johnboy
Bluelight Crew
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our server is strained to capacity at the moment. 90% of this load is to do with social forums, ie people who like the sound of their own voices...
next time you post just think for a moment, does the world really need to hear me speak crap?
update: to make things a little clearer i'm copying across the relevant parts of the closed thread:
the problem is the server is overloaded with requests for pages. we will hopefully be upgrading the server to give us a little breathing room. but this is only a very short term solution.
bluelight needs to be completely redesigned.
one of the main problems is that all the good information this board contains has been lost in the noise of social discussion. we need to create static pages of FAQs etc so that this information is readily available, and we will be putting it on a seperate server so that no matter how congested the social crap gets it will still work.
this is going to be a huge amount of work and i am asking all of you to do what you can. posts will be put up soon asking for people to volunteer time and effort in various areas. we are also planning on having to shut down BL at various times for archiving and general maintenance. you will of course be kept notified of all this.
one thing we can all do is try to remember why Bluelight is here in the first place.
if you don't know it's here so people can discuss and share information about the use of MDMA. this is why we are here, to keep people safe by sharing this information.
not to discuss threesomes, music genres and what ever crosses our minds at that moment. these things are luxuries, not rights.
too many people are using BL as their own personal playground, without giving anything back. feel free to kick back and social and guiltlessly talk shit if you are actually contributing to the well being of the Bluelight community by involving yourself in serious discussions. if you aren't doing this then you are free-loading.
if you feel you have nothing to add to the serious discussion at Bluelight then you can still contribute in many ways.
as i mentioned nefore we are going to need a great deal of help in setting up BL 2.0. we will be needing webmasters, coders, graphic designers, editors and many other positions. if you feel you can help in this way then email me or add to one of the threads on this subject that will be posted soon.
you might also consider contributing financially. this can be in the form of a direct donation, via the link at the top of every page, or you can purchase a BL t-shirt (aussie made) or EZ Test, as part of each sale is donated to BL. now this is only for those who can afford it and want to. it is in no way compulsory, but it is one wayof contributing.
perhaps the most important way of contributing is by not contributing. think before your post and ask yourself "will the world really end if i don't some inane shit that just occured to me? could i spend my time better by sitting down and reading some of the fantastic range of information thats already here on BL?"
and i can ask is that people put some thought towards being a Bluelight Community member, rather than just a Bluelight "user".
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"i think i'll stick to drugs to get me thru the long, dark night of late-capitalism..."
Irvine Welsh
[This message has been edited by johnboy (edited 06 December 2000).]
next time you post just think for a moment, does the world really need to hear me speak crap?
update: to make things a little clearer i'm copying across the relevant parts of the closed thread:
the problem is the server is overloaded with requests for pages. we will hopefully be upgrading the server to give us a little breathing room. but this is only a very short term solution.
bluelight needs to be completely redesigned.
one of the main problems is that all the good information this board contains has been lost in the noise of social discussion. we need to create static pages of FAQs etc so that this information is readily available, and we will be putting it on a seperate server so that no matter how congested the social crap gets it will still work.
this is going to be a huge amount of work and i am asking all of you to do what you can. posts will be put up soon asking for people to volunteer time and effort in various areas. we are also planning on having to shut down BL at various times for archiving and general maintenance. you will of course be kept notified of all this.
one thing we can all do is try to remember why Bluelight is here in the first place.
if you don't know it's here so people can discuss and share information about the use of MDMA. this is why we are here, to keep people safe by sharing this information.
not to discuss threesomes, music genres and what ever crosses our minds at that moment. these things are luxuries, not rights.
too many people are using BL as their own personal playground, without giving anything back. feel free to kick back and social and guiltlessly talk shit if you are actually contributing to the well being of the Bluelight community by involving yourself in serious discussions. if you aren't doing this then you are free-loading.
if you feel you have nothing to add to the serious discussion at Bluelight then you can still contribute in many ways.
as i mentioned nefore we are going to need a great deal of help in setting up BL 2.0. we will be needing webmasters, coders, graphic designers, editors and many other positions. if you feel you can help in this way then email me or add to one of the threads on this subject that will be posted soon.
you might also consider contributing financially. this can be in the form of a direct donation, via the link at the top of every page, or you can purchase a BL t-shirt (aussie made) or EZ Test, as part of each sale is donated to BL. now this is only for those who can afford it and want to. it is in no way compulsory, but it is one wayof contributing.
perhaps the most important way of contributing is by not contributing. think before your post and ask yourself "will the world really end if i don't some inane shit that just occured to me? could i spend my time better by sitting down and reading some of the fantastic range of information thats already here on BL?"
and i can ask is that people put some thought towards being a Bluelight Community member, rather than just a Bluelight "user".
posted by FoX
To be even more specific...what is placing the primary load on the server is the serving of the forum indexes in general...General Social causes the biggest problem only because it causes the biggest server load.
Not saying that limiting frivolity is a solution, but an even bigger one would be this: rather than hitting the link at the top of the page to reload a forum index, please hit the BACK button on your browser.
This keeps the server from having to generate a new copy of the Forum Index each time it is looked at.
Does that make sense?
Oh...hi from America.
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If it's orange and fuzzy, it's FoXy....
"So, how's it working out for you...being clever?"-Tyler Durden, Fight Club
**"Down with paranoia!"**
yes, but i'm not giving up i refuse...
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"i think i'll stick to drugs to get me thru the long, dark night of late-capitalism..."
Irvine Welsh
[This message has been edited by johnboy (edited 06 December 2000).]
