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Message clean up....

BMHouze

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Just spit balling here....
Does there really need to be 60 pages to the machines for sale thread?
A little thread cleaning of older 1+ year old posts could free up some space on the server.

Disclaimer: Hey you're looking for suggestions....
 

mwong168

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I don't think it will make much impact on the server for space or performance. If you are following the thread weekly you will just be following the most current page anyways.
 

Luckydogg420

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I think it's good to keep the history of prices. I also like the ability to search for a game within that one topic and see all of the posts that it's in. Kinda cool
 

thewebexpert

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Why don't we just put a year on the thread, and post a new one each year? I think some people's ego like the big thread count number though ... :)
 

mwong168

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thewebexpert said:
Why don't we just put a year on the thread, and post a new one each year? I think some people's ego like the big thread count number though ... :)

Why make things more complicated then it needs to be and set a cut off date to post a new thread for the same topic each year? I've participated on many other forums in the past and seen some threads go over 300,000+ views and over 500+ pages deep over the years. It has nothing to do with ego and more to do with user participation and contribution which I find we have always lacked here.
 

meegis

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mwong168 said:
thewebexpert said:
Why don't we just put a year on the thread, and post a new one each year? I think some people's ego like the big thread count number though ... :)

Why make things more complicated then it needs to be and set a cut off date to post a new thread for the same topic each year? I've participated on many other forums in the past and seen some threads go over 300,000+ views and over 500+ pages deep over the years. It has nothing to do with ego and more to do with user participation and contribution which I find we have always lacked here.

I've seen other forums hit the million marks as well.

Sometimes its good, sometimes its redundant. hard to say for sure really.