No Thanks About the Database Errors

Okay I understand all the measures that have taken place in the RP section but I've noticed that there are over 1000 pages. I sugjest we get rid of all theads after the first 50 pages. After all do we realy go back and post in theads 50 pages back

 

This isn't going to happen, because:

1. I believe staff have to do this sort of stuff manually. There isn't some automated thing.
2. There are still some threads that are posted in that have gone beyond page 50.
3. If there's a 'Lets create many threads' fad in the spamzone, many favorite threads will just be lost.
4. And many many more

Besides, if you feel the need to have less threads displayed, you can change the Thread Age Cut Off in the options panel.

Also, a tiny bit off subject, did you get this idea from the RuneScape forums?
Because they are the only forum I know of that have a 50 page limit.

 

We could delete all the old threads that haven't been deleted yet from the RP section but it would take days to get rid of the ones in the RP pit. I myself don't even know how far back some of the deleted threads are and it would take too long to check each page in the section for really old dead/locked threads no long in use that still remain. Besides, the RP section isn't the biggest build up of threads, yes threads are deleted to be keep DBEs at bay but its just not really worth going through hundreds of pages to check for the odd not deleted thread.

 

If it's gonna speed-up the server, then I agree. If not (or speed-up the server but not significantly) then no.

 

There are alot of flaws I know. But I did a test I subscribed to theads I found more than 50 pages back and no one posted. Sevral theads that haven't been posted siece 2008 are still up. I understand it would take time. But it would free up so much space on the server

I forgot to metion were I wanted this rule in place. I would like it to be placed on the Spamzone

 

I agree. If a thread has been so dead it's 50 pages behind everything else, is there really a need for it? It will take a lot of time, but if it helps the site, why not?

Then again, if that has nothing to do with the Database Errors, let's not waste the staff's energy on it

 

Did you like change your mind half way through writing the first post because you started off talking about the RP section and now you've ended up talking about the spamzone. Besides it would take so much time to clean up the dead threads in the spamzone, no one would put in that much time. Plus Goimez saying that too many multi-thread trends happen and knock some of the active stuff back.

 

Well the RP Arena and Spam Zone both. I don't know about the Forum Families since I've never been there.
In fact, we should do it to most, if not all, sections. As a measure to save those active threads that are pushed back, why not just delete everything from before a certain date? Like anything from a year ago, so delete all threads before June 2008. It will take up a lot of time, but why not do it? It'll help the site. Just because it'll take a lot of time doesn't mean we shouldn't do it. Hell, I'll be glad to help delete threads if I could if it would help the site, I'm sure others would be too.

 

i would help delete stuff too, i like deleting things, it makes me feel powerful

 

You know, just to throw something out there, the reason we have lag etc is because we got downgraded to a ****** server because it was cheaper for spdude so now when we have a lot of guests it overloads us.

Deleting the threads would actually do very little.

Besides, threads in RP and Forum Families are deleted on a regular basis, once they have had 30 days with no activity they are deletet.

It has been suggested before that we delete spam zone threads, that won't be happening any time soon.

Also, even if we DID mass delete, then normal members are not going to be asked to help in that process. Which you know as well as I do.

Also, how are there over 1000 pages in RP? Even I don't see that many pages and I can see all the deleted ones too.

 

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I was talking about that there were already rules in place for the RP section. As for time well it's the staffs job to get rid of theads no longer in use. Maybe I'm wrong to think something from last year is inactive. But there is no reason why the spamzone spans out for over 1000 pages

 

Xert I am glad someone had the guts to say this. I was thinking about this the other day myself. Why is it that all my threads in the spam and literature zone are there, but not my RP's?
I know RPs that only go to 4000 are done for, but couldn't the staff members mabye repost them in an archive for RPers to view?

 

If I recall correctly they're not deleted, only locked, and then a new continuation is created.

Spam zone would take a lot of time to go through. This has been discussed before, and there is a reason it hasn't happened: it would be a lot of time going into something that really wouldn't do much at all.

Like CtR said, it's our server, not the threads. I've gotten only one, maybe two DBEs since the start of May, perhaps? The rest of the time it's lag created from a lot of members/guests being online and it chokes our server.
And no, deleting inactive member accounts won't help anything either.

Also I kow quite a few people, myself included, that look back on the older threads for nostalgia/lulz/whatever reason. It'd kinda suck to lose threads from like KHV's beginning on a new forum. >_>

 

I keep hearing so much bad press about this guy, is he really that lazy! If he was committed to the site then he would have kept it on a good server, honestly ...

The sad thing is that he's never here to defend himself, I feel really *****y talking about him behind his back but he just seems to be bad news all round.

 

Considering he's done this to...pretty much any site he's owned, it's not a question of lazy. It's just that he doesn't really care. :/

So while the lag is incredibly annoying to deal with we really can't do much to help it. >:

 

Even if it does take time thats your job clean up the fourm of things that no one uses or looks at anymore.
Take a look at this spamzone thead. http://www.kh-vids.net/showthread.php?t=34347
Look at the date of the last post. It was on one of the pages in the 1000s. No one is looking at these theads. I don't care if it doesn't do much it does something thats all that matters

 

It isn't about the time it would take, have you actually bothered to read every post in this thread because it sounds to me as though you haven't.

The only thing it would do is delete threads, it wouldn't speed us up, it wouldn't cause less Database errors.

Besides which I have not had a database error in a very long time. Most of the time as Wolfie said, it is lag caused by large amounts of activity.

Deleting everything would be pointless.

It isn't happening.

~Locked~