Any thread with more than 100 responeses takes awhile to load. I'm not familiar with how this software your using works but in general it might be a good idea to reduce the downloaded page size. I know DUH!, but bear with me I think I have some useful suggestions. Most of these have to do with threaded mode which is what I always use.

1. Reduce the number of threads displayed in the top thread pane. Just show the first 10 and maybe the last N where N is configurable and can be set to "all" to get what it does today.

2. Reduce the number of cached pages and users. Not sure what the limit is now but it should maybe match the number in the thread link pane. Users is not as big a deal.

3. Same with the next/previous post info keep it smaller too.

You may have already considered this stuff and balanced it against the number of hits the server and database gets, but I'm thinking these changes may result in less hits as well.

Currently, once a thread gets to more than 100 responses the load times go up quite a bit. I notice this the most in the regional meet threads were a lot of peroidic posting happens. Maybe another solution is to cull these threads more aggressively in the future. Like leave the last few months of posts or something.

Great forum and really enjoy using it. Keep up the great work. I know I appreciate it and others do too.

Tim

 

This issue should be resolved by the move to new servers.

 

Not really. Its still a pain to get to the bottom to see the most recent post in a post with a lot of replies. I really think for the meet threads there be a mode where old posts get removed over time so only the last n months is left on them. Heres an example of a long meet thread:

https://www.rx7club.com/se-rx-7-forum-35/i77-i40-crossroads-rotary-meet-618153/

 

I looked at that threads and it looks like 50% of it is way off topic anyhow.

I understand your recommendation, but there is no automated system to clean up threads like that. Besides think of what a system like that would do to technical threads or threads that despite age have relevant information in them.

No, this is an issue that will involve a human touch, speak with your regional moderator about keeping the thread up to date. Maybe the thread needs to be closed on a regular basis and opened with a new one to keep things fresh.

 

That topic loads in 1.7seconds for me, thats o ok.

Theres methods of aliviating load off the database, memcache servers, pulling avatars from a seperate dynamic subdomain

This is what we use

Creates a dynamic avatar url so like for yours DrKilljoy it'd be

Oh lord vb pulls images though

https://www.rx7club.com/image.php?u=...ine=1196606074

ugh, horrid setup anyways it'd be like

http://<userid>.rx7club.com/image.php?u=12977&dateline=1196606074

minus the image.php **** I don't get why the **** vb wants to give your board 1 php request per avatar, thats like idiotic bullshit.

Anyways this is a common tool for ajax applications, if you have more then 6 things on domain.tld move it to another record, I also create a * domain cname record so

blabla.blabla.blabla.com is the same as blabla.com (Same server address) anything that needs to be different like

database.blabla.blabla.com just create that a record.

1.7 seconds is fine though, I have zero problems with threads loading.