Maybe we can all help the Admins

[central scrutinizer]

I’m not going to post snarky comments, empty K&R posts, memes, pix, jokes, YouTube videos, etc. for the next 48 hours. This site is too important to clog it up and maybe bring it down.

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. My top recommendation: if DU runs slow, don't hit "post" more than once

And secondly, if you get a gateway error after trying to post, refresh the Latest page to see if your post showed up before trying to post again- that should reduce additional traffic caused by duplicate posts.

[EarlG]

6. This is useful advice

I replied to the OP to let them know that curbing your posting isn’t going to make any difference to our traffic load — however, when DU is running slowly, it is definitely not a good idea to hit the post button over and over again. Just hit it once and wait

It won’t help to reduce traffic but it will help to prevent duplicate posts.

[FalloutShelter]

2. Agreed.

[EarlG]

3. There's no need to do this

The problem is not caused by too many posts, it’s caused by additional traffic — all the extra lurkers who show up around big news events. The general election is the biggest news event every four years.

Curbing your posting will not make any difference whatsoever when it comes to reducing traffic load.

[central scrutinizer]

5. Okay! Snark mode warp factor. 10

Engage!

[EarlG]

7. Lol

Fair enough. I’d seen a few other people suggesting this so I wasn’t sure if you were being serious or not.

[GiqueCee]

19. Oh...

... Well, our hearts are in the right place, even we don't know squat about the technicalities going on behind the curtain.

[debm55]

4. Thank you central scrutinizer.

[LiberalArkie]

8. I am wondering if a lot of the problems could be originating with attempting to serve up all the adds that may be slow

themselves.

[magicarpet]

9. Can't we get some hampsters with a 15 KWH turbine running wheel to keep the place powered up ?

Earl G and Elad would only need to feed them and supply fresh cedar wood chips fresh changed to keep their cages clean.

Blaze a new path for a hyper green internet spot.

You could even compost the hamster poop.

[lastlib]

17. What do you think this is, freerepublic??

Earl and Elad run a HIGH-QUALITY operation here! They don't DO hamsters on this site!

Now they MIGHT install another 1.21 jigawatt flux capacitor for more power, but it'll mean another fund drive.....

[surfered]

10. Ok

[littlemissmartypants]

11. And then again...

Maybe we can't.





❤️

[twodogsbarking]

12. I'm in.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. No snarky comments, memes, pix jokes or YouTube video?

Ohhhh! That's my whole reason to live!

[Coexist]

14. I promise to not do one sentence posts because I'm excited, and look more closely to see if somethings already been post

[3Hotdogs]

15. On one hand, we're saying, "Don't hit post." O.T.O.H., it doesn't matter how many people post.

Am I missing something?

[lastlib]

18. I'd say take it from EarlG, THE authority here.

Post as much as you want, but--here's the issue--when you want to submit a post on a thread, DON'T hit "Post" button more than once.

[Lulu KC]

21. Repeatedly hitting "post" is what creates duplicates

Also doesn't slow things down--just clutters things up. (At least, that's how I'm reading it.)

[GiqueCee]

16. Good idea. I'm down with that.

[AllaN01Bear]

20. i am taking a break untill its over the next daay.

[ananda]

22. Agree. What I will want to see is election results.

And any interesting trends.

[BWdem4life]

23. K&R

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