Old Threads

[Valcrist]

Instead of simply locking the old threads, why not delete them. it saves the site space, and reduces lag. something for you guys to think about

 

[Ratherion]

Well there may be old threads that have information or tutorails in them that people may want to access, but I agree, there are some threads that could be deleted to save space, but I think is would be a bit hard on the Admins to go around and shuffle through the 2000+ threads in the database, no?

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

Threads or posts for that matter does not take up much space at all. What consumes space is the resources the site has.

 

[Kimbo]

omfg.. deleting a thread =saving 1byte or less! and reducing 0% lag, WOW! amazing investment, you just saved my child <3

 

[Daminon]

Why remove saved knowledge? Think about all map threads for example. If you remove them people have to ask teh same questions all over again, instead of just using the search function.

 

[Samuraid]

In truth, forum posts don't take up tons of room in the database, and databases are made to scale well...

In other words, deleting or keeping a few hundred topics won't change things much.

 

[GST_Nemisis]

deleting a thread =saving 1byte or less!

ok that just a little bit of an exageration.

 

[Wolverabid]

Why remove saved knowledge? Think about all map threads for example. If you remove them people have to ask teh same questions all over again, instead of just using the search function.

Quoted for truth, agreed and seconded.

As a general rule it's fine if old threads exist:

In truth, forum posts don't take up tons of room in the database...

The only problem with keeping them may be that if such threads contain a great many attachments which (for the most part) serve no important purpose. Old maps, models and other resources are better placed in their respective public resource sections anyway, rather than buried in some moldy old thread.

[off topic] The Chieftain has recently implemented a new vBulletin script that auto-magically closes threads after six months of inactivity have passed.

He has also shared his product with other webmasters: Automatic Thread Closing Details »»

 

[Ralle]

That's correct!
But since we are not in need of space at ALL, it's no big deal.

We are using 30 GB of our total 80 GB. And that is:
Wc3sear.ch Backup + Site Backup + Site = 30 GB
So we have enough space. And I am sure Samuraid would donate us some room if we were dying

 

[Wolverabid]

[off-topic]

Really swift. NOT.

This thread: Old Threads has been hijacked by an unacceptable amount of off-topic posts.

[self="http://www.hiveworkshop.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34614"]~ Ten off-topic posts merged into new thread![/self]

 

[Valcrist]

have you imported all the stuff from wc3sear.ch yet? because it died becuase it was too full and Darky disappeared. so by the time your done you better hope your backup WILL actually back you up, theres lots of stuff coming in every day

 

[Rui]

I wonder if Darky will like this site. I don't know if he ever saw this (this is, if Darky did not call Ralle and simply gave permission), but even if he did, he isn't here to see the new Hive.

 

[brad.dude03]

This has nothing to do with the discussion at hand. Unlike Darky and Wc3sear.ch we aren't crappy, Ralle doesn't intend on leaving anytime soon, and we aren't way over our hosting limit for bandwidth and storage. This site is doing worlds better then wc3sear.ch thanks.

 

[MySpaceBarBroke]

This has nothing to do with the discussion at hand. Unlike Darky and Wc3sear.ch we aren't crappy, Ralle doesn't intend on leaving anytime soon, and we aren't way over our hosting limit for bandwidth and storage. This site is doing worlds better then wc3sear.ch thanks.

A little harsh on Darky, no?

 

[brad.dude03]

I don't think so. Darky just left his community, and he let everyone down. And i'm trying to make the point that Ralle is not going to do that, and we aren't going to have a repeat of what happened over at wc3sear.ch