i'm not sure what their server load is like or when they run any maintenance tasks... perhaps that is what you're seeing (given the time of your posts)? i do see some delays here or there when "liking" or posting, enough that i wonder if i'm clicking twice and have to check to see i've not posted a duplicate.
It was around dinner time that I posted, PST. The wheel just spins alot and even some of the page goes blank. I'm on a laptop, Windows newest, Chrome Browser, Chrome Ad blocker, I had to disable Privacy Blocker for this site a few months ago, It just started about three days ago. I've done no intentional changes to my computer. I don't ever access this site from a phone. Wouldn't know how.
I've been testing some browsing and posting and haven't seen an error or slowness yet. I wonder if it's specific to a certain area, time, browser, etc?
CenturyLink internet here. Had a city wide power outage last week, while we were in San Jose. Had to reboot the modem when I got home on Saturday evening due to not being able to log on (live in Southern OR, near Grants Pass). All other sites working fine: sbcglobal.net, comcast.net, FB, Arlo, CL, US Bank, Weather sites, local newspaper site. It takes forever to load "alerts" with the dashes just moving left to right forever....so I close the tab, open a tab and retry.
If I click on a topic, the wheel spins and the dashes move and it won't open. So I close it out and then reopen and it works. Chrome Ad Blocker didn't have an update, as far as I know. I have no other malware notification stuff on here, at least that I'm aware of. Windows hasn't updated in a few weeks or so. Laptop is 14 months old - HP.
Thats all I've got....
Ok, another example. When I was done writing the above, I clicked on Post Reply. Nothing happened. I clicked again. Nothing...going to click again now.