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reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 10:42 AM by badmedia
Originally posted by TruthTellist
reply to
post by badmedia



Yes, but what if they would no longer count page views after 1000?

Wouldn't that work?


Well it would be less load, yes. I don't know how much load they need to drop or what problems they have exactly on there load. It's just that I do this stuff for a living and have had to deal with similar problems. So I know it's not some "conspiracy" that they are gone.

I can think of multiple solutions, but it all pretty much depends on how much load is needed to be dropped. No logging would be most optimal, limited logging or secondary tables would reduce the load a good bit, but still use up resources etc.

If they are even entertaining the idea of a cluster, it would be my guess that the load goes deeper than just the view counter, and they are trying to get as much as possible. But that's just a guess.

Just have to see what they do. As I said before, I'm just letting people know it's not abnormal. If there is any "conspiracy" here, it would be people trying to discredit the site for bogus reasons.


reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 12:47 PM by yeahright
Originally posted by TheWayISeeIt
reply to
post by SkepticOverlord



What happened to the tagging mechanism? It's been gone since before the new site launch, is that over? Need we not concern ourselves with that anymore?



What happened to thread tagging?




reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 01:03 PM by Dave Rabbit
reply to post by Mdv2



The following is my opinion as a member participating in this discussion.


I'm sure the specifics can be addressed by SO, but I can tell you from my own experience that the TOP AREA recycles after a bit of time..... 12 hours, 6 hours.... not sure. I created two threads the other day, both made it to the flagged area...... then were replaced by others several hours later. The other thing to consider, is that there is only room for 3 TOPICS. So, unless I am corrected by SO, I think whenever it is time for a recycle..... whatever the newest TOP 3 FLAGGED THREADS are, those are the ones that are displayed. Keep in mind, that is a guess on my part, but logical. I know it is not based on the Good 'Ole Boy factor because I have seen numerous dissent threads about this or that up there too, Including This One.

Dave


As an ATS Staff Member, I will not moderate in threads such as this where I have participated as a member.




reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 01:38 PM by Quantum_Squirrel
reply to post by Dave Rabbit



you know i love you Dave but.. i must respectfully disagree.

ATS is BRIMMING with lurkers that never post , i myself didnt join for 3? 6? months, just read and read , just because i didnt post does not mean i didnt gain anything from the information. And people should know if annon is looking and not posting , afterall as SO himself said, the hits from outside ATS are massive.


reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 02:48 PM by Frankidealist35
reply to post by Wolfie_UK



I disagree. I like being able to see how many people view my threads so I can get instant feedback on my topic. Even though people may not post in the thread I can still see how many people view them. Before the site expanded an awful lot... it was easy for ATS to keep track of page views. I do think, that perhaps they could come up with a system, like, I know that ATS gets a lot of traffic... if we had a system that could keep track of how many members view each topic I think that it would be good at least if we could see how many members view the topics because that would give you better feedback as opposed to just if you let everyone view the topic. I don't know if that's technically possible to weed out member views from non member views to each topic but I think it would help with the page-view problem.

As for me, I think page views are necessary. Even if they don't really matter, I still like seeing how many people view my topics... it provides me with an idea of how many people are looking at topics and at what times they look at topics the most. I think they're helpful.


reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 02:50 PM by ArMaP
Originally posted by badmedia
Originally posted by TruthTellist
reply to
post by badmedia



Yes, but what if they would no longer count page views after 1000?

Wouldn't that work?


Well it would be less load, yes.
And how would they know that it had reached the 1000 limit, reading it from the database before writing?

I think it's better turned off, I did not even remembered that there was a page view counter.



reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 03:17 PM by Wolfie_UK
reply to post by Frankidealist35



You said "As for me, I think page views are necessary. Even if they don't really matter".

So what is it to be, necessary or they don't really matter ??

Can someone star this post for me please, it doesn't really matter but on the otherhand it is necessary, thanks

Wolfie


reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 03:56 PM by Xeros
I've never paid attention to page views and think Dave hit the nail on the head. If someone posts a thread with a catchy title, it may not have any substance but get lots of views and vice versa. Replies and discussion are what counts.
What's with all this recent paranoia on ATS? Is it related to the increase in new members?

[edit on 16-10-2008 by Xeros]


reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 05:23 PM by SkepticOverlord
Originally posted by stander
Can anyone post at least 3 links to forums with view counters disabled?

SlashDot (already
provided)
Digg
Reddit


That's why board designers include them when they build the software.

But when boards get massive traffic, something needs to go.


does anyone know why this site dumps so much garbage into temp internet files?

Such as? Example?


reply posted on 16-10-2008 @ 05:33 PM by ItsTheQuestion
reply to post by Frankidealist35



I'm glad that you brought this up, as I've been curious about the lack of a view-count as well.

HOWEVER, what's the conspiracy you assume is happening, exactly?


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