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Originally posted by St Udio
reply to post by Holly N.R.A.
a little more clarity is needed here...
a 5 minute pause between threads started? or posts in reply?
the 2-3 second time frame you cite makes me think your meaning the reply posts that are overwhelming, but thats not the function of this site to slow down information or communication... they just get more servers to handle the traffic
one stance one could take is to focus on the 1-3 threads that are of your own highest-rated-interest and follow the free flow of traffic on those particular threads/topics & do not try to consume all the recent posts on everry one of the 30 some threads on page 1....
go back and pick another 2-3 threads/topics and then catch up on their flow of communication, see whats new or see just how the thread is becomming derailed...in that case your doing a forensic investigation, now that might appeal to some of us, what about yourself...
just saying...edit on 15-11-2010 by St Udio because: forgot a Y in clairty
Originally posted by yeahright
reply to post by Holly N.R.A.
I understand exactly what you mean, but the likelihood of our doing anything to slow down the new posts is remote.
A suggestion, and I'm just offering this up as an alternative. Since I try to stay on top of as much as I can, I use the real time firehose to track new threads. The first page of the Recent Posts list is only good for about 30 minutes.
I use the Firehose, and keep subscribed to the threads I want to follow. You might give that a try and see if it helps. With new posts coming in at the rate of 5k-7k in a 24 hour period, there's really no way to keep up with all of it.
If we did anything to "slow it down", there' be a riot over those not being able to get their ever-more important post up because someone else's irrelevance (in their opinion) was taking up their space.
The good news is, you don't have to sit around and wait half a day for someone to make a new post.
Originally posted by Jeanius
I don't get it.
So you want a member when they have breaking news, to basically wait in line with the others?
The new format of the site HIDES most threads, even ones that members have flagged the most that day.
Evidence with pictures and Admins ignoring proof here:
abovetopsecret.com...