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EarlG High traffic levels and reduced site functionality We are expecting a significant amount of traffic through election day and beyond. Elad has installed an additional front-end server but we still expect to have to disable certain forum functions once the load on our servers becomes too great. During these times it is absolutely necessary to remove these functions otherwise the servers will crash and the site will be unavailable to everyone. In order to keep DU running during periods of extremely high traffic we have a system of levels in place. As traffic to the site increases, certain functions are removed at each level. When this happens a notification will appear on the Latest page indicating what level we're on. The effects of these levels are described below. LEVEL 1 Advanced Search is unavailable Latest page Milestones are not displayed The red text that indicates a post has been edited is not displayed Cool section is removed from the homepage LEVEL 2 The right column is removed from the Latest page Latest page customization options are unavailable LEVEL 3 Some navigational images are not displayed Posts counts are not displayed Signature lines are not displayed Stars are not displayed Avatars are not displayed The homepage is replaced with a static HTML file LEVEL 4 The discussion forum is available to registered members only LEVEL 5 The discussion forum is available to Star Members onlyA word of warning: there is a strong possibility that -- at least for certain periods of time -- we will have to operate at Level 5 on election night. To prepare for this possibility you can purchase a Star Membership here if you have not done so already. Please understand that under extreme circumstances these measures do become necessary in order to keep the site running for as long as possible, for as many people as possible. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. EarlG, Skinner, Elad DU Administrators
"The nation that couldn’t be conquered by foreign enemies has been conquered by its elected officials" odawg Free Republic in reference to the GOP Elites who are no difference than the Democrats
What about the poor people who don't have a star because they can't afford it?
We are expecting a significant...