Is this Board Going to Lock up During Every Game? (Thread Reopened) - New England Patriots Forums

***QB12*** · 08-21-2009, 07:33 AM

Going on sometime now. Don't mean to be impolite. But its a simple question. I'd like a simple answer.

QB12

***goalkeepr*** · 08-21-2009, 07:57 AM

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Going on sometime now. Don't mean to be impolite. But its a simple question. I'd like a simple answer.

QB12

Yes. However, donations pay for server resources, which in turn increase performance. I can't help noticing that your name is blue...

***patchick*** · 08-21-2009, 08:08 AM

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Yes. However, donations pay for server resources, which in turn increase performance. I can't help noticing that your name is blue...

+1

But...if you stuck around for the second half, Ian diagnosed the problem and got things moving swimmingly. That's what preseason's about, right?

***blackglass3*** · 08-21-2009, 09:11 AM

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Yes. However, donations pay for server resources, which in turn increase performance. I can't help noticing that your name is blue...

+ 2

Besides helping Ian with the site, you also get an awesome bag of stuff from the Pro Shop: Partnership w/PatriotsProShop - Donate to PatsFans.com & Receive a Free Pats T-Shirt

How can everyone who is here and a Pats fan not have donated yet?

SoCalPatsfan90 · 08-21-2009, 09:18 AM

lmfao... attack of the "we're better than you's".

In QB12's defense, and as most of the postes in the thread should remember, it's not like this is a new phenomina. Last season, the season before that, etc... all have had similar issues.

So while donations likely do go towards server resources, they don't just magically resolve resource issues. Server admins do, if it's not a resource issue. So just because you've donated, don't start harping like this guy is a shmuck for not donating yet... cause guess what... I haven't yet either.

***parthasas*** · 08-21-2009, 09:18 AM

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+ 2

Besides helping Ian with the site, you also get an awesome bag of stuff from the Pro Shop: Partnership w/PatriotsProShop - Donate to PatsFans.com & Receive a Free Pats T-Shirt

How can everyone who is here and a Pats fan not have donated yet?

Totally agree, it takes a lot of resources to maintain the hardware infrastructure given the amount of traffic that we generate during the games.

Every one who has not donated, please re-consider. It is a win-win situation.

SoCalPatsfan90 · 08-21-2009, 09:19 AM

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How can everyone who is here and a Pats fan not have donated yet?

I have a wife, and 18mo old and live in southern california. What I don't have is a 6 figure income, and there are more important things in life to me than tossing 18$ to a site I frequent.

Now, that's to say, I fully intend on donating down the road, but do not have the discretionary funds atm.

***DarrylS*** · 08-21-2009, 09:26 AM

Can never understand people whining when they get free stuff....

***PATSNUTme*** · 08-21-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCalPatsfan90

I have a wife, and 18mo old and live in southern california. What I don't have is a 6 figure income, and there are more important things in life to me than tossing 18$ to a site I frequent.

Now, that's to say, I fully intend on donating down the road, but do not have the discretionary funds atm.

I understand that some people just cannot afford even the $18 per year and that is why Ian is keeping the site free for those who cannot donate.

What I don't understand is someone calling people who have donated the "we're better than you crowd", when they are helping to support a site that does cost money to run.

Perhaps saying nothing makes one sound smarter than saying something.

PS. I cannot believe that all those that have not donated are in the situation that they cannot not afford to do so.

***MoLewisrocks*** · 08-21-2009, 09:38 AM

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Yes. However, donations pay for server resources, which in turn increase performance. I can't help noticing that your name is blue...

While I agree with those pointing out it's somewhat comical for those who don't pay for it to complain about service, it remains to be seen if donations for server resources is truly the solution to the problem. Numerous "fixes" haven't worked out for over a year (and through a couple of upgrades) now. Any time the board attracts more than several hundred visitors it begins to unravel.

I have a feeling the answer lies not in increasing the server capacity, or clearing another table, since we always seem to exceed capacity in peak demand periods, but rather to restrict the number of visitors during peak periods or at least restrict their access to game threads (or draft day threads). It's lurkers hitting refresh on top of the kids posting every two seconds like they're in chat that fries a server.

Is there any way the game thread could occur in the game thread archive as opposed to on the main board. And access to that area on game days be limited to logged in members with posting priviledges?