Reductions in max topics/posts per page

[MarkG]

Maximum Topics Displayed Per Page for forum summaries was set to 40 from 35

Maximum Number of Posts Displayed Per Topic Page was set to 50 from 40

the setting for the forums is active as of now. the setting for threads will be active for threads that get new posts as of now.
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by MarkG (edited November 17, 2000).]</font>

[Ming]

Thanks for the up-date Mark.

I just saw a thread in the OTF with 134 posts and it had 4 pages. It did say however that it couldn't find page 4... so I locked the thread and started a new one... silly me

[MarkG]

btw, the 150 posts/thread limit continues as is

[Andz83]

and the 1 login/user limit?

[MikeH]

Personally I'd prefer even more threads on each page of the forums, and more posts on each page of the thread they dissapear too quickly from the bottom of the thread list and loading extra pages with the new advert everytime is slow.
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[Murgatroyd]

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<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by MarkG on 11-16-2000 10:21 AM</font>
btw, the 150 posts/thread limit continues as is

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Wouldn't it be easier for everyone (especially Ming ) to change it to 160?

[Legman]

Nice move MarkG! I supported the change in replies per page to 40 because I figured it would make threads load faster - and in the process help out those unfortunate enough to have a slow connection.

*Cheers from slow connections people are heard from across the planet*

[Builder]

This is MUCH MUCH better now!!!

[Builder]

finally, after long days of bumping the "suggestion" thread my "idea" was implemented!!!!

[SnowFire]

I'm glad you're displaying more topics per page now. It takes almost no bandwith to load the text of the title and a link, so there's no reason not to. In fact, I'd be in favor of 50 or 60 topics per page.

But I COMPLETELY DISAGREE with the second change. It doesn't help people with slow modems at all! Or at least, very little. The time it takes to load a page is more based on how long it takes to load the advertisements, so you're making things WORSE. Plus, it's annoying, I want to be able to look over as much of the topic as possible without keeping 3 or 4 windows open. Awhile back there was a propsal, with some support I might add, to change the posts per page limit to 75! I'm still in favor of that, I might add.

And yes, I have a 28.8 modem at home, and I know that I notice no speed increase from loading a 25 post page (at another forum) to loading a 50 post page (here at Apolyton, in the old days). At least go back to the 50 post/page topics, please! 40 posts per page is just annoying, with lots of clicking on links! I use a slower modem (though not right now), and there will be no cheers coming from me, Legman!
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[MarkG]

i'm sorry, i made an error on the announcement. in fact i'm surprised noone noticed it!

<u>the max posts/thread pages was REDUCED from 50 to 40</u>

[MarkG]

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by SnowFire on 11-17-2000 04:08 PM</font>
The time it takes to load a page is more based on how long it takes to load the advertisements, so you're making things WORSE.
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>this 10-post page is 47kb of html code. ads are generally 15k
btw, this <a href=http://apolyton.net/forums/Forum23/HTML/017669.html?44>40-post page</a> is 121k

[Murgatroyd]

The problem with loading ads is not with the size of the ad, but with contacting the ad server. On bad days, getting the ads can take several minutes.

[MarkG]

<center><table width=80%><tr><td><font color=000080 face="Verdana" size=2><font size="1">quote:
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1>
</font><font size=1>Originally posted by Murgatroyd on 11-17-2000 05:43 PM</font>
The problem with loading ads is not with the size of the ad, but with contacting the ad server. On bad days, getting the ads can take several minutes.
<img src="/images/blue1.gif" width=100% height=1></font></td></tr></table></center>well, there's nothing that can from our side be done about that. therefore the reduction do help after all...

[Builder]

just use some adblocking stuff.