Forum Speed - Page 2

Glengoyne · 09-30-2025, 05:03 PM

Some trouble yesterday, but today...you're all here for me again.

Kodos · 09-30-2025, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

I've gotten one or two, but it's still mostly working for me.

Yes. I’ve noticed an improvement lately.

Ksyrup · 10-01-2025, 12:24 PM

So I've noticed that when I get a Database Error, like I just got now and got all morning the other day, the way to get past it is to lop off the forum from the URL and just go to the Main Forum page. That seems to prompt the "human verification" check, which then brings the Main Forum page up and from there, I can get back into the Off Topic forum. But if I continue to just go to Off Topic, eventually I'll get a database error because (I think) the human verification check only pops up on the Main Forum page.

GrantDawg · 10-02-2025, 03:59 PM

I have been out for two days because of data base errors. I guess I am going to have try this, but it seems like I was getting them from the main page on my phone.

Ksyrup · 10-16-2025, 07:23 AM

Board is back to shenanigans again for me, on multiple devices. Surprised I got in and posted this.

AlexB · 10-16-2025, 02:22 PM

Yes, it’s been poor agin for a few days, but is flying at this precise moment for me

sovereignstar v2 · 12-23-2025, 11:37 AM

Forum in Jekyll and Hyde mode

Ksyrup · 12-23-2025, 12:41 PM

The hamsters are on holiday break.

sovereignstar v2 · 12-23-2025, 07:26 PM

wazzzzzzzzzzzzzzup

GrantDawg · 12-23-2025, 08:06 PM

"It comes and goes...it comes and goes a-ooooooes."

Ksyrup · 03-07-2026, 01:21 PM

I've been having constant issues for the past month, more or less. SB weekend I noticed it, and it's been off and on since then. I could barely get on the site the last couple of days.

Sweed · 03-08-2026, 10:33 AM

Getting worse again. Way more bad days than good.

thealmighty · 03-18-2026, 02:35 PM

Speed sucks.

Ksyrup · 04-05-2026, 07:47 AM

Anyone notice this forum especially goes to shit around big sporting events? SB weekend I could barely get into a thread let alone post anything. Yesterday, same thing. Are we last on the bandwidth priority list of the OS forums?

JPhillips · 04-05-2026, 11:29 AM

It's been terrible all weekend for me.

Passacaglia · 05-13-2026, 08:00 AM

Rough past few days. It's been more annoying for me lately since I haven't wanted to continue on in my dynasty until I post screenshots on here. In the meantime, I'm thinking of a new dynasty that won't require that kind of posting style.

NobodyHere · 05-13-2026, 08:54 AM

We should change the forum name to Front Office Broken Database

Ksyrup · 05-13-2026, 09:16 AM

Yeah, yesterday was an almost complete wash.

Thomkal · 05-13-2026, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

We should change the forum name to Front Office Broken Database

FOBD does have a nice ring to it...

albionmoonlight · 05-20-2026, 10:07 AM

WTF has been happening? Been effectively unusable the last week or so.

Fidatelo · 05-20-2026, 05:41 PM

Yeah it's been terrible. Suddenly very responsive right now. Hope it lasts...

JPhillips · 05-20-2026, 08:05 PM

Same here. Almost impossible to access.

dubb93 · 05-20-2026, 09:01 PM

At this point we should just set something up somewhere else. This forum is more or less unusable and whatever the issue is it’s been going on for half a year at this point?

Fidatelo · 05-20-2026, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by dubb93

At this point we should just set something up somewhere else. This forum is more or less unusable and whatever the issue is it’s been going on for half a year at this point?

It's pretty sad for sure. I bet we'd lose some of the few people we have left in a migration, but I also think we'll lose people just out of frustration with the current state. I know I'm getting less inclined to click the bookmark repeatedly hoping I roll a natural 20 and get in, never mind trying to post.

Thomkal · 05-21-2026, 01:24 PM

I've found that I can view threads with a better chance of success if I click on the thread title rather than last page or a number of page I want to see. Your mileage may vary of course.

Fidatelo · 05-21-2026, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thomkal

I've found that I can view threads with a better chance of success if I click on the thread title rather than last page or a number of page I want to see. Your mileage may vary of course.

I find that I can't even get to the Off Topic main page the majority of the day to see what threads have posts.

Kodos · 05-22-2026, 09:29 AM

Yeah, it's been really bad. Like could be the death of FOFC bad.

NobodyHere · 05-22-2026, 09:56 AM

I feel this is happening because certain FOFCers pressed the red button.

Passacaglia · 05-22-2026, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dubb93

At this point we should just set something up somewhere else. This forum is more or less unusable and whatever the issue is it’s been going on for half a year at this point?

I agree. Does anyone have ideas where we can set up?

JonInMiddleGA · 05-22-2026, 10:58 AM

Just adding my "this was the longest I'd gone without being able to get past the front page" to the list.

GrantDawg · 05-22-2026, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Just adding my "this was the longest I'd gone without being able to get past the front page" to the list.

Ditto. I thought it was gone for good. Still willing to donate for a new server host or software, whichever is needed.

AlexB · 05-22-2026, 05:42 PM

Likewise. I had obviously closed Safari while trying to load FOFC again, and after 4-5 days my reaction was OMG I’m in!

Not sure what is happening, but feels like a slow painful death for the forum TBH

MIJB#19 · 05-24-2026, 02:37 PM

It's been so up and down, mostly down, it took me more than a day to be able to reply to this thread. I let Ben know, so I suspect if there's anything he can get done here, he's on it already.

Fidatelo · 05-24-2026, 06:35 PM

I'd love to even understand the basic issue that is causing the errors. Is it related to traffic surges from crawlers or bots? Is there something in the database that causes it to happen when certain threads are requested or someone performs a search?

Ghost Econ · 05-30-2026, 02:18 PM

I'm of the opinion that Operation Sports has been slowing the forum on purpose so they can close it with no complaints.

GrantDawg · 05-30-2026, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost Econ

I'm of the opinion that Operation Sports has been slowing the forum on purpose so they can close it with no complaints.

That's a realistic theory. Or it is just such a low trafficked forum that it doesn't pull enough revenue to care if it is working.

MIJB#19 · 05-30-2026, 05:06 PM

One of the issues that ~~kept~~ keeps popping up on my end is that some of the functionality of the forum redirects to the subdomain forumsold.operationsports.com .

10-01-2025, 12:24 PM	#53
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	So I've noticed that when I get a Database Error, like I just got now and got all morning the other day, the way to get past it is to lop off the forum from the URL and just go to the Main Forum page. That seems to prompt the "human verification" check, which then brings the Main Forum page up and from there, I can get back into the Off Topic forum. But if I continue to just go to Off Topic, eventually I'll get a database error because (I think) the human verification check only pops up on the Main Forum page. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-16-2025, 07:23 AM	#55
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Board is back to shenanigans again for me, on multiple devices. Surprised I got in and posted this. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-16-2025, 02:22 PM	#56
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Yes, it’s been poor agin for a few days, but is flying at this precise moment for me __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

12-23-2025, 12:41 PM	#58
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	The hamsters are on holiday break. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

03-07-2026, 01:21 PM	#61
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I've been having constant issues for the past month, more or less. SB weekend I noticed it, and it's been off and on since then. I could barely get on the site the last couple of days. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

10-02-2025, 03:59 PM	#54
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I have been out for two days because of data base errors. I guess I am going to have try this, but it seems like I was getting them from the main page on my phone.

12-23-2025, 11:37 AM	#57
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Forum in Jekyll and Hyde mode

12-23-2025, 07:26 PM	#59
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	wazzzzzzzzzzzzzzup

12-23-2025, 08:06 PM	#60
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	"It comes and goes...it comes and goes a-ooooooes."

03-08-2026, 10:33 AM	#62
Sweed College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2003	Getting worse again. Way more bad days than good.

03-18-2026, 02:35 PM	#63
thealmighty Pro Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: heaven	Speed sucks. __________________ Check out The Unofficial FOFC Movie Guide Here

04-05-2026, 07:47 AM	#64
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Anyone notice this forum especially goes to shit around big sporting events? SB weekend I could barely get into a thread let alone post anything. Yesterday, same thing. Are we last on the bandwidth priority list of the OS forums? __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

04-05-2026, 11:29 AM	#65
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	It's been terrible all weekend for me. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

05-13-2026, 08:00 AM	#66
Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Rough past few days. It's been more annoying for me lately since I haven't wanted to continue on in my dynasty until I post screenshots on here. In the meantime, I'm thinking of a new dynasty that won't require that kind of posting style. __________________ Pride and Prejudice -- an FOF9 Lions dynasty, starting 1966

05-13-2026, 08:54 AM	#67
NobodyHere Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2013	We should change the forum name to Front Office Broken Database __________________ I tried, it worked!

05-13-2026, 09:16 AM	#68
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Yeah, yesterday was an almost complete wash. __________________ M's pitcher Miguel Batista: "Now, I feel like I've had everything. I've talked pitching with Sandy Koufax, had Kenny G play for me. Maybe if I could have an interview with God, then I'd be served. I'd be complete."

05-20-2026, 10:07 AM	#70
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	WTF has been happening? Been effectively unusable the last week or so.

05-20-2026, 05:41 PM	#71
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	Yeah it's been terrible. Suddenly very responsive right now. Hope it lasts... __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

05-20-2026, 08:05 PM	#72
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	Same here. Almost impossible to access. __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

05-21-2026, 01:24 PM	#75
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	I've found that I can view threads with a better chance of success if I click on the thread title rather than last page or a number of page I want to see. Your mileage may vary of course. __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time! 6/15/25-Coastal Baseball ends the season #2 afterlosing in the Finals of the College World Series!

05-22-2026, 09:29 AM	#77
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Yeah, it's been really bad. Like could be the death of FOFC bad.

05-22-2026, 09:56 AM	#78
NobodyHere Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2013	I feel this is happening because certain FOFCers pressed the red button. __________________ I tried, it worked!

05-22-2026, 10:58 AM	#80
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Just adding my "this was the longest I'd gone without being able to get past the front page" to the list. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

05-22-2026, 05:42 PM	#82
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Likewise. I had obviously closed Safari while trying to load FOFC again, and after 4-5 days my reaction was OMG I’m in! Not sure what is happening, but feels like a slow painful death for the forum TBH __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports! Last edited by AlexB : 05-22-2026 at 05:44 PM.

05-24-2026, 02:37 PM	#83
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	It's been so up and down, mostly down, it took me more than a day to be able to reply to this thread. I let Ben know, so I suspect if there's anything he can get done here, he's on it already. __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail

05-24-2026, 06:35 PM	#84
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I'd love to even understand the basic issue that is causing the errors. Is it related to traffic surges from crawlers or bots? Is there something in the database that causes it to happen when certain threads are requested or someone performs a search? __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

05-30-2026, 02:18 PM	#85
Ghost Econ College Starter Join Date: Oct 2020	I'm of the opinion that Operation Sports has been slowing the forum on purpose so they can close it with no complaints.

05-30-2026, 05:06 PM	#87
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	One of the issues that ~~kept~~ keeps popping up on my end is that some of the functionality of the forum redirects to the subdomain forumsold.operationsports.com . __________________ * 2005 Golden Scribe winner for best FOF Dynasty about IHOF's Maassluis Merchantmen * Former GM of GEFL's Houston Oilers and WOOF's Curacao Cocktail Last edited by MIJB#19 : 05-30-2026 at 05:22 PM.

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