There have been times that I can't access the site at all and then I fire off an email to Virginia and/or Cadet to see if they are having problems. The moderators can only pass on problems with the software. We are not part of the IT office, nor part of the main office staff. Cadet and I are (remote) volunteers only and there are times that we have issues with logging in or taking care of requests, i.e., just as the posters do. In a pinch, I've had a few posters actually message me on my personal FB page because of issues getting into the system, which in turn, I fire off an email to Virginia to see what the problem is.
There is no rhyme or reason as to the "slack" in what is going on right now. However, it may be time to do a purge and get rid of some of the "older" postings and actually go through the User listing and those that haven't posted in 6 years or have multiple User Names need to be removed from the listing. Once a system bogs down, it becomes a "snail".
I recently mentioned to Cadet that the software is old and needs to be updated and the site needs to be cleaned up. We aren't allowed to post other links to videos and sites or mention other sites that may be in the same field as this site. Also the "messaging" button, as far as I know, has never been activated.
Maybe the weather and other issues are getting more attention than the forum at the moment. I do not have an answer to the "snail" pace, but I've seen it before and then all of a sudden people begin to post when the seasons change.
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.
