# Size of this site. Question for the mods?... **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 7, 2001, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245 "2001-08-07T06:34:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245/21 "2001-08-09T06:30:53Z")
Guilty as charged! I know good spellers don’t believe this, but spelling takes a knack just like, say, playing the guitar. Good speller I ain’t (Play a pretty mean guitar,though ;)). It’s always bugged me - I’m a MENSA, for crying out loud! I take a hit here on the boards now and again for it. But my status as bad-speller-whipping-boy is well deserved since I’m too lazy to actually look words up. So, thanks…Oh, And I never kiss anyone with sunglasses! ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245/22 "2001-08-09T20:21:33Z")
The size of the SDMB database: From [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=77679:](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=77679:) > [@](#): > > …but the complete post file and post index file are both approximately 825 MBs. ---
**Author:** ![jdavis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f6c823/32.png) [@jdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdavis)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2001, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245/23 "2001-08-09T20:34:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Anthracite \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > …but the complete post file and post index file are both approximately 825 MBs. > > \*\* A few weeks ago I had a chance to revisit the size of the post files and found out my vision isn’t so great. While the post file is about 825 MBs the index file in fact was only about 80 MBs not 825 MBs. I’m getting old! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245/24 "2001-08-13T00:33:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by warmgun \* > \*\*“Don’t know the limits but we could all save disc space by only using consanants in our posts. This will give hebrewic flavor to the threads.” > > What do I win? \*\* The last sentence in that post doesn’t match “Bns pnts t whvr dcphrs ths” 😛 ---
**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2001, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245/25 "2001-08-13T04:31:10Z")
There’s one in every group… ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2001, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245/26 "2001-09-16T07:39:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jdavis \* > \*\*A few weeks ago I had a chance to revisit the size of the post files and found out my vision isn’t so great. While the post file is about 825 MBs the index file in fact was only about 80 MBs not 825 MBs. I’m getting old! 😉 \*\* Whoohooo! I guessed pretty close. Do I win a cookie? 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-this-site-question-for-the-mods/75245.md?page=1)