Having a odd problem with the board in the last few days. Not sure if its on my end or not. Probably is. But figured I post up just to see.
I can pull up the forum just fine, I can pull up the sections just fine, but when I click on individual threads, it will hang. I click on a thread, the thread comes up right away, but instantly freezes, and stays frozen for anywhere between 15-30 seconds (yes I counted...lol) then it finishes loading and all is well untill I click on another thread.
Last week, say like thursday or friday, it was completely locking down my browser, and would cause it to reset. It would hang while loading the threads, then I would get a error message saying it encountered a problem, it would then reset, and start reloading the thread. It would then freeze/hang again, then reset again. It would just keep doing that over and over. I ended up having to use my phone to read the threads (witch worked fine) I for some reason did not have this problem prior to wed-thurs of last week. I first suspected my computer. I deleted all browser history, cookies, catch, etc, everything I could. Reset internet connection, everything short of completely uninstalling and reinstalling my browser. Still no change. I was finally able to get it to pull up threads about 50% of the time on saturday. Finally sunday and today I am able to pull up threads but it will hang every time for 15-30 seconds. I think I have figured out whats causing it. I notice, then when it freezes, it does not un freeze untill the facebook "like" button/link pops up. Once that finally pops up at the top of the thread, it all unfreezes and I can read the thread as normal. I notice that facebook button is not there on the main forum index or the sections, but is on the threads. I thinking this might could be my problem, as its the same on every thread. It freezes untill that button loads/pops up. I do not use facebook and have no use for it. Is there anyway I can remove this button? Like mabey a option I have missed, or is it perminately there? Or is there something else I could do to make it stop this.
I first though it was a problem with forums, so I pulled up every forum I am a member of (like 6-7) and most of them have the same forum software as here, and I had no problem with them. Only here. If it was doing it on other forums I would know its my computer/browser. But for some reason its only gearhead.
Ideas, suggestions?