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Site has functioned as it should a couple of times today. I haven't made any improvements on my end. Less than 400 "guests" scraping the site right now. Coincidence?
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Just made a post in another thread and it was immediate!
Edit: this one not so much.
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I just made a post that refreshed instantly!
This hasn't happened in months, so I'm optimistic the underlying cause was fixed. ______________________ Never mind... this post took over 20 seconds to refresh before I gave up and intervened... I'll direct my optimism elsewhere today. |
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it's intermittent....should prolly re-label the "Quick Reply" buddon to just "Reply"...lolz 🤡
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I apologize in advance for the tangent;
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I liked the iphone 3G - I thought it was the best size and shape - I'd love to be able to upgrade that phone - as in update the "gut" to newer stuff... After that I love the 4/4S. I got a 6S when they were new, and until last year that was my phone - I was running an older IOS, and prevented it from updating - but a couple months before I replaced it (and well after I had the battery replaced - during which I HAD to update the IOS - but more on that ins a moment) things started going funny on it; The first thing I noticed was that randomly I would lose contacts - If I didn't have so many text conversations saved, I would have probably lost 60% or more of my contacts - this was spread over a several week period. I now have a used 12-mini. I avoid apps like the plague, don't update. I have been considering buying a 13-mini and putting it away for when this phone craps the bed... because I hate how large phones are getting. Quote:
When I had to update my IOS for apple to do the battery warranty on my phone I did successfully restore to the older IOS after the battery replacement; But the procedure is very specific, and has to almost be planned out - as you cannot use a backup from another phone/device. Apple does NOT want you to do this. I agree that it's the multitude of devices and browsers which are the real underlying issue; Some browsers play-nicer with the site. I used to use Firefox, before that chrome, but now I use duck-duck-go. I avoid Edge - which I have understood is essentially an updated 'Internet Explorer' with all of IE's baggage... But curiously some sites (like anything 'Mastercard') require edge, or the site will not work.
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I use DuckDuckGo and Brave depending on what I am doing. After Google was found selling information I push everyone that asks away from them immediately. The sanctity of privacy no longer matters to 99.999% of the population anymore.
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Edge has been based on the Chrome Dome (Gooble) engine for a few years now...for better or worse
IE is long gone... I used to use Firefox, before that chrome, but now I use duck-duck-go. I avoid Edge - which I have understood is essentially an updated 'Internet Explorer' with all of IE's baggage... But curiously some sites (like anything 'Mastercard') require edge, or the site will not work.
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Whatever iOS your device had at new - it will come back to that after a full factory reset. My iPhone 7 was born with 12.x.x iOS It was given to me (used) about a year ago after they reset it and they said "you'll have to join iCloud and do an update to get it back up to the most current 15.x.x iOs /security. Nope - left it at 12.... I never did either of those things. Rebellious anti-apple hold out. Its been a good phone running iOS 12 The downside is you will lose all your contacts. I didn't have previous apple use , so nothing up in the clouds for me anyway. I don't think it will force you to update iOS to get your contacts out of iCloud - i think it just gives a red dot alert icon that will stay in your settings menu as a reminder to update iOS. If it does force - there are other ways to use another apple device to retrieve them from iCloud, then transfer back to your phone using air-drop or similar, from apple device to apple device. If you do any updates , just do once a year , manually. I think its the layers more than the iOS number that does the goofy work on them. The auto ups are practically weekly and get layered and layered. My brand new iPhone 8 last month was born with 16.x.x It works great , not much difference between them functionally . |
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Back to the site problems
I think guests should have to use a Captcha sequence " to prove you are human " gizmo. It might be worth a shot to see if it slows down the miners or their on-site numbers. Seems like some overload or too close to capacity in either operating or storage elements , or both. It does its own tricks back and forth I've been one of the luckier ones , and all my tech is outdated. |
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We've had a share of the scammers replying to parts wanted ads via private messaging.
They make a profile and a couple random posts , then go for their tricks. All in the same day. They get reported and deleted. But we have been having huge abnormal amounts of "guests" in recent months. Breaking previous all time high attendance records set back when more enthusiasts were more active during the heydays of the hobby. Its peculiar |
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Maybe that it is why it is intermittently slow...getting DOS'd
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