Staff Announcement: The Forum Lag

[Sgt. Pepper]

I've also been experiencing significant delay on the forum.

It takes so long for a page to load that it occasionally times out.

It's not just the loading of pages (clicking on threads, searching, and posting), but also the post rating.

 

[muhammad_isa]

Dead slowwwwwwwwwwww

Ah .. I thought it was only me .. that I was being 'discouraged'
..I'm probably being paranoid.

 

[ChristineM]

Second day of slow for me

 

[Eddi]

It was slow earlier for me today but it seems to be OK now

 

[Revoltingest]

Again....
It's slow.
It's fast.
It's slow.
It's slow.
It's fast.
It's slow.
It's fast.
It's slow.
It's slow.
It's fast.

 

[VoidCat]

Ah .. I thought it was only me .. that I was being 'discouraged'
..I'm probably being paranoid.

I played around with the demo site thing for xenoforo and there is an actual option to discourage folk. As in clicking discourage would cause that user to experience random glitches and site failures. But I don't think the staff would use something like that. Doesn't seem to be their style. Maybe if there was someone trolling and kept using different accounts. But not on the regular as there's better options to getting rid of trolls and misbehaving users using xenoforo.

I also think but am not sure that doing that requires using the backend but I can't remember for sure. The admins and mods don't have access to that.

 

[JustGeorge]

I played around with the demo site thing for xenoforo and there is an actual option to discourage folk. As in clicking discourage would cause that user to experience random glitches and site failures. But I don't think the staff would use something like that. Doesn't seem to be their style. Maybe if there was someone trolling and kept using different accounts. But not on the regular as there's better options to getting rid of trolls and misbehaving users using xenoforo.

You are correct, we have more efficient and direct methods for dealing with such.

I also think but am not sure that doing that requires using the backend but I can't remember for sure. The admins and mods don't have access to that.

Also correct. (Which is why staff and admins alone can't fix all of the site's problems.)

 

[Twilight Hue]

I played around with the demo site thing for xenoforo and there is an actual option to discourage folk. As in clicking discourage would cause that user to experience random glitches and site failures. But I don't think the staff would use something like that. Doesn't seem to be their style. Maybe if there was someone trolling and kept using different accounts. But not on the regular as there's better options to getting rid of trolls and misbehaving users using xenoforo.

I also think but am not sure that doing that requires using the backend but I can't remember for sure. The admins and mods don't have access to that.

Don't trust anyone under 30.

 

[Eddi]

there is an actual option to discourage folk. As in clicking discourage would cause that user to experience random glitches and site failures.

That is so awesome if I were the proprietor of a big forum I would make use of that!

 

[Twilight Hue]

That is so awesome if I were the proprietor of a big forum I would make use of that!

That would turn a forum into a one sided, biased, homogeneous brand of dull.

 

[SalixIncendium]

Again....
It's slow.
It's fast.
It's slow.
It's slow.
It's fast.
It's slow.
It's fast.
It's slow.
It's slow.
It's fast.

Sorry guys.

The owners have cut costs, and the hamster can only run on the server wheel so long before he needs a break.

 

[Eddi]

That would turn a forum into a one sided, biased, homogeneous brand of dull.

I don't think that's necessarily true

If you only used it on the really obnoxious

 

[Twilight Hue]

I don't think that's necessarily true

If you only used it on the really obnoxious

Or those who don't share the same viewpoint. ;0)

Nobody is ever going to be able to tell.

 

[SalixIncendium]

I played around with the demo site thing for xenoforo and there is an actual option to discourage folk. As in clicking discourage would cause that user to experience random glitches and site failures. But I don't think the staff would use something like that. Doesn't seem to be their style. Maybe if there was someone trolling and kept using different accounts. But not on the regular as there's better options to getting rid of trolls and misbehaving users using xenoforo.

I also think but am not sure that doing that requires using the backend but I can't remember for sure. The admins and mods don't have access to that.

Actually we do have a tool that discourages trolls and mishbehaving users...

The jury is still out on which of us is worthy...

 

[VoidCat]

Actually we do have a tool that discourages trolls and mishbehaving users...

The jury is still out on which of us is worthy...

Works a lot better then the discouraged tool


Speaking of which i found the screenshot I made of the discouraged tool a long while back it does seem to be in the backend again tho I don't remember if it is and dont want to open up another demo site preview thingy. But it does look to be there

Banhammer is much more effective tho why discourage and have the user stick around when you can just ban them and not have to deal with them? That's why I don't see why staff would use that tool if it was a forum that didn't do bans I could see it but not here.

 

[VoidCat]

That is so awesome if I were the proprietor of a big forum I would make use of that!

I wouldn't. I can only see one good use of it that ethical and thats if someone continuously makes accounts trolling and keeps coming back after you ban them with other accounts. But you can ip ban even with multiple ips on one user account. So i see no reason it would be a tool to be used. They keep coming back just ban why let them stick around if you want them gone that badly

 

[SalixIncendium]

Works a lot better then the discouraged tool


Speaking of which i found the screenshot I made of the discouraged tool a long while back it does seem to be in the backend again tho I don't remember if it is and dont want to open up another demo site preview thingy. But it does look to be there
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Banhammer is much more effective tho why discourage and have the user stick around when you can just ban them and not have to deal with them? That's why I don't see why staff would use that tool if it was a forum that didn't do bans I could see it but not here.

In all seriousness, we have a system in place where, in other than extreme circumstances, we give members an opportunity to correct their course before issuing a ban. We don't play members with any sort of "discourage" option. The staff are completely transparent with the member on any concerns and the corrective action needed to avoid revocation of posting privileges. We hand out the rope and afford members a choice on what they would like to do with it.

 

[VoidCat]

In all seriousness, we have a system in place where, in other than extreme circumstances, we give members an opportunity to correct their course before issuing a ban. We don't play with members with any sort of "discourage" option. The staff are completely transparent with the member on any concerns and the corrective action needed to avoid revocation of posting privileges. We hand out the rope and afford members a choice on what they would like to do with it.

Yep. Figured as much.

 

[Twilight Hue]

In all seriousness, we have a system in place where, in other than extreme circumstances, we give members an opportunity to correct their course before issuing a ban. We don't play members with any sort of "discourage" option. The staff are completely transparent with the member on any concerns and the corrective action needed to avoid revocation of posting privileges. We hand out the rope and afford members a choice on what they would like to do with it.

I dunno about completely transparent.

It would be nice to disclose banned members rather than keeping it a secret from other people.

If a person is banned , members and guests should know publicly who is banned. Either a tag stating such or just a line through the moniker.

 

[rocala]

and the hamster can only run on the server wheel so long before he needs a break.

Judging by today's performance I think this must be your hamster.