Forum Speed

Ben E Lou · 09-03-2025, 04:23 AM

I've been in communication with OS, and they have done some tweaks and *think* it is fixed. Post-fix, they suggest clearing cache and cookies as well.

GrantDawg · 09-03-2025, 04:32 AM

Please let it be true.

Sent from my SM-S938U using Tapatalk

Fidatelo · 09-03-2025, 06:11 AM

It's flying this morning.

Thomkal · 09-03-2025, 06:16 AM

Yeah thanks Ben!

Edward64 · 09-03-2025, 06:49 AM

Thanks Ben.

Out of curiosity, did they say what they think was wrong?

Ksyrup · 09-03-2025, 06:52 AM

Noticed it last night, moved quick and I didn't get timed out when trying to load pages. Thanks!

sovereignstar v2 · 09-03-2025, 07:04 AM

Nice, thanks for the update Ben

GrantDawg · 09-03-2025, 03:01 PM

Slow down now. Had a couldn't connect, and now it is dragging posting.

bhlloy · 09-04-2025, 11:25 AM

Broken again intermittently for me this morning. Saw the first 522s from Cloudflare hitting forumsold.operationsports.com again in the last few minutes.

It’s definitely better, but still some ghosts in the machine.

cuervo72 · 09-04-2025, 11:33 AM

I still think you're gonna have to make some of the forums log in only. At the very least the Archive, possibly Werewolf. Bots seem to really like traversing (ingesting?) those.

Ksyrup · 09-04-2025, 01:27 PM

Yeah, I'm barely able to get on the forum today.

GrantDawg · 09-04-2025, 04:36 PM

Haven't been able to get on till just now.

Sent from my SM-S938U using Tapatalk

Kodos · 09-05-2025, 09:36 AM

Had trouble earlier today.

bhlloy · 09-05-2025, 10:23 AM

Same... 525 errors from Cloudflare this morning again.

There appears to be at least two distinct symptoms, if it helps pinpoint the issues. Whether there are two separate issues or the same issue can't be 100% sure, although if I was investigating it for a customer I'd probably start with the idea it's two distinct issues.

1) Intermittent 522 and 525 errors being returned from Cloudflare between CF and the origin which is forumsold.operationsports.com. This suggests to me that some configuration on the Cloudflare side still isn't 100% correct and possibly hitting an old origin setup which either doesn't exist or isn't properly functioning - I remember we did a migration and were temporarily pointed to forumsold a month or two ago, so maybe lingering issues from this and a setting that hasn't been fully cut back over?

2) General slowness on the forums leading to white screens and timeouts or just making the forum unusable in general - suspect as in the past this is just bot traffic, and would have to be addressed either with Cloudflare or OS at the network protection level. Somebody earlier suggested adding login only to be able to browse the forum but I'm not sure that solves anything without the aforementioned step which would be to stop any user who isn't logged in from even being able to get to the board, which presumably OS would have to configure on their end at the network layer (e.g. if you don't have an auth header you can't even pass the WAF to get to the board)

cuervo72 · 09-06-2025, 04:50 PM

It’s funny - I just tried to visit J!Board and they are complaining of site issues too (though they run phpBB).

Ben E Lou · 09-06-2025, 05:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Email From My OS Contact at 9:34AM This Morning

They found the AI bot that was causing it this time. It is fixed.

So far the times I've checked today have been solid. Let me know here (or elsewhere if you can't access the board) if that changes.

Ksyrup · 09-06-2025, 06:08 PM

Off and on today but mostly on.

GrantDawg · 09-06-2025, 07:15 PM

I have been gone most of the day, but it is limping tonight.

21C · 09-06-2025, 11:58 PM

I usually check the board by using the Tapatalk app on my phone. If I couldn't access via the app then the browser version was also out.

Starting about a week ago (?), the app has stopped working completely but I can get on via a browser.

I don't know if this is somehow related but another board that I visit (Xenforo based) stopped support for Tapatalk altogether because of ongoing glitches.

dubb93 · 09-07-2025, 11:39 AM

It was working ok, hanging a bit yesterday but generally loading before going completely out for the last night during the Michigan-OK game. This morning it seems to be doing well. I'd say they fixed something, and it has made it better, but it still isn't completely where it should be. They need to dig deeper.

Ksyrup · 09-07-2025, 12:08 PM

Replying or editing posts usually ends up in a timeout. If I'm able to post, it's typically a second or third try.

dubb93 · 09-07-2025, 03:33 PM

Was just out for me for hours.

bhlloy · 09-07-2025, 03:44 PM

Same, it's OK for a bit then down for hours

JonInMiddleGA · 09-07-2025, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Replying or editing posts usually ends up in a timeout. If I'm able to post, it's typically a second or third try.

I have a variant of that ... I can generally post/reply (IF the board loads at all I mean) BUT it'll time out instead of refreshing the screen. So I have to go back to square one and get back in, probably 90% of the time the post I made that appeared to have timed out actually DID get through.

GrantDawg · 09-11-2025, 03:49 PM

I have been trying to get on all day through my phone with no luck. I just immediately got on through my PC browser.

JonInMiddleGA · 09-11-2025, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrantDawg

I have been trying to get on all day through my phone with no luck. I just immediately got on through my PC browser.

Curious: did your success here come after passing one of those "are you a human" checkbox tests? (one of those ubiquitous verification deals) And if so, did you get a similar test on your phone before failing to get in?

I ask simply cause I don't remember getting prompted for that here previously but I don't think I've had a failure on the laptop browser since I passed.

bhlloy · 09-11-2025, 04:32 PM

Same. I got that earlier today for the first time and since then the forum is behaving like it’s 2011.

CrimsonFox · 09-11-2025, 05:21 PM

I got an Are you a human page before connecting today altho it wasn't a textbox and button. Just a page in the interrim. I thought maybe the robots had taken over finally.

GrantDawg · 09-11-2025, 05:59 PM

No. The board knows I'm not human.

Ksyrup · 09-11-2025, 06:01 PM

I've been getting them off and on for a couple of days. Today has been, at times, very quick, and then at other times, I can't even get a single page to load.

NobodyHere · 09-12-2025, 09:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

I got an Are you a human page before connecting today altho it wasn't a textbox and button. Just a page in the interrim. I thought maybe the robots had taken over finally.

I got the same.

Is Kodos going to get blocked?

CrimsonFox · 09-12-2025, 10:19 AM

I think the whole internet is slow. everybody reading things

JonInMiddleGA · 09-12-2025, 11:17 AM

So much for my optimism.

Got through the human check again today, only to have the site time out & throw a "database error" page

10 mins later, got in on another attempt (no human check this time, guessing that's probably a 24 hour cookie)

Kodos · 09-12-2025, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

I got the same.

Is Kodos going to get blocked?

It certainly feels like I’ve been getting blocked.

PilotMan · 09-13-2025, 08:48 AM

I get a database error on fully 50% of my clicks and it's slow most of the time.

Ksyrup · 09-13-2025, 12:36 PM

I've barely been able to access the forum page for the last day and even when I can, I'm rarely able to click through to a thread and even rarer to actually post.

AlexB · 09-24-2025, 05:03 PM

Not sure if just me, but the last week or so the forum has been flying - no issues at all.

Thank you to whoever did whatever to fix it!

Ksyrup · 09-24-2025, 09:57 PM

Yes, big difference.

GrantDawg · 09-25-2025, 06:23 AM

Works great on my pc and through browser. Can't use Tapatalk at all, but that's a small sacrifice.

Edward64 · 09-25-2025, 06:58 AM

Just getting the bot challenge but otherwise, great responsiveness.

MIJB#19 · 09-25-2025, 05:09 PM

The forum is still broken though, half the time after I make a post, I get redirected to the "oldforums" section on the Operation Sports website.

flere-imsaho · 09-25-2025, 07:34 PM

It's working a lot better for me recently.

Lathum · 09-30-2025, 07:07 AM

Well we had a good run

Ksyrup · 09-30-2025, 09:29 AM

Yeah, this is the first time I've been able to even see the forum, much less post, since last night. And it was going so well!

JonInMiddleGA · 09-30-2025, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

Yeah, this is the first time I've been able to even see the forum, much less post, since last night. And it was going so well!

"Database error" messages?
(that's what mine was since last night until the past hour, just wondering if we even all see the same behavior at this point)

Ksyrup · 09-30-2025, 10:09 AM

Kodos · 09-30-2025, 11:19 AM

Same here.

albionmoonlight · 09-30-2025, 11:20 AM

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

AlexB · 09-30-2025, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

"Database error" messages?
(that's what mine was since last night until the past hour, just wondering if we even all see the same behavior at this point)

Yes, at 7/8am UK time, so 2/3am EST

Straight in now though

GrantDawg · 09-30-2025, 04:39 PM

Screwed up all day yesterday for me.

09-03-2025, 06:11 AM	#3
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	It's flying this morning. __________________ "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."

09-03-2025, 06:16 AM	#4
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Yeah thanks Ben! __________________ 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!

09-03-2025, 06:52 AM	#6
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Noticed it last night, moved quick and I didn't get timed out when trying to load pages. Thanks! __________________ 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."

09-04-2025, 11:33 AM	#10
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	I still think you're gonna have to make some of the forums log in only. At the very least the Archive, possibly Werewolf. Bots seem to really like traversing (ingesting?) those. __________________ null

09-04-2025, 01:27 PM	#11
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Yeah, I'm barely able to get on the forum today. __________________ 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." Last edited by Ksyrup : 09-04-2025 at 01:28 PM.

09-03-2025, 04:32 AM	#2
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Please let it be true. Sent from my SM-S938U using Tapatalk

09-03-2025, 06:49 AM	#5
Edward64 General Manager Join Date: Oct 2005	Thanks Ben. Out of curiosity, did they say what they think was wrong?

09-03-2025, 07:04 AM	#7
sovereignstar v2 hates iowa Join Date: Oct 2010	Nice, thanks for the update Ben

09-03-2025, 03:01 PM	#8
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Slow down now. Had a couldn't connect, and now it is dragging posting.

09-04-2025, 11:25 AM	#9
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Broken again intermittently for me this morning. Saw the first 522s from Cloudflare hitting forumsold.operationsports.com again in the last few minutes. It’s definitely better, but still some ghosts in the machine.

09-04-2025, 04:36 PM	#12
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Haven't been able to get on till just now. Sent from my SM-S938U using Tapatalk

09-05-2025, 09:36 AM	#13
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Had trouble earlier today. __________________ Indiana Hoosiers Football - 2025-26 National Champs The FOFC Ladder History thread

09-05-2025, 10:23 AM	#14
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Same... 525 errors from Cloudflare this morning again. There appears to be at least two distinct symptoms, if it helps pinpoint the issues. Whether there are two separate issues or the same issue can't be 100% sure, although if I was investigating it for a customer I'd probably start with the idea it's two distinct issues. 1) Intermittent 522 and 525 errors being returned from Cloudflare between CF and the origin which is forumsold.operationsports.com. This suggests to me that some configuration on the Cloudflare side still isn't 100% correct and possibly hitting an old origin setup which either doesn't exist or isn't properly functioning - I remember we did a migration and were temporarily pointed to forumsold a month or two ago, so maybe lingering issues from this and a setting that hasn't been fully cut back over? 2) General slowness on the forums leading to white screens and timeouts or just making the forum unusable in general - suspect as in the past this is just bot traffic, and would have to be addressed either with Cloudflare or OS at the network protection level. Somebody earlier suggested adding login only to be able to browse the forum but I'm not sure that solves anything without the aforementioned step which would be to stop any user who isn't logged in from even being able to get to the board, which presumably OS would have to configure on their end at the network layer (e.g. if you don't have an auth header you can't even pass the WAF to get to the board)

09-06-2025, 04:50 PM	#15
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	It’s funny - I just tried to visit J!Board and they are complaining of site issues too (though they run phpBB). __________________ null

09-06-2025, 06:08 PM	#17
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Off and on today but mostly on. __________________ 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."

09-06-2025, 07:15 PM	#18
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I have been gone most of the day, but it is limping tonight.

09-06-2025, 11:58 PM	#19
21C College Prospect Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Newcastle, Australia	I usually check the board by using the Tapatalk app on my phone. If I couldn't access via the app then the browser version was also out. Starting about a week ago (?), the app has stopped working completely but I can get on via a browser. I don't know if this is somehow related but another board that I visit (Xenforo based) stopped support for Tapatalk altogether because of ongoing glitches.

09-07-2025, 12:08 PM	#21
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Replying or editing posts usually ends up in a timeout. If I'm able to post, it's typically a second or third try. __________________ 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."

09-07-2025, 03:44 PM	#23
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Same, it's OK for a bit then down for hours

09-11-2025, 03:49 PM	#25
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	I have been trying to get on all day through my phone with no luck. I just immediately got on through my PC browser.

09-11-2025, 04:32 PM	#27
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Same. I got that earlier today for the first time and since then the forum is behaving like it’s 2011.

09-11-2025, 05:21 PM	#28
CrimsonFox General Manager Join Date: Dec 2009	I got an Are you a human page before connecting today altho it wasn't a textbox and button. Just a page in the interrim. I thought maybe the robots had taken over finally.

09-11-2025, 05:59 PM	#29
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	No. The board knows I'm not human.

09-11-2025, 06:01 PM	#30
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I've been getting them off and on for a couple of days. Today has been, at times, very quick, and then at other times, I can't even get a single page to load. __________________ 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."

09-12-2025, 10:19 AM	#32
CrimsonFox General Manager Join Date: Dec 2009	I think the whole internet is slow. everybody reading things

09-12-2025, 11:17 AM	#33
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	So much for my optimism. Got through the human check again today, only to have the site time out & throw a "database error" page 10 mins later, got in on another attempt (no human check this time, guessing that's probably a 24 hour cookie) __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

09-13-2025, 08:48 AM	#35
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	I get a database error on fully 50% of my clicks and it's slow most of the time. __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops.

09-13-2025, 12:36 PM	#36
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	I've barely been able to access the forum page for the last day and even when I can, I'm rarely able to click through to a thread and even rarer to actually post. __________________ 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."

09-24-2025, 05:03 PM	#37
AlexB Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Newbury, England	Not sure if just me, but the last week or so the forum has been flying - no issues at all. Thank you to whoever did whatever to fix it! __________________ 'A song is a beautiful lie', Idlewild, Self Healer. When you're smiling, the whole world smiles with you. Sports!

09-24-2025, 09:57 PM	#38
Ksyrup This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off. Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: In Absentia	Yes, big difference. __________________ 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."

09-25-2025, 06:23 AM	#39
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Works great on my pc and through browser. Can't use Tapatalk at all, but that's a small sacrifice.

09-25-2025, 06:58 AM	#40
Edward64 General Manager Join Date: Oct 2005	Just getting the bot challenge but otherwise, great responsiveness.

09-25-2025, 05:09 PM	#41
MIJB#19 Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maassluis, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	The forum is still broken though, half the time after I make a post, I get redirected to the "oldforums" section on the Operation Sports website. __________________ * 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 : 09-25-2025 at 05:09 PM.

09-25-2025, 07:34 PM	#42
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	It's working a lot better for me recently.

09-30-2025, 07:07 AM	#43
Lathum Favored Bitch #1 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: homeless in NJ	Well we had a good run