# The site ................. and here's the additional mandated but meaningless ten characters **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 24, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725 "2018-02-24T01:03:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/1 "2018-02-24T01:03:37Z")
With respect, have you at the site’s home created more links and features lately? I’m now getting “Cartalk isn’t responding due to a long running script” more often than I used to. That’s usually a sign of too much data for the pipeline. Anybody else finding this to be true? ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/2 "2018-02-24T01:19:01Z")
The CT website was down for maintenance all evening (yesterday, Thursday) I noticed when surfed from here in San Jose. Maybe related to that. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/3 "2018-02-24T01:27:12Z")
No issues for me, but I am an occasional visitor. When I get the below character limit an emoji seems to fill the bill. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/4 "2018-02-24T02:41:51Z")
Nope, no issues. ---
**Author:** ![boilerengtn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/boilerengtn/32/6955_2.png) [@boilerengtn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/boilerengtn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 11:49am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/5 "2018-02-24T11:49:42Z")
Haven’t noticed anything with the CarTalk site recently. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/6 "2018-02-24T13:53:27Z")
Maybe you’re special! More likely it is when you try to get on the site. It might be when they are doing maintenance, as George mentioned. I occasionally have the same problem and when I try later, I get in without problem. ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/7 "2018-02-24T13:57:33Z")
The recent maintenance shutdown wasn’t what I was referring to, however it appears that nobody else is having the “long running script” problem, ergo it must be my computer. Thanks to those who responded. The responses helped me to isolate the source. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/8 "2018-02-24T15:21:47Z")
I don’t have a long running script issue with this web site, but I occasionally do on USA Today. I think it is one if the ads that I always avoid. ---
**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/the-site-and-heres-the-additional-mandated-but-meaningless-ten-characters/112725/9 "2018-02-24T15:52:00Z")
I have to add characters sometimes to post a short comment. I consider it their problem…not mine.