WTF happened to the acid data base?

[Si the Sigh]

Can anyone find it in here? I can't see it anywhere. And the interview thread. I've got stuff to add! If anyone sees either thread, let me know what pages they are on and i'll unlock them and bump them up to make sticky again.

[tesora]

i was gonna ask you this too yesterday ...

[rhythmtech]

i was hungry so i ate it

[Si the Sigh]

I'll get Mark or Sinner to take a look. We'll get it back. :)

[SICKNOTE]

i definatly found it useful on more than one occasion

the acid files should be made a sticky again too mate.

[Si the Sigh]

Ok, i'll do that now. :)

Forgot about that...

[MangaFish]

what i mean is every thread on BOA is the same page: 'showthread.php'
the difference is pulled off the database using parameters passed in the url: "p=514280#post514280"

although it is possible to save each page will a litteral file name, to then check every single page that each and every hyperlink follows would be far to impractical to be worth the time coding.

plus the size of the site would be imence if you've got an uncompressed ACSII file stored for each thread compared to one db file. especially when the archive site hosts hundreds of forums.

so in short - it's not impossible to do what you say, but it is far too impractical for any companies to bother programming a free-to-use resource for every single forum for x number of months for every year.

[xes]

bumped...

[Si the Sigh]

Ok, I'll add the ones that are not listed there and also retype the colabs and alias list. That's only 2 or 3 sides of A4! hee hee!

[xes]

all's well that ends well