Severe Server Lag

[Mr E]

The site is running very poorly with a substantial server lag.

Needs some attention and optimization. If funding is an issue, please ask for donations and facilitate a mechanism-- I'm sure many members would be willing to contribute if it means a better user experience.

[otseng]

Thanks, but the issue is spambots attacking the forum. See:
viewtopic.php?t=42973

[Mr E]

[Replying to otseng in post #2]

Free demos available--

The Anti-Spam service is developed and offered directly by CleanTalk, a company that specializes in cloud-based website protection and spam filtering. Pricing OverviewCleanTalk provides a 7-day free trial. After the trial, the premium service operates on a subscription tier based on the total number of websites you protect. All anti-spam packages include unlimited spam checks

$12.00 / year$1.00 / month

You do not have to pay for the plugin file itself. The plugin for phpBB is completely free to download and install on your board. The cost listed above is solely for the cloud API key required to connect your forum to CleanTalk's real-time spam analysis servers.

Or--

https://www.cloudflare.com/lp/dg/produc ... VMQAvD_BwE