March 23, 2003, 14:33
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PolyCast Thread Necromancer
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Why?
Small question: Why are threads limited to 500 posts?
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March 23, 2003, 14:37
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Prince
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Tassadar5000... i wan say something to two things but ming maybe not like it!
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March 23, 2003, 14:38
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PolyCast Thread Necromancer
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Originally posted by ottok
Tassadar5000... i wan say something to two things but ming maybe not like it!
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Thats the beauty of private messaging 
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March 23, 2003, 14:50
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Deity
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Maybe because the administration don't want the threads to be too long and difficult to read?  As when I found the picture thread at the top of this forum; I wanted to read all of it, but ended with just reading some of it and then post. It was just too much! I don't know, but that might be it. 
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March 23, 2003, 14:54
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Deity
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The 500 post rule is to try and keep threads at a managable level.
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March 23, 2003, 14:56
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Deity
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From what I understand, the more posts per thread the more memory they take up. So by keeping the threads to 500 posts or less it prevents the server from becoming too bogged down.
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March 23, 2003, 15:02
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Retired
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Not correct...
The real reason is that many posters do not have fast internet connections. It takes a long time for them to load long threads...
The 500 number was pulled out of thin air, but only because some number needed to be selected.
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March 23, 2003, 15:20
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Deity
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It's absolutely high enough, though... I have a good Internet connection, but 500 posts is more than enough for my brain! 
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March 23, 2003, 15:29
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Prince
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Fair long...?
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March 23, 2003, 16:05
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King
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Oh dear, oh dear. 
I hope that Ming doesn't have to feed the spam sharks anymore, this is getting ridicolous, every similar thread attracts vet's with nothing to say, looking for +1.
Yes, I realise that this is also a +1, but I simply want to state my dislike for spam in threads like this 
...ST1 lasted 876 posts, didn't it, Ming? How come? 
EDIT: 500th post!
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March 23, 2003, 16:24
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Deity
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Originally posted by Ming
Not correct...
The real reason is that many posters do not have fast internet connections. It takes a long time for them to load long threads...
The 500 number was pulled out of thin air, but only because some number needed to be selected.
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Seeing as people can select the number of posts per page, I fail to see how this is a reason. Its not like the entire thread is loaded up in one go.
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March 23, 2003, 16:38
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PolyCast Thread Necromancer
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Originally posted by Ming
Not correct...
The real reason is that many posters do not have fast internet connections. It takes a long time for them to load long threads...
The 500 number was pulled out of thin air, but only because some number needed to be selected.
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Ok, thank you.
Question answered......Case closed
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