be a frustrating experience, especially on an iPad, and next to impossible on an iPhone. |
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13 Jun 16 - 01:57 AM (#3795203) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Andrez The speed variability issues are the same and similarly frustrating in Australia too. Cheers, Andrez |
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13 Jun 16 - 02:19 AM (#3795206) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: DaveRo Steve Shaw wrote: ...next to impossible on an iPhoneWhy more difficult on an iPhone? ISTR that the sequence - long tap, select all, copy - is the same. (Just curious - I don't own either.) |
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13 Jun 16 - 03:09 AM (#3795210) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Andrez Network capacity and time of day are two key variables. Limited installed RAM or limited HD space on tablet or iPhone can also impact on browser functionality. Both or neither of these issues may be applicable to Steve's issue though. That said I do agree with Steve's advice: "copy before posting". I've lost several messages /replies to messages by hitting the wrong key or otherwise stuffing up something else through lack of attention. Cheers, Andrez |
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13 Jun 16 - 04:22 AM (#3795225) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Mr Red Hmmm, if I was not using a BT (notso) Hotspot, or better still not using BT with their CDN (Content Delivery Network) I should be blaming the Cat? Oh shame on us, it is worth every penny we are asked to pay for it. And a whole lot more. A lady said to me recently, offering an unheard version of the saying "patience is a virtue, posses it if you can....": "Patience is a virtue, virtue is a grace and Grace is a little girl" |
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13 Jun 16 - 04:45 AM (#3795231) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Keith A of Hertford We may think it worth the wait, but we are an ageing and dying breed. Potential new members will not give such a frustrating site a second chance. |
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13 Jun 16 - 05:09 AM (#3795236) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Andrez Well I think in the scheme of things the 'delays' aren't really all that long. I'm grateful that the 'Cat' is basically text based and not graphics based e.g. WordPress et.al. It could always be worse I suppose :-) Cheers, Andrez |
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13 Jun 16 - 11:19 AM (#3795332) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: frogprince Eliza, I'm not really suffering from loneliness; I just shoulda realized that not everyone world wide is as familiar with John Prine lyrics as folks I know around here. : ) |
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13 Jun 16 - 12:11 PM (#3795343) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Senoufou Oh, phew frogprince! I'm glad it was only the lyrics of a song, and you're not lonely after all! |
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13 Jun 16 - 01:43 PM (#3795368) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Backwoodsman It's been very slow here for some time, but today it's running pretty well OK. I suspect the big threads aren't helping the problem, if a number are being opened/closed simultaneously, the server(s) might well be under increased load? Out of curiosity, I tried opening the MOAB thread last week, and gave in after what seemed like half an hour at least. |
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13 Jun 16 - 06:53 PM (#3795438) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: John J I have a measured 60mbs connection here in NW England, connection and posting to Mudcat is painfully slow these days. In fact it's slow enough for me, to my shame, to look elsewhere. |
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14 Jun 16 - 02:41 AM (#3795479) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Jim Carroll I understand (I hope, not in confidence) that Max has moved recently and is having technical problems with the site. The reception here in the rural West of Ireland can be slow anyway, but over the last week the situation with Mudcat has been intolerable - slow or failed opening, lost postings, failure notices, or the site being unopenable for half days at a time. Max has my full sympathy and I hope, for his and our sakes, he manages to sort out the problems. It's like waiting for the other shoe to drop when you're in the middle of an argument Jim Carroll |
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14 Jun 16 - 03:20 AM (#3795485) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: DaveRo uk.music.folk still exists; it just needs enough people to repopulate it. I was startled recently when a query about folk magazines got a reply within 30 minutes! |
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14 Jun 16 - 07:34 AM (#3795517) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: John J To say that we owe a vote of thanks to Max and his efforts is an understatement! His unpaid hours and the expense of keeping Mudcat running, well, they're incalcuable. Is incalcuable a real word...or have I just invented it? |
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14 Jun 16 - 08:02 AM (#3795521) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Andrez Thanks for the heads up about Max JimC. Happy to be patient and wait on that basis. Cheers, Andrez |
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14 Jun 16 - 08:05 AM (#3795523) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Backwoodsman You invented it, John J - it's 'incalculable'! 😄😎 |
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14 Jun 16 - 10:16 AM (#3795570) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: punkfolkrocker we gotta remember the mudcat servers are in America.. Where they got all sorts of beavers, wolves, bears, skunks, gators, bigfoots, mountain ranges, mighty rivers, deserts... ..the internet has got to be as tough as John Wayne to fight it's way through all that lot...!!! .. and then try to find it's way all across the Atlantic.... We mustn't complain if the internet needs to sit down, put it's feet up and nod off for a while every now and then... Remember, even the British internet slows down when it occasionally misses it's bus, or has had a late night and gets on the wrong train..... 😜 |
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14 Jun 16 - 10:57 AM (#3795580) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: frogprince LOL Pfr. |
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14 Jun 16 - 01:42 PM (#3795641) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: keberoxu ....and don't forget the fisher-cats (porcupine killers) |
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14 Jun 16 - 02:50 PM (#3795667) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Donuel It is much better. I even get a message if a post does not go through which minimizes my double post mistakes. I would calculate that giving Max 50 grand would be appreciated. |
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14 Jun 16 - 03:01 PM (#3795670) Subject: RE: BS: Varying Speed of Mudcat! From: Senoufou It's whizzing along beautifully at the moment. I feel I ought to post my usual inane drivel as fast as I can before it goes geriatric again. (Or I do!) I hope no-one thinks I was criticising Mudcat as a site, because I really like it. I was only wondering if others were having the same access problems. |