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**DinoDoc** · October 30, 2001, 15:50

Are there any changes being planned to cope with the increase in traffic? This is starting to get annoying.

**Victor Galis** · October 30, 2001, 16:13

You do realizing that closing the OT due to high newbie traffic can only result in one to two things:

a) OTers plotting to remove the newbie menace for once and for all.
b) OTers going away, and newbies that weren't going to stay replacing them, then an owo-style collapse a couple months down the line.

**DinoDoc** · October 30, 2001, 16:16

Well said, Victor.

**Steve Clark** · October 30, 2001, 16:25

Originally posted by Victor Galis
This is just outrageous... blame the newbies! (and afterwards turn the 'b' in blame to an 'f'

)

Flame the newfies???

When you compare to other fan sites (for games with much broader appeal), 500 active users are nothing.

**MarkG** · October 30, 2001, 16:35

Originally posted by drake
People that come here every day and post every day are getting snubbed for a bunch of un-registered civ3 bandwagoners who will leave as soon as the novelty wears off......

i wonder if the fact that that was not out intention matters.....

**drake** · October 30, 2001, 17:19

well, it doesnt matter to me, because i'm not one of them hard core ot types.....

But you guys clearly chose where your priority lied....and if thats in appealing to the people who could turn a buck or two for you, i can respect that....

Cant speak for everyone else tho.........

**MarkG** · October 30, 2001, 17:26

Originally posted by drake
But you guys clearly chose where your priority lied....and if thats in appealing to the people who could turn a buck or two for you, i can respect that....

well if you believe that "newbies" are more eager to follow the requests of the "support apolyton" text lines(under the ads) than i guess you have a point....

**Bugs ****ing Bunny** · October 30, 2001, 17:59

The server strain might not have been intentional, but other forums could have been closed. The SMAC forums? Civ 2?

I'd suggest commandeering the "Dinosaurs!" forum, but I suspect I'd get banned for it. So instead I'll just suggest renaming OT as "The Expendable Forum" or "The Vaguely Embarrassing Thing".

**Victor Galis** · October 30, 2001, 18:51

I suppose you could argue that, but this snubbing of the OTers... (shakes his head).

Steve, there's a reason I don't post at any other sites like that.

**MarkG** · October 30, 2001, 19:50

Originally posted by Bugs ****ing Bunny
The server strain might not have been intentional, but other forums could have been closed. The SMAC forums? Civ 2?

so you're saying that closing the smac forums would have made a big difference in the traffic?

**Dis** · October 30, 2001, 21:12

I don't mind too much. It may drive away the spammer types. Although I could be wrong since I'm still posting

**Alexander's Horse** · October 30, 2001, 23:14

Originally posted by drake

People that come here every day and post every day are getting snubbed for a bunch of un-registered civ3 bandwagoners who will leave as soon as the novelty wears off......

**DarkCloud** · October 30, 2001, 23:16

I have an idea! When the OT is closed; reroute the posters to the OT
of

CGN
FreefireZone
CivFanatics
or
ACOL

!

**Victor Galis** · October 30, 2001, 23:34

NO! Not ACOL! Eeevil lurks there.

**Alexander's Horse** · October 30, 2001, 23:59

Originally posted by DarkCloud
I have an idea! When the OT is closed; reroute the posters to the OT
of

CGN
FreefireZone
CivFanatics
or
ACOL

!

Don't forget PROT! Its the OT's love child

Announcement

please read: OT TEMPORARILY CLOSED DUE TO INCREASED SERVER LOAD

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