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The server has high load - hence the forum search is not working

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The search function on the forum and any other features/functions that use the search function are currently producing the following message:
Information - Sorry but you cannot use search at this time. The server has high load. Please try again later.
On the forum home page it says:
In total there are 190 users online :: 14 registered, 0 hidden and 176 guests (based on users active over the past 15 minutes)
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Thanks @1024MAK,

I've temporarily upped Cloudflare protection, which should solve the issue (in the next hour). If it doesn't then I will reboot the server.

I have also blocked a few more IP addresses.

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For those interested, this is quite a normal picture:

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Those Americans just can't get enough Speccy fun apparently.
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Vietnam? :shock: Bots I presume.

There will be some people interested in Sinclair or Timex Sinclair computers from the USA, but that number is obviously bots. And a lot of them...

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What with bots reading the web and now AI writing the web, are there any humans left on here?
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Search is now working okay :D

Thanks Peter :D

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You bunch of cynics! It was genuine interest for the Sir Fred remake.
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SteveSmith wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2024 4:49 pm What with bots reading the web and now AI writing the web, are there any humans left on here?
A human is a three-legged animal which evolved from donkeys. Humans can be easily recognised by their octagonal toenails and reversible armpits. All 86,039,427 squillion humans who are alive today live up a small tree near Kidderminster.
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Lee P wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:43 pm . . . live up a small tree near Kidderminster.
You just screwed up big time, bot! You may know your basic anatomy, sure, but to mix up Shaftesbury and Kidderminster is a dead giveaway!
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I was going to report that the site is running quite slowly but now it's okay again.
Thank you @PeterJ for dealing with the issue.
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Wow, The Czech Republic beats UK. 8-)
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pavero wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2024 2:26 pm Wow, The Czech Republic beats UK. 8-)
Oi, don't post UEFA Euro 2024 results here!
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PeteProdge wrote: ↑Wed Jul 03, 2024 4:03 pm Oi, don't post UEFA Euro 2024 results here!
No, the Czech team was the worst. And England goes to quartelfinals .... ;)
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I'm sorry that a fellow American decided to attack this site for whatever reason. :(
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Lee P wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2024 6:43 pm A human…Humans can be easily recognised by their octagonal toenails and reversible armpits. All 86,039,427 squillion humans who are alive today live up a small tree near Kidderminster.
You’ve been reading the planetary descriptions from Speccy Elite again, haven’t you?
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PeterJ wrote: ↑Tue Jul 02, 2024 2:38 pm For those interested, this is quite a normal picture:

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Sorry, I was busy and didn't visit the site much. Next week I'll be first again :)
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firelord wrote: ↑Thu Jul 04, 2024 7:38 am
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Sorry, I was busy and didn't visit the site much. Next week I'll be first again :)
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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