Thread limits and such

[pchang]

We have thread limits of 500 posts and stuff of that nature. However, these limits were decided upon at least 2 years ago with the software/hardware in use at that time. With all the upgrades, perhaps we should revise these limits based upon the new capabilities of the software/hardware.

[alva]

This one isn't going to reach any limit, soft or hard, that's for sure.

[Skanky Burns]

The limits are there to keep thread-loading times at a minimum. To prove this for yourself, here is a simple test. Open up the pictures thread in one window (3920 posts as at the moment) and another thread in another window. Observe which one starts loading first. Observe which one finishes loading first.

[Shogun Gunner]

i'm sure you are right, but the picture thread also has a lot of.... pictures

[Skanky Burns]

True, but the last page currently has only 6 pictures, 3 of which are almost avatar-sized. If you compare the speed to another thread with a comparable number of pictures - the Galactic Overlord thread for instance - I'm sure you will still see the difference having less than 500 posts makes.

[Rasbelin]

It's not the user end part of things, but the outdated coding of vB 2.0.3. It's not optimised for newer serverside software. Unless it's then some issue, but that's my guess, based on how newer versions of vB don't require something like that or haven't seen anyone else doing that, except Poly.

[Dis]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
True, but the last page currently has only 6 pictures, 3 of which are almost avatar-sized. If you compare the speed to another thread with a comparable number of pictures - the Galactic Overlord thread for instance - I'm sure you will still see the difference having less than 500 posts makes.

I'm too lazy.

just post how many milliseconds difference it is. Or are you saying the difference can be measured in seconds?

[MarkG]

the 500 limit has nothing to do with vbulletin
it was established in the ubb days when threads were stored in text files

the 500 limit is now a loading and management issue....

[Zoid]

Loading of this thread: 3.234 seconds

Loading of pic thread (last page) 10.105 seconds

But you don´t load the entire thread do you? You only load one page at a time, right? Or is it something going on that we mere mortals can´t see?

[MarkG]

i'm refering to mod-related actions....

[Agathon]

500 is a good number for other reasons. A thread that goes that long without being closed by a mod brings glory on its creator as people felt it was obviously worth discussing.

[Zoid]

Originally posted by MarkG
i'm refering to mod-related actions....

Right. I thought it might´ve been something like that...

[DrSpike]

By the time threads get to 500 they often bear no relation to the first post anyway.

[Skanky Burns]

Originally posted by Agathon
500 is a good number for other reasons. A thread that goes that long without being closed by a mod brings glory on its creator as people felt it was obviously worth discussing.

Wouldn't a thread spawning new generations of threads bring more glory though? Hangman is now in its 19th generation for instance.

[DrSpike]

Almost 10,000 posts.