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ummmm as you seem to be having bandwidth problems... here is my recommendation.. just sorta thought of it. EDDIE AND JUSTIN.... SEE THE BOTTOM FOR THE CLIFF NOTES VERSION OF THE BELOW POST!

You have an attatchment option.... that thumbnails the pics and puts them in the threads. mfinley has stated many times that the thumbnail threads dont get as many hits, but if this was the only option, you would save TONS of bandwidth. If this was feasible, and could be implemented, you could save a lot of bandwidth for the main following reason.

A person on a fast connection will sometimes click 3 or 4 different threads, wait till all the pics load up, then might see the first few and be like.. ugh this sucks... and close the window... you are using... for instances 12 meg of bandwidth... for 300k of pictures being viewed (for some of the 150+ pic threads) and that is PER THREAD OPENED x Number of Lurkers = A SHIT LOAD OF BANDWIDTH! (equation 1)

If everything was thumbnailed to a size that a person could see what it was.... they can use a little more judgement on whether or not it is worth it to them to see the rest of the thread. You can save a SHIT LOAD of bandwidth right there. I like the thumbnail posts more myself because im on dialup, and the thumbs will load quicker.. and i can look at a couple and decide if i have any interest in the set. if i do, i will load all the images by clicking the nails, and save away.

Thumbnails are less popular yes.... but so is reaching deeper into your pocket to pay for all this shit. Some of these threads are HUGE, and are being completely loaded, and in probably a lot of cases, are just being cast out because it isnt the viewer's thing.

CLIFF NOTES FOR EDDIE AND JUSTIN
Adapt the uploader to automatically generate thumbnails that are then placed into threads, linking to the full image. These thumbnails will save you the bandwidth wasted when people load threads, look at the first couple pics, then move on. Might be slower for the person to save everything, but will save you bandwidth. Then end.

09-15-2004, 08:22 PM	#6
roachdude Not all ninjas wear masks Join Date: May 2004 Location: in hell Posts: 1,365/0.81 Threads: 0 Friends Network	Re: why your images dont work and options ummmm as you seem to be having bandwidth problems... here is my recommendation.. just sorta thought of it. EDDIE AND JUSTIN.... SEE THE BOTTOM FOR THE CLIFF NOTES VERSION OF THE BELOW POST! You have an attatchment option.... that thumbnails the pics and puts them in the threads. mfinley has stated many times that the thumbnail threads dont get as many hits, but if this was the only option, you would save TONS of bandwidth. If this was feasible, and could be implemented, you could save a lot of bandwidth for the main following reason. A person on a fast connection will sometimes click 3 or 4 different threads, wait till all the pics load up, then might see the first few and be like.. ugh this sucks... and close the window... you are using... for instances 12 meg of bandwidth... for 300k of pictures being viewed (for some of the 150+ pic threads) and that is PER THREAD OPENED x Number of Lurkers = A SHIT LOAD OF BANDWIDTH! (equation 1) If everything was thumbnailed to a size that a person could see what it was.... they can use a little more judgement on whether or not it is worth it to them to see the rest of the thread. You can save a SHIT LOAD of bandwidth right there. I like the thumbnail posts more myself because im on dialup, and the thumbs will load quicker.. and i can look at a couple and decide if i have any interest in the set. if i do, i will load all the images by clicking the nails, and save away. Thumbnails are less popular yes.... but so is reaching deeper into your pocket to pay for all this shit. Some of these threads are HUGE, and are being completely loaded, and in probably a lot of cases, are just being cast out because it isnt the viewer's thing. CLIFF NOTES FOR EDDIE AND JUSTIN Adapt the uploader to automatically generate thumbnails that are then placed into threads, linking to the full image. These thumbnails will save you the bandwidth wasted when people load threads, look at the first couple pics, then move on. Might be slower for the person to save everything, but will save you bandwidth. Then end.

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