Sub-Forums loading slowly/hanging on Firefox

[Schfifty Five]

I'm not sure if this is on my end or not, but I seem to be having some issues with loading up any sub-forum. I've noticed this for about a week now.

For example, if I try to open up ATOT, it just hangs there for 5+ seconds before it actually loads the threads. It'll just say "waiting for forums.anandtech.com..." for a few seconds, and then it loads.

However, if I click on an individual thread, it'll load much more quickly.

I've done the following:

1. Reboot comp
2. Reboot router/modem
3. Clear cookies
4. Flush DNS
5. Scanned for virus/mal-ware (clean)

Any ideas what's going on?

This happens on my home desktop/laptop. I've also noticed it some (but to a lesser degree) on my work laptop at work. At home I'm on TWC and at work, I think it's Verizon fiber.

Tried on both Firefox and IE, same issue.

Thanks.

Update 7/26/2013:

Seems to be even worse today. Any sub-forum will take 1+ minute to load (going to ATOT, PC Gaming Console Gaming, Hot Deals, etc). Once the page does load, opening a thread only takes a few seconds. Happening on Firefox and IE.

 

[theevilsharpie]

Same here, also on Fios.

 

[sixone]

It's taking a long time to load pages this morning, but I wasn't having problems before.

 

[Schfifty Five]

I'm at work right now on my work laptop.

forums.anandtech.com will load in about 2 seconds. But if i click on ATOT, PC Gaming, or any sub-forum, it won't load at all right now.

I was able to pull up this thread via subscribed thread in the user cp.

 

[Schfifty Five]

It literally took over a minute to load ATOT just now. Is there a script or something that's preventing this from loading?

 

[Krazy4Real]

SUPER slow for me today.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Been happening for 2 days now, let me guess, its the nef threads fault?

 

[Krazy4Real]

Been happening for 2 days now, let me guess, its the nef threads fault?

I know right. It's always the nef thread's fault.

 

[corwin]

I'm getting random database errors from time to time as well as SLOW load times

 

[Gillbot]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2328909

 

[TurtleCrusher]

database errors galore here

 

[natto fire]

Been happening for 2 days now, let me guess, its the nef threads fault?

It does the same for any sub forum you choose, at least when it slows down for me. Also just got a vbulletin default "database error" page. Using Chrome.

 

[TwiceOver]

It does the same for any sub forum you choose, at least when it slows down for me. Also just got a vbulletin default "database error" page. Using Chrome.

Same.

 

[olds]

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2328909

Wrong fourm!
/nik

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Running much better now, amazing when you clean up the coffee you spilled on the server.

 

[ViRGE]

I know the tech guys are looking into it. Beyond that we don't have any additional information as to what's going on at this time.

 

[Schfifty Five]

I know the tech guys are looking into it. Beyond that we don't have any additional information as to what's going on at this time.

Appreciate the post. It's definitely responding faster than earlier today, though still seems to hang some. Definitely way better than before though. I can live with this for now 🙂

 

[lupi]

I was getting database errors most of the day when trying to access on the mobile.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Don't worry, I fixed it, should run as fast as diarrhea after eating at Taco Bell.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Still really slow for me this morning, I can load 3-4 sub-forums in Chrome in the time it takes to do one in Firefox.

 

[WaTaGuMp]

Off topic running like a snail stuck in tar.

 

[ArizonaSteve]

Pretty bad for me too, even via a 40Mb connection.

 

[Ketchup]

Bad for me as well. I tried loading in IE and FF, and honestly the slowness was about the same.

 

[SithSolo1]

Was working fine more me last night but this morning its like pulling teeth in FF and Chrome.

 

[BoomerD]

Site is crawling for me...To my surprise, things loaded a bit faster with IE...not much, but still...