One desktop thread?

calebjohnston · Apr 26, 2006, 10:00 PM

I'm getting really sick of this "OMG YOU STARTED THE MONTHLY DESKTOP THREAD 1 DAY EARLY!??!!?!!?!?" thing.

Can't there just be one thread for all desktops and then everyone can shutup about it?

Peyton · Apr 26, 2006, 10:02 PM

They all just get sooo long. 25 pages plus. I would say make a whole forum and just have it automatically make a new one each month and let that be that. I am forever burned from starting april early, never again.

eva01 · Apr 26, 2006, 10:02 PM

no there can't be for the reason of too many images in a single thread with way too many posts would start to bog down the server a bit due to so much being loaded on with attachments and the posts themselves

and for those that post the images with the image tags will make users on dialup cry every time they go to the thread to post their own desktop.

It is just not plausible for this to be done in my opinion.

calebjohnston · Apr 26, 2006, 10:17 PM

Yeah, the real concern with this would be with it "bogging down the server" as eva said. Not a huge deal I suppose, it's just rediculous how much crap people get over starting a thread a day early. I swear citizen arrests would be enforced if it was possible.

puckhead193 · Apr 26, 2006, 10:21 PM

do those threads take a lot from the server? Do they get deleted after X amount of days/months/years?

dmw007 · Apr 26, 2006, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by puckhead193

do those threads take a lot from the server? Do they get deleted after X amount of days/months/years?

I would imagine that they do. 25+ pages of pic upon pic of desktops, probably gets to be a bit much. Imagine all of those threads combined into one big monster thread!

calebjohnston · Apr 26, 2006, 11:11 PM

I've seen back as far as... July 05 I believe. Maybe it goes back farther? Could be a 12 month rotation or something.

kineticpast · Apr 27, 2006, 12:56 AM

The threads aren't server intensive at all and combining them in to one thread would make very little difference at all! A majority of the images are hosted on other servers, so most images are really just a small line of code to the server. Only those attached make any difference, but if every user didn't change how often they viewed the desktop threads then they wouldn't be accessed more than usual in a single thread.

The only difference would be that new MacRumors users might browse through the entire thread, whereas before they may have only looked at the current months, but that still wouldn't be a significant load on the server!

That said, I prefer the monthly threads as it is much easier to remember where you were up to, whether you are logged in on your comp or elsewhere.

mad jew · Apr 27, 2006, 01:38 AM

I don't know vBulletin very well, but I would have thought the size of a thread is irrelevant because it's the amount of images on a page that counts. I might just be showing my perpetual ignorance here though.

Platform · Apr 27, 2006, 07:39 AM

I get your point but, I like the monthly desktops because of christmas, spring, summer times will give you different types and current events...keep it as it is just put it as a rule in the FAQ

calebjohnston · Apr 27, 2006, 09:23 AM

How about a mod makes the thread every month then. =) (and ONLY a mod)

devilot · Apr 27, 2006, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by calebjohnston

How about a mod makes the thread every month then. =) (and ONLY a mod)

I think that's an interesting idea. But it's a bit unfair to have to put yet another task onto the mods. You'd hope that we could be mature enough about it.

eva01 · Apr 27, 2006, 09:43 AM

You seem like a very angry person getting upset over tiny tiny details...

calebjohnston · Apr 27, 2006, 09:55 AM

Eh, I'm just bitter about life in general. I don't like seeing random people 'enforcing' some hierarchy of power over other people with no justification.

emw · Apr 27, 2006, 10:06 AM

Meh, people like to see their name under a thread with a lot of replies. It's the same reason 30 people post as soon as the newest security update is released or something.

I don't think having the mods start it is a worthwhile investment of their time, and I don't know that the issue is really that big of a deal. Mods clean up the desktop threads that get started too early, and the rest seems to proceed pretty cleanly all things considered.

kretzy · Apr 27, 2006, 10:07 AM

I agree. It's pretty much a non-issues in my opinion.

Apr 26, 2006, 10:00 PM	#1
calebjohnston macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2006	One desktop thread? I'm getting really sick of this "OMG YOU STARTED THE MONTHLY DESKTOP THREAD 1 DAY EARLY!??!!?!!?!?" thing. Can't there just be one thread for all desktops and then everyone can shutup about it?
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Apr 26, 2006, 10:02 PM	#3
eva01 macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gah! Plymouth	no there can't be for the reason of too many images in a single thread with way too many posts would start to bog down the server a bit due to so much being loaded on with attachments and the posts themselves and for those that post the images with the image tags will make users on dialup cry every time they go to the thread to post their own desktop. It is just not plausible for this to be done in my opinion. __________________ If I go on a crazy non-sensical rant, it's the painkillers talking. If however I make perfect sense I take full credit.
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Apr 26, 2006, 10:21 PM	#5
puckhead193 macrumors 604 Join Date: May 2004 Location: NY	do those threads take a lot from the server? Do they get deleted after X amount of days/months/years? __________________ 20" iMac C2D - 2.33GHz, 3 GB ram, ATI X1600 256 MB VRAM 17" MBP i7, 8 GB ram, 500 GB HD @ 7200 - 64 gig iPod Touch 64 GB black Verizon iPhone 5 - Verizon 64 gb iPad 3
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Apr 27, 2006, 01:38 AM	#9
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	I don't know vBulletin very well, but I would have thought the size of a thread is irrelevant because it's the amount of images on a page that counts. I might just be showing my perpetual ignorance here though. __________________ Some things are better mad...
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Apr 27, 2006, 07:39 AM	#10
Platform macrumors 68030 Join Date: Dec 2004	I get your point but, I like the monthly desktops because of christmas, spring, summer times will give you different types and current events...keep it as it is just put it as a rule in the FAQ __________________ Aluminium Macbook \| 20" iMac G5 (iSight)
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Apr 26, 2006, 10:02 PM	#2
Peyton macrumors 68000 Join Date: Feb 2006	They all just get sooo long. 25 pages plus. I would say make a whole forum and just have it automatically make a new one each month and let that be that. I am forever burned from starting april early, never again.
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Apr 26, 2006, 10:17 PM	#4
calebjohnston Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2006	Yeah, the real concern with this would be with it "bogging down the server" as eva said. Not a huge deal I suppose, it's just rediculous how much crap people get over starting a thread a day early. I swear citizen arrests would be enforced if it was possible.
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Apr 26, 2006, 11:11 PM	#7
calebjohnston Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2006	I've seen back as far as... July 05 I believe. Maybe it goes back farther? Could be a 12 month rotation or something.
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Apr 27, 2006, 12:56 AM	#8
kineticpast macrumors member Join Date: May 2005	The threads aren't server intensive at all and combining them in to one thread would make very little difference at all! A majority of the images are hosted on other servers, so most images are really just a small line of code to the server. Only those attached make any difference, but if every user didn't change how often they viewed the desktop threads then they wouldn't be accessed more than usual in a single thread. The only difference would be that new MacRumors users might browse through the entire thread, whereas before they may have only looked at the current months, but that still wouldn't be a significant load on the server! That said, I prefer the monthly threads as it is much easier to remember where you were up to, whether you are logged in on your comp or elsewhere.
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Apr 27, 2006, 09:23 AM	#11
calebjohnston Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2006	How about a mod makes the thread every month then. =) (and ONLY a mod)
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Apr 27, 2006, 09:43 AM	#13
eva01 macrumors 601 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Gah! Plymouth	You seem like a very angry person getting upset over tiny tiny details... __________________ If I go on a crazy non-sensical rant, it's the painkillers talking. If however I make perfect sense I take full credit.
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Apr 27, 2006, 09:55 AM	#14
calebjohnston Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2006	Eh, I'm just bitter about life in general. I don't like seeing random people 'enforcing' some hierarchy of power over other people with no justification.
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Apr 27, 2006, 10:06 AM	#15
emw macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2004	Meh, people like to see their name under a thread with a lot of replies. It's the same reason 30 people post as soon as the newest security update is released or something. I don't think having the mods start it is a worthwhile investment of their time, and I don't know that the issue is really that big of a deal. Mods clean up the desktop threads that get started too early, and the rest seems to proceed pretty cleanly all things considered. __________________ Think. Then post.
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Apr 27, 2006, 10:07 AM	#16
kretzy macrumors 601 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia	I agree. It's pretty much a non-issues in my opinion.
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