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16. We've switched to members-only mode temporarily

Fri Sep 12, 2025, 01:16 PM

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Basically any time you start seeing 504 errors, it's because we're experiencing an unusually high level of traffic.

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Uh oh. Is DU starting to get flooded? [View all] mwmisses4289 Yesterday OP

Yes. marybourg Yesterday #1

Mine is just running really slow Bev54 Yesterday #2

It's very slow right now Johnny2X2X Yesterday #3

Same Blue Full Moon Yesterday #4

Slow & lots of timeouts sarisataka Yesterday #5

Yep. dalton99a Yesterday #6

Yes - slow to respond to clicks Totally Tunsie Yesterday #7

Yep, time to go to defcon2? Mosby Yesterday #8

Based on slow responses LilElf70 Yesterday #9

Yep, lots of 504 errors. keep_left Yesterday #10

glad to know it's not just my computer or my internet provider RussBLib Yesterday #11

Yes. Got a Gateway Timeout in trying to respond to this post! Sogo Yesterday #12

Yeah, I'm getting delays and time-outs. Aristus Yesterday #13

Constant bad gateway msgs. SheltieLover Yesterday #14

Yeah, it's been getting very slow for me the last few minutes. Wednesdays Yesterday #15

We've switched to members-only mode temporarily EarlG Yesterday #16

Thank you. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #19

Ok, glad it isn't just me. mwmisses4289 Yesterday #17

It took me about 7 times to delete a post wolfie001 Yesterday #18