I don't know if it's a problem on my end or on the POL web hosts end but it seems to take an inordinate amount of time to take a post when I click the submit button.

Not your end.
I have got into the habit of Ctrl-C (copying) my text in case it's going to timeout.

Thanks.

Sometimes it's hard to know where the problem is what with my comp on the verge of being called old.