On the subject of searching, what strains the server more?
a) One search that pulls a lot of threads (like a 2 year search, or all the posts by a specific user), but in which I only look at the first page or two, or
b) A much more limited search, but in which I look at like 10 pages.
In other words, is the bigger strain the initial culling of data, or is there a strain every time I hit next page?
That’s like asking “you wanna be shot or strangled?”
Please use search judiciously . . . the server does its best work when it gets to do it in little bites instead of huge unmanageable chunks of data.
Yes, it’s more of an inconvenience for you. . . but it allows more people to use the system at the same time as you. The greatest good for the greatest number, you know.
I would think that whatever you can do to limit your search parameters is going to be better, period.
your humble TubaDiva
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