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What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
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RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
(February 1, 2012 at 3:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote:
(February 1, 2012 at 12:51 pm)reverendjeremiah Wrote: Less expensive I hope

No, it's rather a lot more expensive. The choice is simple: either we fork out for a new server that can last us the next 3 years at least, or the forum keeps overloading.

All donations welcome :-)

I will donate as often as I can...sadly jobs are scarce around these parts.
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#12
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
It's no problem. The request for donations was to everyone. We have enough money to last us for the next three months or so.
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#13
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
(February 1, 2012 at 3:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote: he choice is simple: either we fork out for a new server that can last us the next 3 years at least, or the forum keeps overloading.

I know this is a dumb question, but what's a server? Is it like a physical box that handles the forum or something abstract?
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RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
(February 9, 2012 at 12:26 pm)SophiaGrace Wrote:
(February 1, 2012 at 3:03 pm)Tiberius Wrote: he choice is simple: either we fork out for a new server that can last us the next 3 years at least, or the forum keeps overloading.

I know this is a dumb question, but what's a server? Is it like a physical box that handles the forum or something abstract?

Pretty much

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#15
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
Quote:but what's a server?

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#16
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
It's a fairy kingdom that creates and manages teh tubez.
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#17
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
(February 9, 2012 at 12:26 pm)SophiaGrace Wrote: I know this is a dumb question, but what's a server? Is it like a physical box that handles the forum or something abstract?

It's essentially no different to a computer you have at home, only it doesn't have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. It is connected to a super-fast Internet connection along with hundreds if not thousands of other servers, and is rarely turned off.

I think the current server has been running non-stop for ~300 days.
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#18
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
(February 9, 2012 at 2:50 pm)Tiberius Wrote:
(February 9, 2012 at 12:26 pm)SophiaGrace Wrote: I know this is a dumb question, but what's a server? Is it like a physical box that handles the forum or something abstract?

It's essentially no different to a computer you have at home, only it doesn't have a monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc. It is connected to a super-fast Internet connection along with hundreds if not thousands of other servers, and is rarely turned off.

I think the current server has been running non-stop for ~300 days.

So you're saying you need a whole box for the forum? That's nuts!
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#19
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
Not necessarily. In fact, our current server hosts a few websites. Most websites are relatively simple and don't require a powerful computer to run them, so you can have hundreds on the same server.

The forum on the other hand is very large and has many people trying to access it at once. Our current server isn't powerful enough to handle the strain so we're upgrading to a much faster model.
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#20
RE: What happened to the My Awards Link on my forum browser?
I can just see you giving a tour of your house and pointing to a box and saying "And this is where I keep the atheist forum"

Tongue

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