Arjun
IPCT Contributor
Forum technical problems getting bad?
- Thread starter bigredfish
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I like reddit, it is full of assholes
Arjun
IPCT Contributor
Its a combination of Arrogant and Ignorant people
Its not a replacement for real forums like ipcamtalk where REAL people talk
don't forget those that are suffering greatly from TDSIts a combination of Arrogant and Ignorant people
Its not a replacement for real forums like ipcamtalk where REAL people talk
Arjun
IPCT Contributor
Are we not able to make the reddit exclusive only to existing / established ipcamtalk members by answering secret questions?
Let's face it, the forum is toast, thanks to AI, its only going to get worse
How does AI nonsense have any link to forum technical problems or whether the forum is toast or not?
Arjun
IPCT Contributor
Since yesterday 7/22/26 getting "database error", the old familiar "oops" message and just spinning 50% of the time. Something needs attention, IMO.
Is it just me?
Hey @Mike ....SOS!
Is it just me?
Hey @Mike ....SOS!
Arjun
IPCT Contributor
In addition to that, DNS lookup is incredibly slow. I thought it was my Ubiquiti crap at first, but turns out it takes forever to resolve the DNS when attempting to logon to ipcamtalk - happening on LAN, WiFi, and 5G
The database error message has the real cause in a hidden HTML comment.
This tells me there's a probably-unintentional connection limit somewhere. Likely in the database server which the forum is using.
I sent this to @Mike in a private message on Saturday morning but didn't hear back.
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An unexpected database error occurred. Please try again later.
<!-- User dnmkwnkx_xfusrip already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connections -->This tells me there's a probably-unintentional connection limit somewhere. Likely in the database server which the forum is using.
I sent this to @Mike in a private message on Saturday morning but didn't hear back.
I was involved in web dev, managing, selling and monetizing digital media for 30 yrs. (PopSci, Saltwater Sportsman, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Boating, Yachting, Flying, and about 30 others before they all got sold off piece by piece)
Go to this site without any ad blocker. You’ll see your connection issue quickly.
Each ad, beacon, and tracker is many calls back and forth to a server. Your one click can easily account for a dozen or more connections. We saw up to a 30-40% degradation in site performance on sites we acquired that had this type of massive Implementation
Your ad blocker blocks you from seeing it, doesn’t block the site from serving it or making the calls
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FWIW, I use no ad blocker, instead I am an IPCT+ GOLD member.
I think I
And my home firewall filters them all anyway.
It’s still poor practice and is likely contributing to the problem - a click/server call doesnt know or care if there's a human clicking.
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Techie007L
Pulling my weight
Probably caused by AI bots aggressively scraping the website in large numbers.