&gt; Is this not the thundering herd problem?<p>There&#x27;s a wikipedia article on the thundering herd problem.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Thundering_herd_problem" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Thundering_herd_problem</a><p>The article needs a little love, though.