Has any one reported on this?

@allknowing (130066)
India
May 6, 2018 4:15am CST
I was expecting this would be reported as it happens every single day when I try to open a page here the first time. One huge para explaining that there is an error. The second attempt is successful. It can be handled but if this glitch can be taken care of it would make life here a bit more easy.
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
6 May 18
I get it constantly when using Firefox since their recent update. I never get it when I open a discussion in Chrome. I must conclude, therefore, that it is due to the speed with which a certain browser/connection combination 'talks to' the myLot server. There is certainly nothing wrong with the speed of my connection (rated at 50Mbps but usually more like 30Mbps), so I suspect that the latest Firefox update is at fault. It's almost certainly nothing that @mylotbugs can fix!
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
6 May 18
@allknowing You very likely won't see it on any other site because myLot works differently to most other sites - it was built with its own custom code. It's not unique in that the pages are generated dynamically 'on demand' for each browser but the way it does it may be different from that of other sites. Anyway, there is quite a bit of 'chat' and handshaking behind the scenes between the browser and the server. If your browser or connection is slower or more 'jittery' than expected (which can be either a browser problem or an Internet connection problem), the server returns an error saying (effectively) that it timed out waiting for a response. Strictly speaking, you shouldn't be seeing an error page like that - most websites trap that sort of error and deal with it in various ways (nearly always not visible to the user). Bugsy did once say that he was going to deal with it but he clearly hasn't got around to it or it was too complex for him to fix easily. Some people have found that clearing their cache helps while for others it doesn't.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 May 18
@owlwings I have a pretty reliable ISP and I never get that 'timed out' message. It is not a huge problem but if it can be handled nothing like it.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 May 18
I use Chrome and it is only here that I get to see it - no other site.
@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
7 May 18
Same as @owlwings, I only get the problem if I use Firefox. They made a big mess with their recent updates. When I use Chrome I never get the message.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
7 May 18
The reason is quite evasive. But we must know the answer. I use Chrome.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
7 May 18
@allknowing It is a slow response of the server, this is sure.
@id_peace (14005)
• Singapore
6 May 18
I have that whenever I have trouble loading mylot. I will just close the page and restart again
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 May 18
Same here. I too close the page and restart and it works.
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@wolfgirl569 (95165)
• Marion, Ohio
6 May 18
I have not had it happen.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 May 18
Good for you. I wonder why it happens only with some.
@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 May 18
@wolfgirl569 I experience this only with myLot
@wolfgirl569 (95165)
• Marion, Ohio
6 May 18
@allknowing Maybe it is what you use, I am using a laptop with windows 10
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
7 May 18
It's a shame this keeps happening. I rarely have any trouble.
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
7 May 18
From responses received it is difficult to gauge what triggers this glitch.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
6 May 18
It happened to me also several times..
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@allknowing (130066)
• India
6 May 18
We can live with it but it wolld be nice if the glitch is taken care of, if possible.
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@Jessabuma (31700)
• Baguio, Philippines
6 May 18
@allknowing yes I agree with you
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@rebelann (111168)
• El Paso, Texas
6 May 18
It's usually the browser that causes these glitches, I've had no problems using Chrome.
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
6 May 18
I haven't met this situation yet. So did you report it?
@silvermist (19702)
• India
6 May 18
No. I do not remember this happening to me.
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• India
6 May 18
Same happening with me from past 3 days. But it might be some network error.
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@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
11 May 18
I have not experienced such issues here
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