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Why I Am Leaving PRIUS CHAT

Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by New_Yorker, Nov 5, 2007.

  1. Danny

    Danny Admin/Founder
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    I wish we were on a bargain shared-hosting plan. We are currently on a dedicated server with only 4 active domains on it (PriusChat being the largest). It costs a lot of money considering that PC is a free, not fee, based membership site, but the bottleneck is definitely the software.

    But, like I said, we'll be fixing that soon.
     
  2. miscrms

    miscrms Plug Envious Member

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    There have certainly been times when the site has been struggling. I think most of us have experienced that at one time or another. If I hadn't already been hooked, maybe I would have given up too. Hard to say. The tone of his email makes me think its no big loss :lol:

    As it is, I am really grateful to those who keep this site on the air and free.

    Rob
     
  3. westonw48

    westonw48 Junior Member

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    Fast or slow what difference does it make. The wealth of information, and advice, available here more than make up for a little "down" time!
     
  4. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(morpheusx @ Nov 6 2007, 04:00 PM) [snapback]535823[/snapback]</div>
    Am I your arch nemesis? I never realized that. How can I be your arch nemesis when I can't even pronounce your screen name? :)

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Danny @ Nov 6 2007, 04:40 PM) [snapback]535843[/snapback]</div>
    I remember when PC was a dozen dixie cups connected with string. (Well, almost.) Ever upward.
     
  5. bgdrewsif

    bgdrewsif New Member

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    Okayyyyy... I have never had a problem with the site loading... I have a broadband cable modem connection and this sight has always loaded in a matter of seconds for me... both in IE and Safari... but to the OP, good for you and please dont let the door hit you on the way out :)
     
  6. pkhoury

    pkhoury Proud TDI owner

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Danny @ Nov 5 2007, 07:55 AM) [snapback]534936[/snapback]</div>
    I've noticed it slows from time to time, but then, I've run webservers in the past on a 14.4k modem connection (my present server runs on my DSL connection). So I'm pretty patient with this site, and it's helped me out quit a bit. Sad some people can't be more patient.

    Paul
     
  7. koa

    koa Active Member

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    How ironic, my speed seems fine, I just don't have much to contribute.
     
  8. patsparks

    patsparks An Aussie perspective

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    Yeah right, only 100 times what the OP has contributed!!!

    6 posts
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  9. AOV

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    It's not this website, its my computer that is slow...still have dial-up and I have no complaints to speak of.
     
  10. qbee42

    qbee42 My other car is a boat

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(bgdrewsif @ Nov 7 2007, 02:09 AM) [snapback]535993[/snapback]</div>
    A fast connection to the Internet makes little difference with a site like PC, unless you happen to be looking at a post with lots of photos. Text goes pretty fast, even on a dial-up connection. PC, like most BB systems, use a collection of server side scripts and a database to build pages on the fly. This puts a lot of load on the server and often doesn't scale easily. Another problem with database applications is that they often require a lot of attention from an administrator. When they go south, you have to kick them and prod them with a stick to get them going again. Sometimes server applications require a restart, which is a pain on a shared server.

    Tom
     
  11. Stevep

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    He is from New York. That explains everything.
     
  12. daniel

    daniel Cat Lovers Against the Bomb

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    I've noticed that sometimes the entire page loads (whether fast or slowly) but the browser indicates that it is still loading, or waiting for more stuff, and that can go on a long while. When that happens I click on Stop. But I've wondered what it's all about, and speculated that maybe it's waiting for an outside ad server. But I really don't know.
     
  13. IsrAmeriPrius

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(AOV @ Nov 7 2007, 03:18 AM) [snapback]536059[/snapback]</div>
    That is why you cannot tell just how slow this site can get at times. I am on a T1 connection and several times each day it literally takes minutes for pages to load.
     
  14. hycamguy07

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(New_Yorker @ Nov 5 2007, 11:34 AM) [snapback]534923[/snapback]</div>
    Is this were we say Oh please don't GO? See my comments in blue
     
  15. Rest

    Rest Active Member

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    I have to agree about this being a very slow server. I have a fast computer and 5meg internet service. It is the slowest site that I am a member of. I live in the United States and this site acts as if it is on the other side of the world.
     
  16. morpheusx

    morpheusx Professor Chaos

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(daniel @ Nov 7 2007, 01:34 AM) [snapback]535978[/snapback]</div>
    yes you are my arch nemesis as somehow my opinions are complete opposite of yours. But that is what makes this community so great as I think generally all of us do respect each others comments and realize everyone is entitled to their opinions. I also thought I'd help you out with pronouncing my SN: mor-fe-us-x :)
     
  17. Birdums

    Birdums You, me, and da Pri

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    Wow. He can't wait a minute for gratification?



    Glad I'm not HIS wife.... ;)