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Vigwyn the Unruly
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This change blows, as does Morrus's attitude toward those who are complaining. This site has gone from being a community to being a store.
You might be seeing some short-term statistical anomalies (which frankly could be interpreted in a number of ways), but in the long term, changes like these hurt the site.
You might be seeing some short-term statistical anomalies (which frankly could be interpreted in a number of ways), but in the long term, changes like these hurt the site.
HellHound
ENnies winner and NOT Scrappy Doo
Seriously, this change ROCKS.
The speed of the entire site is WAY faster than before. And anything that reduces server load means that the site will operate better for longer, AT LOWER COSTS.
I guess, If people REALLY want to have the server working slower and thus costing Russ more money, they should start a fundraising campaign to pay for the ability to have that page back.
But really, the site is running at LEAST 100% better for me since the change.
Way to go Russ!
The speed of the entire site is WAY faster than before. And anything that reduces server load means that the site will operate better for longer, AT LOWER COSTS.
I guess, If people REALLY want to have the server working slower and thus costing Russ more money, they should start a fundraising campaign to pay for the ability to have that page back.
But really, the site is running at LEAST 100% better for me since the change.
Way to go Russ!
HellHound
ENnies winner and NOT Scrappy Doo
Vigwyn the Unruly said:
So.. how did the community part work two years ago, before this block even existed?
The forums and community have been here a LOT longer than that sideblock. The sideblock is what, a year old at most?
Think of it as an experimental sideblock that was then deleted because the experiment started running grossly over budget. Sure, it may be a cool experiment to launch frogs into orbit using massdrivers, but if those massdrivers make a few nearby cities have blackouts, maybe we should... shut them down.
Nellisir
Hero
HellHound said:
I'd only been noticing a significant slowdown in the past...three months? Certainly not a year. If the sideblock was causing the slowdown, why didn't it start the day it went up? I figured the recent slowdown was perhaps related to the glitch that dumped, what, 6 months of messages? I'm not a techy, though, so if Morrus says that was the cause of the reaction, then I'll take his word for it.
The loss of "community" here (which is a feeling I share) is probably partially due to changes in the site and its presentation, and partially due to changes and fragmentation in the hobby itself. Advocates of AE, IH, C&C, etc, have their own boards to frequent.
Jdvn1
Hanging in there. Better than the alternative.
I've been on EN World 1 year and 9.5 months (not counting lurking time), and that sideblock has been around the entire time. Two years would more than likely be a better guess than one year.HellHound said:
(which is, proportionately, a pretty long part of the lifespan of these boards (anywhere from half to a third))
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Raven Crowking
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I used the feature in question all of the time. Now, I do not, because it's not there. Things change. Was the Recent Posts feature useful? Sure. Did it soak up bandwidth? Yup. Morrus had to decide what was preferable (less bandwidth to load or the feature) and made a decision. That is fully within his rights, and we have no right to expect anything for free.
That said, EN World rocks!
This place is one-stop shopping for talking, advice, house rules, files, and even...shopping. I mean, c'mon! EN World supplies more value for the minute than any other rpg site I know of. It has more D&D goodness than the WotC site. It has a generally good community, full of people that I both like and respect. I don't always agree with the moderators, but I sure as heck appreciate their work.
RC
That said, EN World rocks!
This place is one-stop shopping for talking, advice, house rules, files, and even...shopping. I mean, c'mon! EN World supplies more value for the minute than any other rpg site I know of. It has more D&D goodness than the WotC site. It has a generally good community, full of people that I both like and respect. I don't always agree with the moderators, but I sure as heck appreciate their work.
RC
GwydapLlew
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I leave for Gen Con and I come back to find my access to ENWorld has increased. Thanks, Morrus! 
I'm not currently a CS, but I will be soon. I have never utlitized the now-defunct section of the site. I find that opening a forum and looking over the threads gives me a far greater ability to actually follow and participate in the threads.
Thanks for the continued effort you put in for us, Morrus!
I'm not currently a CS, but I will be soon. I have never utlitized the now-defunct section of the site. I find that opening a forum and looking over the threads gives me a far greater ability to actually follow and participate in the threads.
Thanks for the continued effort you put in for us, Morrus!
Buttercup
Princess of Florin
Wystan said:
Yes. Do you think it's cheap to run this place? Do you realize that it isn't all about you? If the site is speeded up by eliminating a feature, then so be it. I also had stopped coming here very often because of the lag. I'm delighted that EN World, which I have been paying to support for many years, is loading faster.
And if you can't afford $20 bucks, go mow some lawns or ask your parents to up your allowance.
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