Forum is slow

mezz303 · 2014-12-03T14:55:36.000Z

Strange because I can get to their online shop lightning fast.

jeffe · 2014-12-03T15:15:56.000Z

Always slow - often times out.
The flash is unnecessary and dare I say obnoxious. I don’t like browsing a forum with a tab open per message because I can’t properly just hit back…I tried that once, and now I just dont even care to stay on top of it.

We’ve all said it before - but PhpBB would be a great option for this site. Might be less overhead on the server too.

dickmalibu · 2014-12-03T15:21:12.000Z

""Shoki"":

Same here, stupidly slow, or even times out so often …

+1
Hey Shoki
Love your profile pic !

Geneoart · 2014-12-03T15:26:43.000Z

Same here in Brooklyn. I get timeouts all the time. Good to know I’m not the only one.

Mivo · 2014-12-03T15:36:39.000Z

Loading speed of the forum is mostly fast/normal here (Germany), but there are bursts of 504s that seem to last upward to fifteen minutes, then it is back to normal. I’ve only been here for about a week, though.

ringokidf · 2014-12-03T18:09:45.000Z

Reporting back from Berlin on central Europe time.
Yes I get a lot of “time outs” as well, daytime and in the evenings. Loading pages in general seems to be slow compared to other forums too…

FmSafari · 2014-12-03T19:12:50.000Z

""ringokidf"":

Reporting back from Berlin on central Europe time.
Yes I get a lot of “time outs” as well, daytime and in the evenings. Loading pages in general seems to be slow compared to other forums too…

+1

poonti · 2014-12-03T19:33:15.000Z

ringokidf · 2014-12-03T19:36:34.000Z

That´s the one Poonti!!!

poonti · 2014-12-03T20:11:08.000Z

Yeah, this has been happening a lot more these days. I also think it has slowed down even when it works. Too much server-side stuff going on I think.

Accent · 2014-12-04T07:16:34.000Z

The other day, Sebastian from the Audiobus forum posted that they may have some outages as a result of updating their servers to account for the increase in visitors they’ve had. I literally LOLed. Of all the synth based forums I visit (primarily Gearsluts, a few Reddit subforums, and Elektronauts), the Audiobus forum is lightening quick and never gets errors. I can load and read three threads on the Audiobus forum in the time it takes me to load one thread on Elektronauts, if it even loads at all.

I had better results on the Litany (Skinny Puppy and related) forum in 1998 than I do with this forum. I hang around here because Elektron gives me wood, but the user experience is a joke.

As an aside…if there are any Litany-ites hanging around these parts, we should get in touch. I don’t frequent that place any longer since I stopped being a mod, but I’m always down to converse with like minds.

yeshuah · 2014-12-04T09:41:49.000Z

It’s ridiculous!

In mornings (EU time) the forum is “acceptable” - still slow, but usable.

Then as the day goes on and more people check it + US wakes up it becomes unusable and 504 starts happening.

So it’s obviously only a load problem. This is literally a problem that easily can be fixed by money!

[ol]
[li]Hire a guy who knows about caching. [/li]
[li]Setup caching[/li]
[li]If still slow - buy some bigger server instances - super cheap and easy now with services like Digital Ocean or EC2.[/li]
[/ol]

Not solving it now is just undermining any pretense about caring about “the community”.

Accent · 2014-12-04T10:10:56.000Z

[quote=“” yeshuah""]
Not solving it now is just undermining any pretense about caring about “the community”.
[/quote]

I think this might be one of the biggest issues-I can understand that Elektron is relatively small, and I don’t expect them to quaver to every little user request.
But they have the benefit of a massive international user community that is more than ready to jump in to help solve issues from users that would otherwise bog them down in specific questions that would require paid manpower to address. We love Elektron gear and use it daily, so tech support is a non-issue for most of us.
But an inneficient platform for handling these issues is a problem. I’ll help solve anything I can, but 504s for a night mean I’ll quit refreshing. I rarely look past page two of the forum activity because it is such a PITA. I’ll gladly be unpaid tech support because I truly love Elektron, but Jesus guys, give me something to work with. Of every forum I’ve used in the last 20 years this is the worst by far. If the WELL has you beat, you’re doing something wrong. Just make it work in 2014, and as a community we will back you.

avantronica · 2014-12-04T11:38:39.000Z

""Accent"":

But they have the benefit of a massive international user community that is more than ready to jump in to help solve issues from users that would otherwise bog them down in specific questions that would require paid manpower to address. We love Elektron gear and use it daily, so tech support is a non-issue for most of us.
But an inneficient platform for handling these issues is a problem. I’ll help solve anything I can, but 504s for a night mean I’ll quit refreshing. I rarely look past page two of the forum activity because it is such a PITA. I’ll gladly be unpaid tech support because I truly love Elektron, but Jesus guys, give me something to work with. Of every forum I’ve used in the last 20 years this is the worst by far. If the WELL has you beat, you’re doing something wrong. Just make it work in 2014, and as a community we will back you.

^ my sentiments exactly. It’s a win win for Elektron

TrabanT · 2014-12-04T11:41:11.000Z

""Accent"":

[quote=" yeshuah"]Not solving it now is just undermining any pretense about caring about “the community”.

I think this might be one of the biggest issues-I can understand that Elektron is relatively small, and I don’t expect them to quaver to every little user request.
But they have the benefit of a massive international user community that is more than ready to jump in to help solve issues from users that would otherwise bog them down in specific questions that would require paid manpower to address. We love Elektron gear and use it daily, so tech support is a non-issue for most of us.
But an inneficient platform for handling these issues is a problem. I’ll help solve anything I can, but 504s for a night mean I’ll quit refreshing. I rarely look past page two of the forum activity because it is such a PITA. I’ll gladly be unpaid tech support because I truly love Elektron, but Jesus guys, give me something to work with. Of every forum I’ve used in the last 20 years this is the worst by far. If the WELL has you beat, you’re doing something wrong. Just make it work in 2014, and as a community we will back you. [/quote]
+1 well said ! … the only problem is: elektron wont read this, and if they do, they wont do anything about it … anybody open a /r/elektron with proper mods, ban bitchy users, no feature request threads, and decent tech … i am in (sorry elektron, but you had your chance)

KOTARE · 2014-12-04T14:30:51.000Z

""TrabanT"":

[quote=“Accent”][quote=" yeshuah"]Not solving it now is just undermining any pretense about caring about “the community”.

I think this might be one of the biggest issues-I can understand that Elektron is relatively small, and I don’t expect them to quaver to every little user request.
But they have the benefit of a massive international user community that is more than ready to jump in to help solve issues from users that would otherwise bog them down in specific questions that would require paid manpower to address. We love Elektron gear and use it daily, so tech support is a non-issue for most of us.
But an inneficient platform for handling these issues is a problem. I’ll help solve anything I can, but 504s for a night mean I’ll quit refreshing. I rarely look past page two of the forum activity because it is such a PITA. I’ll gladly be unpaid tech support because I truly love Elektron, but Jesus guys, give me something to work with. Of every forum I’ve used in the last 20 years this is the worst by far. If the WELL has you beat, you’re doing something wrong. Just make it work in 2014, and as a community we will back you. [/quote]
+1 well said ! … the only problem is: elektron wont read this, and if they do, they wont do anything about it … anybody open a /r/elektron with proper mods, ban bitchy users, no feature request threads, and decent tech … i am in (sorry elektron, but you had your chance)[/quote]
Thumbs up

mezz303 · 2014-12-04T14:57:23.000Z

A real shame. The community here is one of the best and most helpful you will find anywhere in any gear related Forum. Yet we are all cursed with one of the worst user experiences.

Not to get all whiny about Elektron but this kind of annoyed me as well. Check out the description for the Anniversary MD and MM…

The Red Machinedrum and Blue Monomachine are limited to 50 units each. All the Anniversary Edition machines have been thoroughly inspected here at the Elektron HQ. We have made sure they are perfect in every single detail!
A hand signed Certificate of Authenticity accompanies every unit. This certificate underlines the fact that the unit has passed a rigorous test procedure. The Anniversary Editions are hardened and ready for action!

Am I to understand that they will only do really good QA on 50 units every 10 years?

Zymos · 2014-12-04T16:19:32.000Z

It actually does seem better this AM…

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FmSafari · 2014-12-05T19:19:48.000Z

Since yesterday it feels faster for me too

Accent · 2014-12-14T03:53:51.000Z

The forum has been much faster recently for me. Maybe a couple of seconds to load instead of 30+ seconds/504s like crazy. Maybe Elektron are paying attention to our bitching after all

Now they just need Forum Activity in page view or to remember continuous scroll, but hopefully this is a sign of better days ahead.