Just ran a quick test, took me nearly 15 seconds to reload the "General Discussion" page of topics. Most of that time it appears to be waiting for "my turn" to come, and when my turn finally comes - the page loads in a snap. I find this typical, although I've never tried to quantify it before.
This is true both at work (fast ethernet connected via multiple fiber T1's) and at home (dsl).
In general, the ECN response time is a little slower than some other sites I visit, but I've generally attributed that to the greater number of users (lurkers and posters) here.
Radar
