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Why is MN so slow?

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00100001 · 05/01/2017 18:56

I'm not moaning - honest!

But Mumsnet s very slow - all the time. There's definitely nothing wrong with my internet, I have 200MB download and all other sites are fine.

I just wonder why this is? Are you throttled?

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Clayhead · 17/01/2017 17:47

Thanks for starting the thread - it's like wading through treacle on desktop and mobile today.

ColdFeetinWinter · 17/01/2017 17:41

Very slow. The only thing that loaded fast is the porn that is somehow linked to this site (separate thread in site stuff about this).
If Fannie's and breasts are your thing it's really quick

I blame the adverts, Russians and trump.

WicksEnd · 17/01/2017 17:38

It is ridiculously slow.
Driving me mad. Don't even think about going into threads I'm on or watching as that's even slower than a slow thing.
It is just MN. Everything else works fine.
iPad, using safari.

MiddleClassProblem · 17/01/2017 17:35

Did you see my one too @KatherineMumsnet? Re posting just in case

Why is MN so slow?
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KatherineMumsnet · 17/01/2017 17:18

Hi all,

Apologies for the late reply! The skin is a sponsorship ad that's meant to be there. However, the other one is an error, so have re-flagged to tech so they can have another look.

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00100001 · 17/01/2017 16:28

@KatherineMumsnet come back MNHQ!

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unlucky83 · 17/01/2017 15:23

speak of the devil - here it is.... but now it has gone again ....

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unlucky83 · 17/01/2017 15:18

Meant to say when I get it again I'll try and take a screen shot...

unlucky83 · 17/01/2017 15:17

I'm sometimes getting a background wallpaper at either side of the screen - a grey pattern with AIBU children should be seen and not heard in big letters on one side and another AIBU (can't remember what) and the other side - it seems to come and go randomly...
And I am running a script blocker (no script) but seems I currently can't post unless I temporarily allow scripts - but that doesn't seem to make any difference to the background thing randomly appearing....

SealSong · 17/01/2017 11:51

No update from MNHQ today??

Also the porn pop ups are still happening!

MNHQ are failing to adequately address the MANY tech issues that KEEP mucking this site up imo

Thingvellir · 17/01/2017 10:32

Ah. Thanks binary.

Can't be doing Netflix much good either - that ad is not going to generate much goodwill for them if they are getting in the way of MNers!

I don't have an ad problem (due to being on app?) but do have a speed and gobbling up battery issue

WhatNoWine · 17/01/2017 10:23

Glad I read this, mines slow too but just this site

NameChangeNoreen · 17/01/2017 10:20

Same here, I can't get onto active threads, just a huge Netflix add!

Why is MN so slow?
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00100001 · 17/01/2017 10:18

I have very fast connection too 200MB Syschronous! Defintiely not my connection, and definitely not my PC (Running on SSD, 22GB RAM, Core i7)

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VivienneWestwoodsKnickers · 17/01/2017 10:18

Enormous adverts can't be helping.....

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00100001 · 17/01/2017 10:17

Being throttled is a slowing down of access, Just say whoever hosts MN has a possible maximum speed of connection of 100 to their server. If you throttle the speed, you deliberately slow the speed to MN down to say 50.

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ChardonnayKnickertonSmythe · 17/01/2017 10:16

I'm getting a HUGE Netflix ad when I click on active.
HUGE.
Not much Active threads, but a HUGE ad.

NameChangeNoreen · 17/01/2017 10:15

I'm using the mobile site (not the app) on my iPhone 6 and it's virtually unusable, it's soooooooo slow.

The thread list is displayed but when I click on a thread to read it, absolutely nothing happens for ages unless I click on it 326 times 😩😩😩

YakiUdonYumYum · 17/01/2017 10:13

I'm using Chrome on the mobile site. The netflix ad is currently ginormous... MNHQ is this supposed to be happening?

Maria1982 · 17/01/2017 10:12

Thank you binary for starting this thread!

MNHQ: MN is always slower to load than other sites.
Last night and today is particularly bad - I have just given up several times on pages not loading after 15 seconds or more.

Makes no difference if I use the mobile site on my iPhone or the normal site on my laptop (using chrome).

I have very fast internet connection so it's nothing to do with that!

gleam · 17/01/2017 10:09

Very slow for me too, I've been blaming the Netflix ad. Still does that jumping around thing too.

I've recently noticed threads are not staying in the right place either. You end up re-reading stuff because the thread's moved.

Mungobungo · 17/01/2017 10:06

It's slow for me too, mostly using ios.

I thought it was my dodgy internet connection but DH was watching videos on his phone last night while I was waiting for mn to load.

Thingvellir · 17/01/2017 10:04

Also, what is throttled? Is it like being under a DOS attack?

SealSong · 17/01/2017 10:03

Now getting 504 gateway timeout messages
iPad, Safari, desktop site

Thingvellir · 17/01/2017 10:02

Something is definitely up - I've lost 40% of battery in the last 15mins on MN. This was a problem a while back but it got better recently (until nowSad). Also getting lots of fails to open threads in the last 2 days.

iPhone 6, app user