SRL Archive - SRL Site Discussion

SRL Forums have recently been slow for me since the Staff have down-graded their hosting package to a lower one, to keep the website alive. Today, i have experience several database errors and a lot of timing out. Also, for Australians (such as Zeph and I) are experiencing very slow loading times, when Zeph is using broadband and i am using a T3 connection. It also takes several minutes to post as-well.

Is there any possibility to delete all old members (that haven't logged in, in over about 2 months) and delete all old posts (especially in the Scripting Help section) and this would decrease loading times by far?

Also, just until things can get sorted out (money-wise) me and Nashi (Kevin Wolf) have decided to host SRL for free on Nashis' server. Here are some of the specifications:

• 100gb HDD
• 1000gb BandWidth
• 8 Cores (CPUs')
• Top ByetHost Premium Account

Hope we can help :D

Just thinking what would be more reliable for the members of this community :)

Yeah it does take ages and half of the SRL registered users are inactive.
I think that it might free up loads of space making SRL faster

yeah i experiance slow speed, and i cant get into download sectoin too, and cant search too

erm 2 months is a bit small some one may have taken a braek due to recent exams then gone on holiday cam back gone out with mates for few days then come onto find forums down id say for about 6-7 months just to make sure ore eithen all the perm banned users just delete there accounts and the registered/1st time posters who havent been active for a month eg the accounts that no one will miss

also if you going to complain do something about it

donate

i would donate but i dont have any money ( i have £220, might sound a lot but i need to buy a new phone and pay for driving lessons =[)

Yeah I just donated 44 cents :(. All I had in my paypal, hopefully Bux.to will pay me, but i've still been hoping for 1 year!

From: NaumanAkhlaQ
Yeah I just donated 44 cents :(. All I had in my paypal, hopefully Bux.to will pay me, but i've still been hoping for 1 year!

I have $50 in my PayPal (from AW-Surveys), but i can't activate it :p

Just click on the donate sign, It shouldn't matter if your verified or not. I'm not.

From: NaumanAkhlaQ
Just click on the donate sign, It shouldn't matter if your verified or not. I'm not.

It does, i'm on a premium account (since i had to upgrade from personal) and you get $0 sending balance unless you verify.

I see the lag a… bit… but not as much as you, its quite find for me… just like 3 seconds to wait =) which is annoying but i don't cry over it =P

(Or should i cry?) =P

Please read the first post for an update!

That most likely won't affect loading time's that much unless you go through the member list or search for all posts made in the forum. Database's work on text and number's mainly, so they're incredibly fast even with hundreds of thousands of info and the fact that it's index'ed makes it only faster (well it should be considering vBulletin is pretty good forum software), so all it will do is make the forums a little tidier. You just have to remember that setting a specified time will also remove important people (Dankness is an example who hasn't been on ages and would get removed if he weren't root admin) and would probably be more worthwhile just removing 0-posters / under 10 posters that hadn't been on in a month+ and only pruneless important forums or combining topics into an archive topic (such as the Scripting forum or BBQ pit).

Old forums + my old connection(356 kb(3 gb))
was even faster then
the new forums + my new conenction(1,2 mb download speed(10 gb))

The forum speed is just fine and it's very easy to prune inactive members…

It's like maybe half a second slower for me, but really nothing different, dunno what's going on for you.. Just came back from camp for a week so it kind of stinks that my activity went down..

Maybe if you all DONATED, we could get better bandwidth!!!

Yesterday srl was really slow, but now, it is the same speed for me as before srl was down:D

From: Timer
Maybe if you all DONATED, we could get better bandwidth!!!

I like how you say that even though you haven't gotten the donater badge(Unless you did and wizzup hasn't given you one, if so I apologize)

SRL never been fast lads.

Starting a new topic is deathly slow, but that has been like that since before we went down. Hmm, I know people don't like ads, but if we increase the amt we may be able to get a better bandwidth package. Or maybe we could use multiple servers grouped together, then we could split the load over the servers instead of it all being loaded onto one?

From: mr.klean
Starting a new topic is deathly slow, but that has been like that since before we went down. Hmm, I know people don't like ads, but if we increase the amt we may be able to get a better bandwidth package. Or maybe we could use multiple servers grouped together, then we could split the load over the servers instead of it all being loaded onto one?

Maybe that has a purpose! That way thread-spammers will get butt-kicked if they wanne spam..

From: Timer
Maybe if you all DONATED, we could get better bandwidth!!!

I'm willing to Donate my $50 in my Paypal, but it needs activiation. I'm not sure even if i'm going to ever use that account.

From: pvh
Yesterday srl was really slow, but now, it is the same speed for me as before srl was down:D

It's still very slow for me.

From: mr.klean
Starting a new topic is deathly slow, but that has been like that since before we went down. Hmm, I know people don't like ads, but if we increase the amt we may be able to get a better bandwidth package. Or maybe we could use multiple servers grouped together, then we could split the load over the servers instead of it all being loaded onto one?

Ads don't generate much ;)

[QUOTE=Dan's The Man;422607]

Ads don't generate much ;)

But it's still money that SRL needs.

I highly doubt SRL forums will be moving out of the control of someone Fakawi would trust with his life.
It was a large move just to get it to Dankness.

Also we will not prune old members… especially if only inactive for 2 months…..

We have gone over this time and time again…. Pruning members is not an option.

Old threads… I have already started on that a month ago.

From: Hobbit
I highly doubt SRL forums will be moving out of the control of someone Fakawi would trust with his life.
It was a large move just to get it to Dankness.

Also we will not prune old members… especially if only inactive for 2 months…..

We have gone over this time and time again…. Pruning members is not an option.

Old threads… I have already started on that a month ago.

Well, i've just gave Dankness my PayPal account containing $50 (i e-mailed him the e-mail your provided me with ;)) so that should help things up ;)

The only lag i have noticed, is when posting a reply. Pages load at normal speeds.. i meen, its not instant but its normal for any website.

I donated. :) However i dont have the shiny button yet.. :(

[Unrelated]Is it me or is StrikersFVboy spamming to get junior member's?[/Unrelated]

Hobbit is right. The server stays where it is now. There will be no pruning, never. There will be no purging either.

If you really want to help, please donate $$ to Dankness. He pays the bills. Dont pay him large amounts, any small donation is cool. Together we can keep your homepage running.

It would be helpful for people like me who can't get paypal if we someone set up donation with certapay aswell so i can use my online banking and do an email money transfer ;)

[quote=Dan's The Man;422607]I'm willing to Donate my $50 in my Paypal, but it needs activiation. I'm not sure even if i'm going to ever use that account.

It's still very slow for me.

Ads don't generate much ;)

Ads generate more than you think ;)

Especially on a page load site like this. Not saying this is a godly popular site, but with the forum setup it makes many page loads, which in turn gets a lot of hits on the ads.

I'll see what I can do on getting a Paypal account. Hopefully I don't have to set it up with my credit card, as I hate using it on anything besides Online store purchases.

From: mr.klean
Ads generate more than you think ;)

Especially on a page load site like this. Not saying this is a godly popular site, but with the forum setup it makes many page loads, which in turn gets a lot of hits on the ads.

I'll see what I can do on getting a Paypal account. Hopefully I don't have to set it up with my credit card, as I hate using it on anything besides Online store purchases.

What about the majority of users using AdBlock?

We can add in a script like on sythe(?) or some other site i forget which.. that checks if you have adblock enabled and forces them to disable it before entering…

@ Hobbit,
When I visit Sythe, I get the message, but I can do everything with adblock on.
Maybe, the devs could create an awsome flawless script for sale^^
Just a suggestion, but I admit that the chance that it will have succes is really low.

EDIT:
I just came on an idea.
Maybe we could have a script on srl.
You will need to click 10 ads a day if you visit srl.
If you don't you get a warning.
If you get a second warning = 1week bann.
This would be harsh, but clicking ads isn't that much work -.-

From: pvh
EDIT:
I just came on an idea.
Maybe we could have a script on srl.
You will need to click 10 ads a day if you visit srl.
If you don't you get a warning.
If you get a second warning = 1week bann.
This would be harsh, but clicking ads isn't that much work -.-

This is true… but its a little to totalitarianistic for SRL

From: Hobbit
We can add in a script like on sythe(?) or some other site i forget which.. that checks if you have adblock enabled and forces them to disable it before entering…

I have a script that detects if AdBlock is being used. If the staff wants it?

I don't think we should force people to disable AdBlock Plus, but ask them instead?

Put this in your sig to support me :)

[noparse][COLOR="Red"]Help Keep SRL Alive![/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Please disable Advert Blockers on SRL![/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Help Keep SRL Alive![/COLOR][/noparse]

From: Starblaster100
I don't think we should force people to disable AdBlock Plus, but ask them instead?

Put this in your sig to support me :)

[noparse][COLOR="Red"]Help Keep SRL Alive![/COLOR] [COLOR="Blue"]Please disable Advert Blockers on SRL![/COLOR] [COLOR="Red"]Help Keep SRL Alive![/COLOR][/noparse]

Oh star. Force it, it's easy ;)

lol, i know it is easy, but we shouldn't force it.
SRL is based around trust and co-operation, and is a very easy community. We don't want to destroy what we have worked hard to build :)

From: Starblaster100
lol, i know it is easy, but we shouldn't force it.
SRL is based around trust and co-operation, and is a very easy community. We don't want to destroy what we have worked hard to build :)

Trust & Co-operation? You've got to be joking :p With all these leechers around ;) But we would only destroy those leechers or lazy people that don't want to disable their AdBlock :) Which is good in some ways, except Mastaraymonds way since he is so lazy :p

If we didn't have trust and co-operation in this community (well at least SRL Members +), SRL wouldn't be what it is today; it might not even exist anymore

I dont know why.. but before SRL was down, the forums used to take a while to load, Around 30 seconds.. but now after its back up supposedly on a 'cheaper' package, it loads in like 2-5 seconds everytime for me LOL.

Btw im in Melbourne, Australia =]

From: Starblaster100
If we didn't have trust and co-operation in this community (well at least SRL Members +), SRL wouldn't be what it is today; it might not even exist anymore

Yeah, SRL Members +, you don't care about the rest. But we (SRL Members +) would be bothered to disable our AdBlock Plus when visiting SRL :p

From: Starblaster100
If we didn't have trust and co-operation in this community (well at least SRL Members +), SRL wouldn't be what it is today; it might not even exist anymore

From: Dan
Yeah, SRL Members +, you don't care about the rest. But we (SRL Members +) would be bothered to disable our AdBlock Plus when visiting SRL :p

Wrong. Star does bother a lot about the rest. (sometimes even too much) He has always been very helpful to noobies and pros alike and has written countless tuts and scripts and has been very patient throughout the years. Star is hardcore, Dan!

This community is really build around trust and co-operation; our SVN has reached revision 2000+! And observe the gentle tone of voice, the generally cheerful atmosphere and the positive ambience. This is truely what kept SRL alive. We have never had any trouble whatsoever with any of our friendly neighbours. In fact, all leaders, whether active or idle, are still and will always be instamemberized and are treated with respect even though our ideals and our goals are different. We set out on a path where kaitnieks left and have managed to remain in good ASCII harmony throughout the years.

We have all been leechers at a certain point. Its where we set of to learn. Some make it, most don't. But here at SRL I am still amazed at the endless amount of talent that keeps popping up, and the willingness of all the pros to help the talents out.

I am still in awe.

From: WT-Fakawi
Wrong. Star does bother a lot about the rest. (sometimes even too much) He has always been very helpful to noobies and pros alike and has written countless tuts and scripts and has been very patient throughout the years. Star is hardcore, Dan!

This community is really build around trust and co-operation; our SVN has reached revision 2000+! And observe the gentle tone of voice, the generally cheerful atmosphere and the positive ambience. This is truely what kept SRL alive. We have never had any trouble whatsoever with any of our friendly neighbours. In fact, all leaders, whether active or idle, are still and will always be instamemberized and are treated with respect even though our ideals and our goals are different. We set out on a path where kaitnieks left and have managed to remain in good ASCII harmony throughout the years.

We have all been leechers at a certain point. Its where we set of to learn. Some make it, most don't. But here at SRL I am still amazed at the endless amount of talent that keeps popping up, and the willingness of all the pros to help the talents out.

I am still in awe.

Well you created the whole atmosphere when it was a private community. And i think SRL starting out private has a huge effect in it. Through the smaller close knit community we were, we all helped eachother out and got to know eachother better. Then when SRL went public, the oldies and semi oldies(like me) brought the old helpful and cheers atmosphere along and passed it onto the new people so it keeps growing. It's like when someone yawns everyone else in the room yawns. Sometimes the community needs a kick in the butt to get back ontrack but we always do.

I'll donate as much as I can afford. I hope that SRL can stay up for as long as possible…

Just make a script that oepsn up a page of ads and CLICKS the ads like 25 times. Then closes the browser. :) Guess its simple enough :)

From: BobboHobbo
Just make a script that oepsn up a page of ads and CLICKS the ads like 25 times. Then closes the browser. :) Guess its simple enough :)

Not that simple. Each IP Address is logged when viewing Google Ads to prevent fraud.

[QUOTE=Dan's The Man;424980]Not that simple. Each IP Address is logged when viewing Google Ads to prevent fraud.[/QUOTE]

Lies.. When i used to go to my cusins house a few years ago we went on his internet and clicked like ad about 100 times and it calculated it in the payment. Unless they updated it by now.

From: BobboHobbo
Lies.. When i used to go to my cusins house a few years ago we went on his internet and clicked like ad about 100 times and it calculated it in the payment. Unless they updated it by now.

If that were possible, then companies would do that all day and get rich.

Is there a way to stop adblock only on srl? Because it a pain to to turn it on the off

Yes you right click it on the icon thing on the bottom right of fire fox and go Disable on www.srl-forums.com

You can aslso just turn it off for a few minutes, click all the ads,
and than turn it on again:p
So, double clicking / even more, doesn't make more money?:(

Hmm yeah, could be, but not a lag as in RuneScape with the GFX Update :)
Jesus Christ, RS moved to a cheaper package too or something (or too many australian people :p) o.O And if I load a page, first I see the blue background, then the stripes and then finally, after ~15 seconds I see the messages :)

BTW I gotta go to school now, I'm getting my grades and I wonder if I will go to tha next yearz0rs :p

You adblock users could simply whitelist the page…

From: Bam Bam
You adblock users could simply whitelist the page…

I've already done that ;)

1) Encouraging people to click ads is Illegal
2) The server account which I would of used just got suspended for bad behaviour

This account was suspended for containing many bad scripts (dos / mail bombing , etc) .

I've noticed it taking a couple of seconds while posting, I'm Australian too.

I don't think it's slow at all.. It's just like a normal forum.

From: n00bulat0r
I don't think it's slow at all.. It's just like a normal forum.

Depends what you call, Normal. :p