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It appears as though the main culprit for the website slowdowns are third-party cookies. Because we allow links to outside sources here (X, YouTube, etc.), those sources where the images/videos/etc are located require consent. As posts include third-party links or material (this includes user avatars), this appears to be the main cause as to why some users are experiencing significant slowdowns when accessing the site. As a note, DP does not use third-party cookies or any tracking technology.

As an example, many users are accessing DP on Apple products or browsers other than Chrome. Many of these products block third-party cookies by default. Below are links on how to unblock third-party cookies.

Below is a link to the XenForo information on cookies.


Removing/disabling cookies

Managing your cookies and cookie preferences must be done from within your browser's options/preferences. Here is a list of guides on how to do this for popular browser software:

We have made some server side changes that have produced a slight improvement in performance. Through our testing, unblocking third-party cookies seems to have the biggest impact on performance. We are still working on solutions to return DP to the fast and reliable forum we have all come to love.

Please refer to this thread to post feedback.

 
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