Search the archive:
 YaBB - Yet another Bulletin Board
 
   
 
  Simviation Forum › Simviation Site › Simviation News & Info › Posts over 1 year to be wiped
‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›
Pages: 1 
Send Topic Print
Posts over 1 year to be wiped (Read 4679 times)
May 18th, 2004 at 7:59am

pete   Offline
Admin
'That would be a network
issue'
Cloud Cuckoo Land

Posts: 8500
 *****
 
As part of maintenance & as we are soon moving to a new server - I am intending to delete all posts more than 1 year old.

Any reasons not to do this?

Otherwise I will hit the delete button tomorrow (Wednesday)

Forum Stats today:
Total posts - 289370
Total Topics - 41255
Total Members - 12587
 
Think Global. It's the world we live in.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #1 - May 18th, 2004 at 8:05am

Craig.   Offline
Colonel
Birmingham

Gender: male
 Posts: 18590
 *****
 
wont it wipe out post numbers??
 
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #2 - May 18th, 2004 at 8:40am

ozzy72   Offline
Global Moderator
Pretty scary huh?
Madsville

Gender: male
 Posts: 37122
 *****
 
Sounds reasonable to me Pete, another thought is deleting all accounts that haven't been touched for over a year. That should free up some space...

Mark
 
...
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #3 - May 18th, 2004 at 11:08am

Felix/FFDS   Offline
Admin
FINALLY an official Granddad!
Orlando, FL

Gender: male
 Posts: 1000000627
 *****
 
Quote:
wont it wipe out post numbers??



Yes.
 
Felix/FFDS...
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #4 - May 18th, 2004 at 12:05pm

Fly2e   Offline
Global Moderator
It's 5 O'clock Somewhere!
KFRG

Gender: male
 Posts: 199132
 *****
 
Quote:
wont it wipe out post numbers??
 
Yes. 


  Shocked   Shocked  Dave
 
Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor 965, 4.2GHz/8MB L3 Cache, Asus P6T Deluxe V2 Intel X58 Chipset Cross
Fire & SLI Supported, Mushkin Redline 6GB (3X2GB) Memory, eVGA NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285, Vista 64.

...

Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #5 - May 18th, 2004 at 1:29pm

Scottler   Offline
Colonel
Albany, New York USA

Gender: male
 Posts: 5989
 *****
 
Niiiice.  lol  I say go for it.  It never hurts to level the ol' playing field once in a while.  We'll see how Andrew feels about suddenly only having 138 posts.  lol  Tongue
 
Great edit, Bob.&&&&&&Google it. &&&&www.google.com
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #6 - May 18th, 2004 at 5:15pm

Woodlouse2002   Offline
Colonel
I like jam.
Cornwall, England

Gender: male
 Posts: 12574
 *****
 
The worrying thing is that some round here won't have there post count affected at all. Andrew would still have about 4000 posts.


I say go for it. Some of us could make residents again.
 
Woodlouse2002 PITA and BAR!!!!!!!!&&&&Our Sovereign Lord the King chargeth and commandeth all persons, being assembled, immediately to disperse themselves, and peaceably to depart to their habitations, or to their lawful business, upon the pains contained in the Act made in the first year of King George the First for preventing tumults and riotous assemblies. God Save the King.&&&&Viva la revolution!
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #7 - May 18th, 2004 at 7:14pm

tsunami_KNUW   Offline
Colonel
Life is good.
Oak Harbor, Washington

Gender: male
 Posts: 1215
 *****
 
Go ahead! Almost nobody reads them so there is no point in keeping them around  Roll Eyes Just hope Andrew doesn't see this  Grin
 
...&&Home Airport: NAS Whidbey Island (KNUW)-Oak Harbor Airpark (76S)&&Current FS Location: Seoul/Incheon, South Korea
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #8 - May 19th, 2004 at 4:35am

EirePlane   Offline
Colonel
London, UK

Gender: male
 Posts: 930
 *****
 
as far as I know our post numbers should stay the same, we just won't be able to see our older posts
 
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #9 - May 19th, 2004 at 3:27pm

Dan   Offline
Colonel
Meet Bogart! Thanks CRAIG!
Carmarthenshire, Wales, Uk!

Gender: male
 Posts: 2053
 *****
 
NOOOOO.... my poor posts... interesting though... Yeah, go on Pete, and the old accounts.
Dan
 
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #10 - May 20th, 2004 at 3:57am
Bazza   Ex Member

 
Many of the Posts contain such literary gems as ..

"great photo's mate..."

"I wish I had been there"

or a whole series recently about Ozzie's sister in law.

We are not talking about burning libraries of historic treasure or the Dead Sea Scrolls....

Go for it Pete - create space, open up new vistas for enlightenment, room for the man in the aviation street to share his wisdom.

In my opinion, you are doing God's work.

Stay well, and may the force be with you...
Bazza.
 
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #11 - May 22nd, 2004 at 3:36pm

Dan   Offline
Colonel
Meet Bogart! Thanks CRAIG!
Carmarthenshire, Wales, Uk!

Gender: male
 Posts: 2053
 *****
 
Whe are they going? C'mon Pete, im excited!!
dan
 
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #12 - May 22nd, 2004 at 4:19pm

ozzy72   Offline
Global Moderator
Pretty scary huh?
Madsville

Gender: male
 Posts: 37122
 *****
 
Bazza err I don't have a sister-in-law, the person I speak of in less than pleasant terms is my sister. The most horrible twisted individual on the planet, oh and a chemistry teacher (proof of her evilness) Grin
 
...
There are two types of aeroplane, Spitfires and everything else that wishes it was a Spitfire!
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #13 - May 22nd, 2004 at 6:06pm

BMan1113VR   Offline
Colonel
Los Angeles, California

Gender: male
 Posts: 9196
 *****
 
checking dates of stickies. . .all good
 
Sincerely,&&Me&&...&&SimV NFL 2006-2007 Season Pool Co-Champion (157-99; 9-2)&&SimV NFL 2005-2006 Season Pool Co-Champion (163-93)&&SimV NFL 2004-2005 Season Pool Champion (166-90) &&
&&Click for Assistance
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #14 - May 29th, 2004 at 10:41am

Saitek   Offline
Colonel
UK

Gender: male
 Posts: 7555
 *****
 
Yeah i think you should Pete.
People with high post counts such as Andrew would still be the highest anyway. He only joined about 2 yrs ago, unless I'm wrong.
Free up space, save money, make it as cost efficient as possible. Who are the selfish prigs that are demanding otherwise I say? Would they like yr yearly bill? I wouldn't anyway.
Btw, since this was brought up last week, and is an 'old' topic, I don't think Andrew noticed it. Now I've brought it back up again he might. Grin

Ben
 
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 2GHz
GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2) DDR2 6400C4 800Mhz
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
2 x 22" monitors
200GB Sata
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W

Flying FSX with Saitek's pro flight range:
Radio
Switch panel
Auto-pilot
Yoke and throttle quad
Pedals
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #15 - May 29th, 2004 at 11:15am

Scottler   Offline
Colonel
Albany, New York USA

Gender: male
 Posts: 5989
 *****
 
Andrew has returned from an extended absence, and he has already mentioned that he doesn't even look at post counts.
 
Great edit, Bob.&&&&&&Google it. &&&&www.google.com
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #16 - May 29th, 2004 at 11:57am

Saitek   Offline
Colonel
UK

Gender: male
 Posts: 7555
 *****
 
Yeah so he might, but I think he does care. He'd rather be the top poster than Ozzy. Nothing wrong with that, - I'd be the same!

Anyway you said this, - have u changed yr mind?:

Quote:
We'll see how Andrew feels about suddenly only having 138 posts.  lol  Tongue


Or did I misinterpret this?

Ben

 
Windows 7 Pro 64bit
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 2GHz
GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35
Kingston HyperX 4GB (2x2) DDR2 6400C4 800Mhz
GeForce 8800 GT 512MB
2 x 22" monitors
200GB Sata
Be Quiet! Straight Power 650W

Flying FSX with Saitek's pro flight range:
Radio
Switch panel
Auto-pilot
Yoke and throttle quad
Pedals
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #17 - May 29th, 2004 at 12:17pm

Fozzer   Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861
 *****
 
I suppose the high post numbers would indicate to guests, visitors, etc, how popular this Site is... 8)...!
...(says Fozzer, desperately trying to hang on to his 3,472* posts... Roll Eyes...)...!
That's three thousand, four hundred and seventy-two posts so far... Wink...!
LOL...LOL...LOL..!

Cheers all... Grin...!

Paul.

I remember just how depressing it was when the old "Ultraboard" Forum was dropped, and we all had to start all over again... Cry...!
...Buggar...!
LOL...!

*I mention that to all my friends, and neighbours, and the girls at the check-out at Sainsbury's and they all go...
..."WOW..."... Shocked...!..."There's enthusiasm for you.."... Smiley...!

 
Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #18 - May 29th, 2004 at 12:35pm

Scottler   Offline
Colonel
Albany, New York USA

Gender: male
 Posts: 5989
 *****
 
Quote:
Or did I misinterpret this?


You did.  Primarily because you overlooked this:

Quote:
Niiiice.  lol  I say go for it.  It never hurts to level the ol' playing field once in a while.
 
Great edit, Bob.&&&&&&Google it. &&&&www.google.com
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #19 - May 29th, 2004 at 1:28pm

pete   Offline
Admin
'That would be a network
issue'
Cloud Cuckoo Land

Posts: 8500
 *****
 
Well for now I've been persuaded to leave things as they are .... there may indeed be a way to archive the old posts in a compressed format.

There are many valuable postings that go way back & can be found in a search - example Aircraft Design - &  wiping old stuff may be a little like ripping out the first half of a book ...

As always on this site - the feedback is the key to what happens here.
 
Think Global. It's the world we live in.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #20 - May 30th, 2004 at 3:31am

Fozzer   Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861
 *****
 
...breathes an enormous sigh of relief... Smiley...!

I never have much luck, but our old mate, Hagar, has a magic way of instantly retrieving information from postings long, long ago... Grin...!

Cheers all... 8)...!

Paul.

P.S.  ...how do you do it Doug...?
LOL...!
 
Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #21 - May 30th, 2004 at 2:08pm

BMan1113VR   Offline
Colonel
Los Angeles, California

Gender: male
 Posts: 9196
 *****
 
if it is post counts you guys are worried about, i think that can be "fixed", althought it would take a lot of time and effort on pete's part
 
Sincerely,&&Me&&...&&SimV NFL 2006-2007 Season Pool Co-Champion (157-99; 9-2)&&SimV NFL 2005-2006 Season Pool Co-Champion (163-93)&&SimV NFL 2004-2005 Season Pool Champion (166-90) &&
&&Click for Assistance
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #22 - May 30th, 2004 at 2:46pm

Fozzer   Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861
 *****
 
Quote:
if it is post counts you chaps are worried about, I think that can be "fixed", although it would take a lot of time and effort on Pete's part


Hi BMan...!
I think Pete is going to leave it as it is... 8)...!
So that we can retrieve the early chapters in the book, when required... Grin..!
(Thank-you, Pete)... Wink...!
..bless his little cotton socks... Smiley...!
LOL...!

Cheers all... Grin...!

Paul.
 
Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #23 - Jun 4th, 2004 at 12:19am

Wing Nut   Offline
Colonel
Hoy-Hoy!

Gender: male
 Posts: 14173
 *****
 
Quote:
Bazza err I don't have a sister-in-law, the person I speak of in less than pleasant terms is my sister. The most horrible twisted individual on the planet, oh and a chemistry teacher (proof of her evilness) Grin


You never met my first wife, did you Mark?  Grin
 
HP p7-1300w
AMD Athlon II X4 650 Quad-core 3.2 Ghz
23" HP Widescreen monitor/19" Dell monitor
Windows 7 Home Premium
16 Gb DDR3 PC10600 Ram
1 Gb GeForce GTX 550Ti video card
1 TB RAID Drives

If you want to see the most beautiful girl in the world, CLICK HERE!
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #24 - Jun 9th, 2004 at 3:48pm

GWSimulations   Offline
Colonel
I am a developer, if you
want an addon, just ask*
UK

Posts: 746
 *****
 
Quote:
Well for now I've been persuaded to leave things as they are .... there may indeed be a way to archive the old posts in a compressed format.

There are many valuable postings that go way back & can be found in a search - example Aircraft Design - &  wiping old stuff may be a little like ripping out the first half of a book ...

As always on this site - the feedback is the key to what happens here.

You could create a new section on the main site, and copy all posts there before deleting. This will save space, and if someone searches they can still get the information.
 
GW_Simulations&&http://www.freewebtown.com/gwsimulations&&Founder & President, Advanced UK Scenery Project (AUKSP)&&http://www.ukscenerydesign.co.uk/auksp&&Classic Aviation&&http://classicaviation.12.forumer.com/index.php&&&&*See the GW_Simulations Website for more details.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #25 - Jun 9th, 2004 at 6:10pm

Wing Nut   Offline
Colonel
Hoy-Hoy!

Gender: male
 Posts: 14173
 *****
 
My suggestion is that rather than delete what could be valuable information to someone, limit the posts in Photos and screenshots to one or two months tops.  I think that would free up a bunch.
 
HP p7-1300w
AMD Athlon II X4 650 Quad-core 3.2 Ghz
23" HP Widescreen monitor/19" Dell monitor
Windows 7 Home Premium
16 Gb DDR3 PC10600 Ram
1 Gb GeForce GTX 550Ti video card
1 TB RAID Drives

If you want to see the most beautiful girl in the world, CLICK HERE!
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #26 - Jun 9th, 2004 at 7:18pm

RichieB16   Offline
Colonel
January 27, 1967
Oregon

Gender: male
 Posts: 4408
 *****
 
Doesn't he delete the pictures every so often.  I remember he did it a while back in order to free up a bunch of space.
 
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #27 - Jun 10th, 2004 at 2:39pm

Dan   Offline
Colonel
Meet Bogart! Thanks CRAIG!
Carmarthenshire, Wales, Uk!

Gender: male
 Posts: 2053
 *****
 
He did indeed...
 
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #28 - Jun 10th, 2004 at 4:01pm

Fozzer   Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861
 *****
 
I think some of "Fozzers Favourite Dinners" may have finished up in the trash can.. Cry...!
LOL...LOL...LOL...!

Cheers all... Grin...!

Paul.

Never mind. Some more amazing meals on their way to tickle your palate... 8)...!
 
Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #29 - Jun 10th, 2004 at 4:28pm

pete   Offline
Admin
'That would be a network
issue'
Cloud Cuckoo Land

Posts: 8500
 *****
 
Paul - just get ACDSee - or Irfanview - there is no reason any 800pixel wide image needs to be over 40/80K. You just aren't compressing them (enough)..

It's the lack of care that gets images deleted. Period  8)


Quote:
You could create a new section on the main site, and copy all posts there before deleting. This will save space, and if someone searches they can still get the information.



mmm ...  no - Like I said - this is a program with defined options ....
 
Think Global. It's the world we live in.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #30 - Jun 10th, 2004 at 4:46pm

Fozzer   Offline
Colonel
An elderly FS 2004 addict!
Hereford. England. EGBS.

Posts: 24861
 *****
 
Quote:
Paul - just get ACDSee - or Irfanview - there is no reason any 800pixel wide image needs to be over 40/80K. You just aren't compressing them (enough)..

It's the lack of care that gets images deleted. Period  8)




mmm ...  no - Like I said - this is a program with defined options ....


Hi Pete...!
All my photo's/screenshots are sized using Irfanview, (max 800X 600, 100k or less).
My trouble was putting too many of them in one particular Thread...!
Hagar suggested splitting them in seperate Threads, eg:
Fozdins1...(500k max in total)
Fozdins2...(500k max in total)
etc...!
I think that will cure the problem.
(The maxinium size of all the pictures combined in any one particular Thread is not supposed to exceed 500k)....?

Cheers all...!

Paul.
 
Dell Dimension 5000 BTX Tower. Win7 Home Edition, 32 Bit. Intel Pentium 4, dual 2.8 GHz. 2.5GB RAM, nVidia GF 9500GT 1GB. SATA 500GB + 80GB. Philips 17" LCD Monitor. Micronet ADSL Modem only. Saitek Cyborg Evo Force. FS 2004 + FSX. Briggs and Stratton Petrol Lawn Mower...Motor Bikes. Gas Cooker... and lots of musical instruments!.... ...!
Yamaha MO6,MM6,DX7,DX11,DX21,DX100,MK100,EMT10,PSR400,PSS780,Roland GW-8L v2,TR505,Casio MT-205,Korg CX3v2 dual manual,+ Leslie 760,M-Audio Prokeys88,KeyRig,Cubase,Keyfax4,Guitars,Orchestral,Baroque,Renaissance,Medieval Instruments.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Reply #31 - Jun 10th, 2004 at 6:17pm

pete   Offline
Admin
'That would be a network
issue'
Cloud Cuckoo Land

Posts: 8500
 *****
 
Yup - there shouldn't be any problem if you do that ... thanks!

All in a good cause I can assure you ....  Smiley
 
Think Global. It's the world we live in.
Back to top 
IP Logged
 
Pages: 1 
Send Topic Print
‹ Previous Topic | Next Topic ›
  « Home ‹ Board Top of this page

Simviation Forum » Powered by YaBB 2.5 AE!
YaBB Forum Software © 2000-2010. All Rights Reserved.

Valid RSS Valid XHTML Valid CSS Powered by Perl Source Forge