Well, screw that, then. :)

Well, screw that, then. :)

An SQL query isn't that complicated.

An SQL query isn't that complicated.

Neither is an equation.

Unless you're talking about a complicated equation, that is.

Like equations, queries vary. That's why there are entire courses in relational database usage.

Unless you're talking about a complicated equation, that is.

True enough - I've written queries that had more than a hundred separate calculations in them. Still, I was making the distinction that writing one SQL query that did some sort of crosstab calculation summing up subscribers probably wouldn't be an all-day task.

not that I'm volunteering or anything. I've only done SQL within the context of Access, and that's only when I had to go poking around in the guts to fix something.

It's still work. There's no "order this report" feature, so it's work; so it's a nevermind on my part. I was just curious.

Hi. Code-ignorant (totally) poster here to say that I had no idea it was bad to have the auto-refresh on, or to have only 25 posts/page, until Hec posted it in Bitches. Meaning that I think something along the lines of Jess's post in Press would be good, as there are probably other well-meaning but code-clueless Buffistae out there.

X-posted from Lightbulbs.

I have a correction to offer in the vote.....

There are 14 Firefly eps, 3 which have not aired in the US. A 15th was not filmed.

3. We should close and archive the Firefly quotable thread as soon as technically possible.

Pro: There are only 12 episodes out there so this can easily be folded into the regular Firefly thread.

Con: 3 of those 12 episodes have not yet aired in the US. We should wait until sometime after the complete series is released on DVD in December before closing this thread.

Essentially:

Serenity (2 hours)
The Train Job
Bushwhacked
Shindig
Safe
Our Mrs. Reynolds
Jaynestown
Out of Gas
Dead or Alive (not filmed)
Ariel
War Stories
Trash (not US)
The Message (not US)
Heart of Gold (not US)
Objects in Space (restored)

I think something along the lines of Jess's post in Press would be good, as there are probably other well-meaning but code-clueless Buffistae out there.

Just chiming in to say that this is a good idea (duh). I don't post much really, but I have finely developed (and wide ranging) lurking skills, and I didn't realise the extent of the technical problems until my essay-procrastination got the better of me and the hundreds of unread Bureaucracy posts started looking very enticing. Thankfully, I was *cough* completely oblivious to the existence/purpose of the message centre, so I didn't have a chance to abuse the refresh rate (score one for Team Ignorance, I suppose).

I'd like the southscape thread to be called Ikea, personally. Maybe like:

Ikea 1: Alien Mountie Superheros, Ahoy!

or something.

FTR, my original suggested Press post, cleaned up a bit:

As you may or may not be aware, we have been informed by our webhosts that this lovely but talkative board is putting serious strain on their servers. We are working on a code-based solution, but until then, here are a few simple things you can do to help:

1 - Post only when you have something to say! This means, keep numbersluts and "timelies!" to a minimum, or include them in longer, more content-based posts. Wish people happy birthday or offer them bracket-hugs via email.

2 - Set your posts-per-page to something high. The more page views it takes you to catch up in a thread, the more taxing it is to the server.

Corollary to 2 - Use "read new" to catch up instead of clicking back to the front page or Message Center when you've come to the end of a thread. Again, fewer page views means less work for the server.

3 - Got your Message Center on auto-refresh even when you're away from your computer? Tsk tsk -- every one of those refreshes is a hit to the database. Set your auto-refresh to "0" (no refresh) when you're not actively reading or posting.

"If We All Pitch In, We Can Make A Difference."