Ichigo's Forums FAQ

Here you can find answers to questions about how the board works. Use the links or search box below to find your way around.

Why are the forums slow around midnight Pacific time?

This is when the backup software backs up the forum databases. To do this, it has to lock some of the tables. Your query has to wait for the table to become unlocked before it will go through. If the forum seems slow, just be patient and your request will go through.

The backup routine starts at 12:00am GMT-8 and typically runs for about 5 minutes.

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