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WTH is this all about??!!?!
PRUNE [proon] verb (used with object), pruned, pruning.- to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
The site last ran a prune over 5 years ago, meaning we have over FIVE years of awesome posts full of discussion, insight, and solid HR work....hidden beneath OVER FIVE YEARS of crap. Don't believe us, just look at the size of the db:
We will put up notices into each forum in the coming weeks to let the regulars know that we will be pruning out all threads prior to 2018. We'll try to give you members, and the mods a few (2?) weeks to realize this and try to save any valuable threads before they get lost in the cleaning frenzy. Either REPORT such valuable threads, or PM a mod with a link, or even reply to the thread to bring it back into the living - any of these methods can raise the attention of the mods to the 'valuable' thread and they can then decide to archive it or not (it remains at their discretion, and no, they don't have to save your special thread if it really doesn't warrant it).
The outcome of this is two fold. First, this should speed the server up a bit to not have to manage such a large database of dead threads. Secondly the search function will go quicker and not come back with those other ton'o'hits that are useless today
All forums are now put on notice for the impending PRUNE across the entire site. Contact your local mods with threads worth saving. For those wondering, we do not expect this to drop your post count and we're trying to ensure that's how it all goes down. However, if post counts do drop, we're sure you'll build them right back up
If your post count then gets dropped below 50, you will NOT get pushed back down into the GLer usergroup. Once you are a BLer, you will remain a Bler.
Frequent question - will post counts drop? We're taking every step to ensure this is not going to happen.
Frequent question - what about the archives? That's where the good stuff is intended to be saved from regular pruning (provided such a thread isn't simply kicked back into active discussion). So, anything in an archive is accepted as having been reviewed AND saved already, the archives will not be subject to the pruning process.
Frequent screaming whine - 2 freaking weeks? Are you kidding me? Well, no, we're not kidding but 2 weeks is a bit unrealistic (ya think, TLB? 8) ). 2 Weeks is not a hard deadline, and we're working with the mods on how to best handle each forum on a case-by-case basis but overall the entire site will be reviewed in an effort to trim the fat. This may take several weeks, possibly a month or more, for some of the heavier trafficked forums or those who have not seen a prune in 5+ years (thereby inheriting a LOT of stuff to review before we clean house).
Frequent question - will this resolve the cloudflare issues? No. But we're also looking into that as well. It's a bigger problem that will take longer to address.
Frequent question - Is it true the admin hoard Midget Pr0n?
No comment.
>>>*** SUSPENDED AS OF 28SEP *** <<<
WTH is this all about??!!?!
PRUNE [proon] verb (used with object), pruned, pruning.- to rid or clear of (anything superfluous or undesirable).
The site last ran a prune over 5 years ago, meaning we have over FIVE years of awesome posts full of discussion, insight, and solid HR work....hidden beneath OVER FIVE YEARS of crap. Don't believe us, just look at the size of the db:
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We will put up notices into each forum in the coming weeks to let the regulars know that we will be pruning out all threads prior to 2018. We'll try to give you members, and the mods a few (2?) weeks to realize this and try to save any valuable threads before they get lost in the cleaning frenzy. Either REPORT such valuable threads, or PM a mod with a link, or even reply to the thread to bring it back into the living - any of these methods can raise the attention of the mods to the 'valuable' thread and they can then decide to archive it or not (it remains at their discretion, and no, they don't have to save your special thread if it really doesn't warrant it).
The outcome of this is two fold. First, this should speed the server up a bit to not have to manage such a large database of dead threads. Secondly the search function will go quicker and not come back with those other ton'o'hits that are useless today
All forums are now put on notice for the impending PRUNE across the entire site. Contact your local mods with threads worth saving. For those wondering, we do not expect this to drop your post count and we're trying to ensure that's how it all goes down. However, if post counts do drop, we're sure you'll build them right back up
If your post count then gets dropped below 50, you will NOT get pushed back down into the GLer usergroup. Once you are a BLer, you will remain a Bler.Frequent question - will post counts drop? We're taking every step to ensure this is not going to happen.
Frequent question - what about the archives? That's where the good stuff is intended to be saved from regular pruning (provided such a thread isn't simply kicked back into active discussion). So, anything in an archive is accepted as having been reviewed AND saved already, the archives will not be subject to the pruning process.
Frequent screaming whine - 2 freaking weeks? Are you kidding me? Well, no, we're not kidding but 2 weeks is a bit unrealistic (ya think, TLB? 8) ). 2 Weeks is not a hard deadline, and we're working with the mods on how to best handle each forum on a case-by-case basis but overall the entire site will be reviewed in an effort to trim the fat. This may take several weeks, possibly a month or more, for some of the heavier trafficked forums or those who have not seen a prune in 5+ years (thereby inheriting a LOT of stuff to review before we clean house).
Frequent question - will this resolve the cloudflare issues? No. But we're also looking into that as well. It's a bigger problem that will take longer to address.
Frequent question - Is it true the admin hoard Midget Pr0n?
No comment.
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Thanks for understanding.