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I've found it to be slow myself.Facebook is faster.edisonplayer.

Hopefully this won’t jinx the forum. But this afternoon it seems to be back to normal. For me at least.

I've noticed some definite improvement in the response time on the Forum here this afternoon. I'm reasonably confident that David has come through once again for us. Thank you, David, for all of your efforts.

Doug

edisonplayer wrote: Tue Jul 29, 2025 8:33 am I've found it to be slow myself. Facebook is faster.

Facebook is paying millions of dollars for their server farm. Even with occasional donations from members, I operate this site as a net loss.

Comparing the performance for this site to Facebook is unrealistic.

Regards,
David

The DONATE button has disappeared since a long time... How can we collaborate? I wanted to pay an annual fee, as in other 78 rpm clubs, but there is no button now...

Inigo wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 12:42 am The DONATE button has disappeared since a long time... How can we collaborate? I wanted to pay an annual fee, as in other 78 rpm clubs, but there is no button now...

For me, the button is at the bottom of the site.

m_nakamura wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:09 pm

Inigo wrote: Thu Jul 31, 2025 12:42 am The DONATE button has disappeared since a long time... How can we collaborate? I wanted to pay an annual fee, as in other 78 rpm clubs, but there is no button now...

For me, the button is at the bottom of the site.

+1 on the existence of the button

Today the site, for me at least, is every bit as fast as Facebook.

In my browser the button has disappeared...

Inigo wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 12:06 pm In my browser the button has disappeared...

Here is the link the button referrences:

https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=cve ... JerWyw1X9_

That's really mysterious
When touched, that link produces this sign: