MN operating at 1990s dial-up speed…

[LimeRedBanana]

…why?

It’s 2021. Isn’t there a better platform?

I’ve taken to stabbing at threads repeatedly to get them to load.

Glad it’s not just me suffering. It is indeed like being back in 1999, trying to read iVillage!

Getting 503 errors as well now.

Shall we all wear 90s fashion and play oasis and the spice girls to get in the mood?

@FionaMumsnet

Hi all,

So sorry about this! @GetTaeFuck, what happens when you try to report a post?

The wheel just spins, although the comments are gone now

Righto, thank you! We're flagging this up as we speak.

I thought it was just me.

Another 50p in the meter I think.

Ditto here

@FionaMumsnet

Righto, thank you! We're flagging this up as we speak.

Thank you @FionaMumsnet!

Is there a wider conversation to be had, though?

MN feels very antiquated. And I’m fairly certain y’all are not short of a bob or two.

Is there are way to improve things more generally?

It’s driving me nuts. I have to keep refreshing in the hope that works

Surely you don't have to wait for users to flag up poor performance?

I thought it was my broadband too, but everything else is working fine. 90's dial up is a bit complementary. It's more akin to sharing 2G as a mobile hotspot with a dozen people.

It’s really bad. What’s up MNHQ?

Same....taking aaaaaaggggggggeeeeeeeessssssss......

Yes. Thought it was my ancient laptop...

It's like wading through treacle and has been since about 4pm for me.

Ah, that explains why it seems to be so shite ... it is actually shite

Yup
I always have trouble scroling past adverts in theeads (it kind of sticks) but today has been unmanageable.

Same here, extremely slow to load pages and the odd ‘oops’ message.

Data, safari and elderly iPhone here.

Ironically, got 'Page not found' as tried to open this thread

Has been struggling all evening.

It's not unusual for MN. I often think it's me but no, my bb is excellent and everything else loads instantly.

I thought it was just me. Other websites ok though.

So slow tonight - but only MN and not other sites

Is it a DDOS attack? It's ridiculously slow.

This happens so regularly with MN. I don't know another website like it.

Me too. Thought I’d was my WiFi but same on 4G.