The whole forum is so sloooooooow and it always has an overload so I'm asking...
Could you delete all posts older then a certain time???
It would certainely speed up the forums don't you guys think???

Well I'm not online for the next couple of weeks... (Exams)

(even having problems to post this message...)

Most of the threads older than January/February of this year have been pruned... I don't want to delete newer ones...

dz, y don't you delete the old ones, cause there are over 270 pages , can't you delete all the ones from page 50 onwards?

No

I'm not deleting new threads... people might still find those useful, or want to post in them.

i meant delete like page 50 - 270 or sumit

yeah, its stupid threads like this that are taking up space

Of course WDZ understands that, but those threads are also 'new'. I like to refer to them, so I think they shouldn't be pruned yet.

the forum seems to get the limit reached all the time, i think u shud archive old msgs

It really wont help. Right now were just seeing some really high loads caused by hundreds of visitors hitting the board. The new theme has caused some extra load and there are probably some code optimizations that could be done.

if you did that, there would be many questions asked repetevly, [Annoying]  and people need those, just because ur running slow doesn't mean we should do everything for you, if you ask me that was quite selfish live with it buddy

if he deletes a bunch, the forum is just gonna fill up again, its a busy forum u cant change that

nobody really searches anyways, but keeping threads within the last 4-5 even 6 months are very useful to people who can save time by posting, just search the forum for some key words and you find your answers. 

because of the overload... nothing can be done unless they buy more bandwith..

Yah today it was almos timpossible to even read thisd psot all the times the server load was reached..how about dercrasing the limit of bandwidth to guests or giving priority to members?

guests need the help because they are looking for help



the problem doesn't seem to be the number of posts in teh database. there arn't that many more that usual. but the release of Plus!3 created an influx of guests, as well as the new default theme, which teh server needs to serve each time, and contains alot of imgaes.

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Originally posted by wj
some code optimizations that could be done.

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The amount of threads and posts isn't really what is affecting the load of the server and effectively making them slow.

Hell yesterday it took me freakin 30 min JUST to sign in and took me 45 min to get to look at a damn thread!!

lucky you. i couldn't get on msgplus for the entire day

I found some time between my exams....

I understand that almost everything can be usefull and that it isn't just the ammount of post and stuff but it's just that I can't even view the forums half of my time...
I don't really care because i need to study and stuff but it's annoying if I want to view the forums during my breaks and i can't even see them...

took me some time to post this... had to try about 5 times


EDIT:ooooow everything is running  better since I posted this...

why don't we make a poll about this??, it would be much easier

A poll? If forum staff decides to leave them, and says it doesn't matter for the load, why would we need a poll?

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Originally posted by traxor
why don't we make a poll about this??, it would be much easier

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Originally posted by WDZ
No

I'm not deleting new threads... people might still find those useful, or want to post in them. 

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Load has ta do with the amount of ppl being on the forum at the same time (either signed in or as guest that don't matter).

So i don't think deleting threads can solve that.

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Originally posted by WDZ
Most of the threads older than January/February of this year have been pruned... I don't want to delete newer ones...

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When the number of posts really starts to increase, It can bog down the server ALOT

Final Word:
Were not pruning any more posts. We'll have the server load issue resolved this week.

Are the old posts saved? So they can be restored when - for example - there's a new server, which can handle way more? And if something like that happens, will these posts be restored?

Nope, They are not saved, And It's not really an issue because every question ends up getting asked about 15 times anyways.

Interesting discussions in General Chit Chat? Interesting Tech Talk? But I agree that you can wipe the Msgplus! Question forums every month or so

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Originally posted by PlusFan
Why? WTF? Why? I don't understand.. old topics can be interesting/handy!

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Originally posted by wj
Nope, They are not saved, And It's not really an issue because every question ends up getting asked about 15 times anyways.

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We could have a special sub forum somewhere where admins and mods can move informative threads that provide important information.  Users shouldnt be able to post new threads there but maybes should be allowed to reply to them if they need futher help on that topic

Oh yeah and another thing, Posts take up barely any Space so no point in deleting them and Members too they take up barely any space so yeah

As all of the forum admins have said..In a few days the load will get better...Till then we just have to deal wif it, and get over it.....As the new server thingy gets here I am sure it will decrease and chit...

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Originally posted by wj
Nope, They are not saved

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I know it is hard to do, but before pruning (from that date to that date) can the threads be revised somehow so important posts aren't deleted?

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Originally posted by Vantage
Oh yeah and another thing, Posts take up barely any Space

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