Just to clarify.... and I know it has been said before....
But the local Mod crew almost NEVER knows the cause of these things. And we have no powers or privileges whatsoever that can help resolve them.
I know that some of you may be thinking "Well, we can at least let them know and they can report it to Staff" but even that is probably not very useful. If you are experiencing problems, others undoubtedly are too and Senior Admin Staff is already aware.
Bottom line is this: this site routinely goes through slow-downs and other weird shit. It has for as long as I have been on it. Go ahead and post on it here, if you want, on the off chance that there is something wrong with YOUR computer and someone may know how to help you. But for most general slow-downs and things of this type, there is no other advice other than "be patient" and "try again later." And please.... don't complain when a local Mod does not respond to this. If we don't, it is because we don't know shit, not because we don't care.