Posted by Ron Hill on June 17, 2003, at 21:30:40
In reply to Re: traffic volume , posted by Dr. Bob on June 11, 2003, at 21:21:24
Dr.Bob,
> How are you thinking a different format would solve that problem?
Well I have to be careful what I say because I know next to nothing about the subject. I'm not even sure that format is the correct word. But, at the risk of further exposing my ignorance, what I was referring to was a web page structure that displays only the titles of the thread on the main page and if one wants to read the posts one must click on the thread title linking to the page of posts for that thread.
The advantage is that the main page does not need to rollover as often. The disadvantage is that it’s hard to tell what the thread is about and who posted to it by merely looking at the thread title. This is a big disadvantage IMO.
> Splitting the board might be another way to deal with that.
Into what subcategories?
> Or, it might be self-limiting. As the board gets more busy, it might become less attractive to some people...Yeah, right. Like during the '30's in the U.S. when fewer people came to the soup lines because the lines started to get long. NOT! People are hunger Dr. Bob and this site is one of the better tables around.
A year or two ago you said (if I understood you correctly) that the server fees associated with running this site were costing you about $300 per month out of your pocket. Have these costs increased or are they still about the same?
Thank you Sir.
-- Ron
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