Forum Performance Poll

[DaveB]

As it says. Is forum performance better, worse or no different for you since TPD was closed.

[TheFaQQer]

No difference.

Not been particularly bad today - had a few "you must wait 30 seconds" messages, so it was fairly quick at times.

Certainly no better since TPD was locked.

[DiscoStu]

Seems a lot better the last 10 minutes or so. But immediately after tpd was locked it didn't seem to make much difference.

[NickFitz]

No change whatsoever that I can discern.

I think it makes more sense to properly examine the mySQL configuration (which by default has some pretty stupid settings that can affect performance under load) rather than randomly trying things and then claiming a subjective impression of improvement. The human mind is a tricky thing; if one does something that one thinks will make things better, one then tends to think that they are better.

Facts and figures are needed.

[NickFitz]

Seems a lot better the last 10 minutes or so. But immediately after tpd was locked it didn't seem to make much difference.

I've been seeing those kind of variations all day. In fact, I see them all the time. For example the site is always slower between around noon and 2PM because of people visiting during their lunch break, the vast majority of whom are visiting General.

[DaveB]

I've been seeing those kind of variations all day. In fact, I see them all the time. For example the site is always slower between around noon and 2PM because of people visiting during their lunch break, the vast majority of whom are visiting General.

Thats it! Delete General!

Even if it doesnt improve performance it will make the boards a nicer place

[AtW]

the site is always slower between around noon and 2PM because of people visiting during their lunch break, the vast majority of whom are visiting General.

It's more like people go off this site to lunch and post all other time

[RichardCranium]

I think it makes more sense to properly examine the mySQL configuration (which by default has some pretty stupid settings that can affect performance under load) rather than randomly trying things and then claiming a subjective impression of improvement.

Nah.

Sod it.

Ditching threads is clearly the way to go.

All user accounts with > 10,000 posts should be deleted too. That makes an awful lot of sense.

[RichardCranium]

Nah.

Sod it.

Ditching threads is clearly the way to go.

All user accounts with > 10,000 posts should be deleted too. That makes an awful lot of sense.

That took two minutes to post.

[TheFaQQer]

FWIW - I've just had my first database error of the day.

And it took nearly a minute for the "New Posts" page to load.

Congratulations