Front Page S-L-O-W

BWX · Nov 29, 2003, 09:29 PM

Front page is still slow- Yesterday I couldn't log on at all.

I thought you guys made it so the ads load last- then the page would still load, then the ads would be the only thing that hangs.. I know this has happened before, and that's what they did to fix it - as I remember it worked quite well.

gunther · Nov 29, 2003, 09:42 PM

If the front page doesn't load and you are desperate after the news on it, head into the news forum which also lists them. Only problem with direct linking to forum is that you are generating less ad revenue to DH.

Maybe DH should prevent direct linking to forums and redirect users thru the main page? It could help with ad placements..

**MIG-31** · Nov 29, 2003, 09:50 PM

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Originally posted by gunther
If the front page doesn't load and you are desperate after the news on it, head into the news forum which also lists them. Only problem with direct linking to forum is that you are generating less ad revenue to DH.

Maybe DH should prevent direct linking to forums and redirect users thru the main page? It could help with ad placements..

dh already has software to reduce hard linking to other sites.

Judas · Nov 29, 2003, 11:01 PM

....page loads great now....

Dyre Straits · Nov 29, 2003, 11:16 PM

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Originally posted by Judas
....page loads great now....

Sooo much better, yes!

UberLord · Nov 30, 2003, 04:26 PM

It's the ad servers holding us up. I can make it go faster for Mozilla and Opera users, but IE breaks with the white page

Dyre Straits · Nov 30, 2003, 05:44 PM

Just curious as to why the Front Page is handled differently from the pages beyond it? If I link to the forums, I get immediate access and can post and reply while the ads continue to load. But, the front page, when there's a problem, won't show anything other than the upper main heading, and the radio buttons, until the ads complete.

UberLord · Nov 30, 2003, 06:03 PM

The front page has more ad's and has IntelliTXT activated

BWX · Nov 30, 2003, 11:43 PM

It seems fine now. Much faster.

Zardon · Nov 30, 2003, 11:47 PM

yes as I said I was hoping the issue with the ad servers would resolve. its a little frustrating when its out of our hands, but I did notice some more sites on the same ad company servers were struggling at the same time, so I knew it would get looked into and was not in this case a problem on our servers. if a problem last longer than a day or 2 then I start to worry.

Zardon · Dec 1, 2003, 04:16 PM

The ad company have responded with a deep apology for the problems over the weekend, they are putting in place further steps to hopefully stop this from happening again.

thanks for your patience guys.

Logla · Dec 1, 2003, 04:22 PM

Thanks for putting up about all us guys whinging about not being able to get our daily DH fix.

Glad its all over in all seriousness.

Zardon · Dec 1, 2003, 04:40 PM

hopefully the situation will improve, its just as frustrating for me to see our server coping fine and the ads from another server slowing it all down. I guess we will see how it progresses.

**MIG-31** · Dec 1, 2003, 04:50 PM

hope it does get sorted out. fine with me most of the time today.

not slowing down the receiving of pm's

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swimtech · Dec 1, 2003, 05:30 PM

Will try from home later and let y'all know as soon as I can. Appears OK here at work.

gunther · Dec 1, 2003, 07:17 PM

Does the DH contract with the ad providers have any recompensations when their services cause problems? If not, I really really doubt if they have any incentive to prevent similar problems in future. The actual customers of ad providers are the advertisers, not the ad hosters like DH, which means they only need to keep the advertisers happy.

Zardon · Dec 1, 2003, 09:10 PM

thats an interesting if somewhat niave outlook.

they have incentives to keep us happy in the fact that if they continue to supply ill performing servers for ad hosting, about 10 large tech sites will get another ad provider, its logical they not only need to keep their advertisers happy, but the sites serving the ads. not much point in having advertisers if their means to advertise is no longer available.

anyway im privvy to information I havent posted here, so im pretty much sure its correct. discussion over, any more problems occur on this site then open a new thread.

Nov 29, 2003, 09:29 PM	#31
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Front page is still slow- Yesterday I couldn't log on at all. I thought you guys made it so the ads load last- then the page would still load, then the ads would be the only thing that hangs.. I know this has happened before, and that's what they did to fix it - as I remember it worked quite well. __________________

Nov 30, 2003, 04:26 PM	#36
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	It's the ad servers holding us up. I can make it go faster for Mozilla and Opera users, but IE breaks with the white page __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Nov 30, 2003, 06:03 PM	#38
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	The front page has more ad's and has IntelliTXT activated __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts

Nov 30, 2003, 11:43 PM	#39
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	It seems fine now. Much faster. __________________

Dec 1, 2003, 04:50 PM	#44
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,818 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	hope it does get sorted out. fine with me most of the time today. not slowing down the receiving of pm's . __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here

Nov 29, 2003, 09:42 PM	#32
gunther DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: error. Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	If the front page doesn't load and you are desperate after the news on it, head into the news forum which also lists them. Only problem with direct linking to forum is that you are generating less ad revenue to DH. Maybe DH should prevent direct linking to forums and redirect users thru the main page? It could help with ad placements..

Nov 30, 2003, 11:47 PM	#40
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	yes as I said I was hoping the issue with the ad servers would resolve. its a little frustrating when its out of our hands, but I did notice some more sites on the same ad company servers were struggling at the same time, so I knew it would get looked into and was not in this case a problem on our servers. if a problem last longer than a day or 2 then I start to worry.

Dec 1, 2003, 04:16 PM	#41
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	The ad company have responded with a deep apology for the problems over the weekend, they are putting in place further steps to hopefully stop this from happening again. thanks for your patience guys.

Dec 1, 2003, 04:22 PM	#42
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 0	Thanks for putting up about all us guys whinging about not being able to get our daily DH fix. Glad its all over in all seriousness.

Dec 1, 2003, 04:40 PM	#43
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	hopefully the situation will improve, its just as frustrating for me to see our server coping fine and the ads from another server slowing it all down. I guess we will see how it progresses.

Dec 1, 2003, 05:30 PM	#45
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	Will try from home later and let y'all know as soon as I can. Appears OK here at work. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 1, 2003, 07:17 PM	#46
gunther DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: error. Posts: 50 Rep Power: 0	Does the DH contract with the ad providers have any recompensations when their services cause problems? If not, I really really doubt if they have any incentive to prevent similar problems in future. The actual customers of ad providers are the advertisers, not the ad hosters like DH, which means they only need to keep the advertisers happy. Last edited by gunther; Dec 1, 2003 at 07:34 PM.

Dec 1, 2003, 09:10 PM	#47
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	thats an interesting if somewhat niave outlook. they have incentives to keep us happy in the fact that if they continue to supply ill performing servers for ad hosting, about 10 large tech sites will get another ad provider, its logical they not only need to keep their advertisers happy, but the sites serving the ads. not much point in having advertisers if their means to advertise is no longer available. anyway im privvy to information I havent posted here, so im pretty much sure its correct. discussion over, any more problems occur on this site then open a new thread.