RESTRICTED: Find all posts by member - only find OWN posts

[Erwin]

Due to server strain, I've had to once again remove this feature from members.

Members can all still FIND ALL THEIR OWN POSTS by clicking on "OWN" in the navbar at the top of EVERY page.

Explanation:
The main reason this was removed is that before the database query searched for all of a member's post then checked every single post against every forum to make sure the member has access to the forum. This really slowed down our site basically because we have so many posts and so many forums, as well as so many members.

What I did to speed things up was to remove the forum permission check. This really made the database query fast as all it did now was to search for the member then their posts - no forum checking.

Now, if they are your own post, you would have no problems as you would be able to see them anyway. However, if you search another member's post, you will see all their hidden posts, their drafts, their appeals, and if they are staff, all their staff posts. See the problem?

This is why for the moment I've limited it to only searching your own posts.

Trust me, you WILL see a huge increase in CF speed. At least you can still find your own posts.

NOTE: I will be working on a coding solution so I can bring this back. Until then, this will be temporarily off for members.

The request to remove this feature was posted here:
http://www.christianforums.com/t1184223-slowness.html

Thank you for understanding.

 

[RedTulipMom]

I must say i am disappointed about losing the feature. I didnt experience too much of a slow down personally. I do however respect your decision Erwin since your the webmaster. God bless.
karen

 

[servant4ever]

yay! CF is fast again!

 

[CaDan]

Due to server strain, I've had to once again remove this feature from members.

Members can all still FIND ALL THEIR OWN POSTS by clicking on "OWN" in the navbar at the top of EVERY page.

Explanation:
The main reason this was removed is that before the database query searched for all of a member's post then checked every single post against every forum to make sure the member has access to the forum. This really slowed down our site basically because we have so many posts and so many forums, as well as so many members.

What I did to speed things up was to remove the forum permission check. This really made the database query fast as all it did now was to search for the member then their posts - no forum checking.

Now, if they are your own post, you would have no problems as you would be able to see them anyway. However, if you search another member's post, you will see all their hidden posts, their drafts, their appeals, and if they are staff, all their staff posts. See the problem?

This is why for the moment I've limited it to only searching your own posts.

Trust me, you WILL see a huge increase in CF speed. At least you can still find your own posts.

NOTE: I will be working on a coding solution so I can bring this back. Until then, this will be temporarily off for members.

The request to remove this feature was posted here:
http://www.christianforums.com/t1184223-slowness.html

Thank you for understanding.

Just as a bit of brainstorming....

Would it be possible to make the appeals forum a completely separate BBS by running another instance of VBulletin with a different MySQL database? I suppose you could do the same with other private forums such as the staff forum, moderator apps, and site supporters.

 

[Neenie]

CF pages are loading much faster. Definitely worth sacrificing the search all members posts option...

Thanks Erwin!

 

[Shannonkish]

YAY! CF is MUCH FASTER for me...... Thank you Erwin!

 

[psalms 91]

thank you for speeding up cf. it is worth it to lose the search feature

 

[Dracil]

Phooey. I find it useful to find people's old posts to know where they're coming from in the debates.

 

[ChrisWins]

Thank you for all your work. Sincerely: THANKS!!!!

My opinion, for I wish it to be stated and known:

I hope you can get that feature reinstated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will GLADLY trade speed for the feature because it is useful to follow certain people's posts, as you know. There are many I love to follow up on or just read because they're very insightful.

Please work on getting it reinstated. Like i said - i'd trade speed for convenience any day of the year!!!!!

Thank you and God Bless!!!

 

[Erwin]

I'm working on other ways to do this. Thanks for being patient.

 

[strengthinweakness]

Thank you for all your work. Sincerely: THANKS!!!!

My opinion, for I wish it to be stated and known:

I hope you can get that feature reinstated!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I will GLADLY trade speed for the feature because it is useful to follow certain people's posts, as you know. There are many I love to follow up on or just read because they're very insightful.

Please work on getting it reinstated. Like i said - i'd trade speed for convenience any day of the year!!!!!

Thank you and God Bless!!!

I second this post, word-for-word! I know that solutions take time though, so I will be patient. Thanks, Erwin!

 

[Rochir]

Ok... I hope the search other members' posts function will be back soemtime. In the meantime - YAY for such a caring webmaster as Erwin!

 

[Plan 9]

I'm working on other ways to do this. Thanks for being patient.

Thank you, Erwin, for expending the time and effort to work out a solution which will allow us to have this feature available again!

I love being able to get to know other members by reading their posts, and to be able to find posts I especially admired on first reading, but I hate even the thought of accidentally accessing material of a private nature.

 

[angelnstix]

I miss it. But it's not my time nor energy running this site.

 

[snoochface]

I thought I was going crazy and imagining I'd seen a feature that never actually existed. Good to finally find this thread!

But yeah, thanks for making things faster, it's much, much, much (did I mention much?) nicer to load the forums up now. I do miss the feature though, so I appreciate you working on finding a solution.

 

[Dracil]

What about a compromise? Allow finding all posts by members once per day (or even week). It's not needed that often, but being able to use it once in a while might be good. That should prevent server strain, but allow us to use it sparingly.

 

[I'm Lovin God Always]

Hello - I hope this feature comes back soon I'm dying here without it. Okay, not really dying but I was just wanting to use it right before I came here to post this.

Any progress? That once per 24 hours idea sounds good. Possible? Anything?

Well, thanks

 

[Letalis]

I'm glad, I didn't like the idea of people searching through all my posts. So thanks Erwin.

 

[I'm Lovin God Always]

No no no, you see, there are many people, I have learned, who post such great things. It is truly a blessing to be able to read posted messages by certain people without having to spend wasteful time looking through countless different threads for those posts. I cannot begin to say how much I have learned because of that feature nor can I express how much it is missed. It is more of a blessing than anything. Thank you for considering its reinstallation as soon as it is humanly possible.

 

[MichaelFJF]

No no no, you see, there are many people, I have learned, who post such great things. It is truly a blessing to be able to read posted messages by certain people without having to spend wasteful time looking through countless different threads for those posts. I cannot begin to say how much I have learned because of that feature nor can I express how much it is missed. It is more of a blessing than anything. Thank you for considering its reinstallation as soon as it is humanly possible.

Ditto