Should I Kill Myself?

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@21 December 2003 - 12:16
actually name changes put a lot of strain on the server load so admin would prefer you start a new account

yep

i've only changed my name within an account once but i've had multiple forum accounts

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Originally posted by DarthInsinuate@21 December 2003 - 13:16
actually name changes put a lot of strain on the server load so admin would prefer you start a new account

Whoever told you that?

Come on my forum and I'll change your name every day of the week if you want

All you do is go into the account and delete the name and type the new one and click ok, thats it!

Jonno B)

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS+21 December 2003 - 12:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JONNO_CELEBS @ 21 December 2003 - 12:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DarthInsinuate@21 December 2003 - 13:16
actually name changes put a lot of strain on the server load so admin would prefer you start a new account

Whoever told you that?

Come on my forum and I&#39;ll change your name every day of the week if you want

All you do is go into the account and delete the name and type the new one and click ok, thats it&#33;

Jonno B) [/b][/quote]
At the time of writing, your forum has 64 members and 18,255 posts.

This one has 62,485 members and 602,346 posts.

You can&#39;t compare script execution times between the two.

[scribblec]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob+21 December 2003 - 13:19--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (3rd gen noob @ 21 December 2003 - 13:19)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-DarthInsinuate@21 December 2003 - 12:16
actually name changes put a lot of strain on the server load so admin would prefer you start a new account

yep

i&#39;ve only changed my name within an account once but i&#39;ve had multiple forum accounts [/b][/quote]
really



im shocked . no lie.....

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Originally posted by Lamsey+21 December 2003 - 13:50--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Lamsey @ 21 December 2003 - 13:50)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@21 December 2003 - 12:47
<!--QuoteBegin-DarthInsinuate

@21 December 2003 - 13:16
actually name changes put a lot of strain on the server load so admin would prefer you start a new account

Whoever told you that?

Come on my forum and I&#39;ll change your name every day of the week if you want

All you do is go into the account and delete the name and type the new one and click ok, thats it&#33;

Jonno B)

At the time of writing, your forum has 64 members and 18,255 posts.

This one has 62,485 members and 602,346 posts.

You can&#39;t compare script execution times between the two. [/b][/quote]
What do script execution times have to do with a simple name change?

Besides if what you are saying is true, then why has the Admins changed my and Baz&#39;s names, 2 for Baz and 1 for me??
With no quarrals whatsoever&#33;

We have found the script execution times are affected by sub-forums more than anything

Jonno B)

[scribblec]

yea ive had name changes twice and i dont think it was a problem....

[Evil Gemini]

I asked 7th to change my name and he did

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS+21 December 2003 - 13:02--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (JONNO_CELEBS &#064; 21 December 2003 - 13:02)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-Lamsey@21 December 2003 - 13:50
At the time of writing, your forum has 64 members and 18,255 posts.

This one has 62,485 members and 602,346 posts.

You can&#39;t compare script execution times between the two.

What do script execution times have to do with a simple name change?

Besides if what you are saying is true, then why has the Admins changed my and Baz&#39;s names, 2 for Baz and 1 for me??
With no quarrals whatsoever&#33;

We have found the script execution times are affected by sub-forums more than anything

Jonno B) [/b][/quote]
When you change a name, you execute a script. Every time you do something on a board, be it a post, a search, a mod action or an admin action, you are executing a script. So &#39;script execution time&#39; isn&#39;t just a stat you see when you view a post.

The "username change" script searches through every single post and makes alterations as necessary. On a board this huge, that takes a lot of server time.

During busy periods, that can bring the server to its knees, resulting in downtime. However with the dedicated servers that we have, we can get away with it in quiet periods. So the admins will be happy to change names - but would much prefer if you asked at a time when the board is quiet.


IPB just isn&#39;t designed for boards this big. It&#39;s down to the hard work of all our admins that this place stays up at all.

[JONNO_CELEBS]

Then what&#39;s the problem with what I originally said?

I know what Script times are Lamsey, we were shut down a couple of weeks ago due to a script time of 5mins 3 secs, still not sure where it came from

And we all apreciate what work goes in&#33;

Jonno B)

[Lamsey]

Originally posted by JONNO_CELEBS@21 December 2003 - 13:16
Then what&#39;s the problem with what I originally said?

I know what Script times are Lamsey, we were shut down a couple of weeks ago due to a script time of 5mins 3 secs, still not sure where it came from

What do script execution times have to do with a simple name change?