NOTICE: Threads limited to 1,000 replies - automatic closure and new thread created!

[Erwin]

Hi

As long threads put a huge load on the CF database server, I've coded it so that once a thread reaches 1,000 replies, it is automatically closed by ChrisBot, our robot moderator, who will then automatically create a new thread in the same forum to continue the topic.

A link will be made from the old thread to the new thread, and from the new thread back to the old thread, and this is also done automatically.

The thread title will be kept, but the part number will be in brackets.

This is all done automatically by ChrisBot.

I'm just letting members know - just post as normal, and all this will happen. Staff do not need to do this manually from now on.

Any bugs, please let me know.

 

[I'm Lovin God Always]

It happened to me about 4 times in a row - i thought it was me!

 

[Zacharias]

Excellent, thanks for all the hard work that you put into keeping the forums running!

 

[jesusfreak4888]

wow thats weird now i have to go and clean out my user cp of the old ones but thaqnx for shining light on it i thought like CF was closing

 

[doofus125]

What about the threads that are over 1000 posts like The Ladies Bathroom Stall in the men's corner? Is it going to split off or does it have to be done manually being it's already over 4000 posts?

 

[caitlincares]

Apparently threads that split that were stickied - the new thread is not stickied.

Probably the mods do need to manually unsticky the old and sticky the new.

 

[MQTA]

1000? from 10000 down to 1000?

So 10 times the amount threads is better than each one with 10000?

Without the Find All Posts option it may become hard to keep up and follow threads around the world.

Couldn't it be 5000? Half of what it was before? Or is anything over 1000 been the problem all along?

 

[MQTA]

Oh well, there's goes 90% of the fun thread participation... with splits every 1000, you can miss a few days and then have no idea where the threads went and no way of knowing a new thread has new posts.

If 10,000 was fine Manually, why couldn't Chrisbot start with the 10,000 limit? Even 5,000 would be better.

1000 will cut down the activity of the system, people will get lost, and splintered all over the place.

1000 is cutting each 10000 thread into 10 different threads by the time all is said and done.


Oh well.. maybe the idea was to kill the fun threads that people have enjoyed.

Emma's 7 would be #700 with 1,000 limit splits, wouldn't it?

That's like going to a store, buying something for 9.00 with a 10.00 bill and getting back 100 pennies instead of a dollar. Do that in too many stores and you ain't gonna be able to walk home!

If Chrisbot was only meant to cap the threads automatically instead of manually, shouldn't it have at least started out at 10,000? or 5,000 if long threads were a problem?

Months ago over 10,000 in threads was ok, a change from 10000 to 1000 may not be a good thing in the long run, no?

 

[MQTA]

So if you miss any 1,000 split post in your UserCP, you'll never know which threads you're missing or where they went by the time you realize.

It's a real pain for the new threads link too... it opens a new browser every time you click on one. At a 1,000 cap, that'll be required 10X more, and with some threads, that could be quite often.


I hope the cap could be 5000 or the original 10000 that was done manually. This 1000 is going to be a NIGHTMARE for all the fellowship threads.

What happens if a POLL gets it's 1001th message? Does the POLL get copied too, or does the new thread not even have a POLL?

Most POLL threads don't hit 5000 or 10000, but they sure do hit 1000 replies!

With 100000 potential poll takers, 1000 could be done in 20 minutes!

 

[Erwin]

When a thread hits 3,000 replies, it takes over 1 minute for the server to get all the posts in that thread by searching through the database. So 10,000, or even 5,000, puts a high load on the server.

In a normal discussion, it is not normal for a thread to hit 1,000 replies - these are usually fellowship threads.

 

[cyberwing]

what about the writing threads Erwin??
~Cyberwing

 

[MQTA]

some Polls get that high also.

So 1,000 is the consciously chosen new limit?

And having 1,000 THREADS with 1,000 posts each is better than 1 with 9,999?

Okay... we'll adjust to the needs of the growing pains

It just hit real quick and knocked all the threads I was subscribed to into oblivion.

thanks for the explanation

 

[Faith In God]

When a thread hits 3,000 replies, it takes over 1 minute for the server to get all the posts in that thread by searching through the database. So 10,000, or even 5,000, puts a high load on the server.

In a normal discussion, it is not normal for a thread to hit 1,000 replies - these are usually fellowship threads.

In that case, why not delete all but the OP and the last post? Just start over? Instead of keeping all of these closed, old threads forever and ever.

 

[Erwin]

some Polls get that high also.

So 1,000 is the consciously chosen new limit?

And having 1,000 THREADS with 1,000 posts each is better than 1 with 9,999?

Okay... we'll adjust to the needs of the growing pains

It just hit real quick and knocked all the threads I was subscribed to into oblivion.

thanks for the explanation

Correct - having millions of 1,000-reply threads is better than 1 thread with 10,000 replies. That's how it works.

 

[Erwin]

what about the writing threads Erwin??
~Cyberwing

They will be automaticall split too.

Remember, as the threads are split, the last post has a link to the first post in the new thread, and the first post has a link back to the old thread - this keeps continuity of the threads. All thread titles will be labeled (2) or (10) depending on the chapter of the thread.

So you can keep track of long threads easily - look at the first post and last post.

 

[Erwin]

In that case, why not delete all but the OP and the last post? Just start over? Instead of keeping all of these closed, old threads forever and ever.

You may want to keep the posts of the old threads as they may contain good information.

 

[MQTA]

Correct - having millions of 1,000-reply threads is better than 1 thread with 10,000 replies. That's how it works.

AH! I see! Well, in that case... Will it get us back the Find All Posts quicker?

 

[jesusfreak4888]

it must be MUCH easier having them close at 1,000 then 10,000? faster CF then right?

 

[joyshirley]

Hello, Erwin

We have dial-up and this has made everything noticeably faster. Thank you! Also, with a specific closure at 1000 posts, threads can be saved in their entirety if desired very quickly and there's no 'add-on' posts to have to go back to. Cool!!

 

[cyberwing]

They will be automaticall split too.

Remember, as the threads are split, the last post has a link to the first post in the new thread, and the first post has a link back to the old thread - this keeps continuity of the threads. All thread titles will be labeled (2) or (10) depending on the chapter of the thread.

So you can keep track of long threads easily - look at the first post and last post.

Okay that sounds great to me, I was actually trying to do this last year with my Enkar threads, breaking them into smaller groups because it made reading the storyline easier. As long as we don't lose everything. I think it will work fine!
~Cyberwing