ToPdOg
Well-Known Member
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You don't realize how IGNANT that sounds.
Data is not stored or transmitted in posts and threads. Data is stored and transmitted in bits, bytes and packets. If someone was to do a search of "Deception" on this board, the search would result in both the Deception thread and the Deception 2 thread. The SAME amount of information as if it had been left in one thread.
These threads are not being saved as "threads" or "posts" on those servers. Computer drives and memory don't work that way.
Dude, these threads are stored in one big ass database. The larger a table is in a database, the longer it takes to do a search on it. I run a vBulletin board myself, and deal with databases all day everyday at work on local and remote servers. A simple google search or going to www.vbulletin.com will echo exactly what I'm saying. I been dealing with computers for 30 years. I know what I'm talking about.
Every time a thread is viewed, a lot of information has to be called from the database, both to build the page you are looking at and the 'Next'/'Previous' page links. The bigger a thread gets, the more information that has to be accessed to build the pages. After a certain point, which is dependent on how busy a site is and how powerful the server hosting the site is, a single page building process can take so much time that it backs up other processes. If this is allowed to continue unchecked, the resource-hog processes can crash the MySQL server or even the whole box.
http://www.glocktalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1303018
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/251794-Long-long-thread-does-it-harm
Need a plug-in that will split threads once they reach a certain length (e.g., 1,000 posts).
Suggested Features:
When a thread's post count reaches a specified number (e.g., 1,000):
1 - Start a new thread with the same title (plus a counter? E.g.: Game Thread - 2)
2 - The first post of the old thread is copied into the first post of the new thread.
3 - The last post of the old thread is copied into the second post of the new thread.
4 - The old thread is auto-closed
5 - A closing post with an explanation and a link to the new thread is added to the old thread.
This is a great need for game threads and hot topics.
Keeping a thread's post count >1,000 makes the cpu load during searches more manageable.
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=128042
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