CKinnerley Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Not really an error or a suggestion. I just picked up some new shoes that I'd been planning to put in the Tactical Footwear picture thread under kit and loadouts, but I noticed since it's no archived new posts can't be added. Would it suck up a load of bandwidth/server capacity to bring back a thread so that it can be posted in again? Not a huge deal if it has to stay as it is, just curious mainly. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Report post Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Funny, I was going to ask a similar question to this too! Is there a way of reading archived threads, not necessarily posting in them (for me, anyway)? Edited December 15, 2013 by shmook Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
T3CH Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Be nice to get the Colonial Marines thread unarchived as well. There was some handy stuff in there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob15 Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Funny, I was going to ask a similar question to this too! Is there a way of reading archived threads, not necessarily posting in them (for me, anyway)? Can you not read archived threads at all? I'd always assumed everyone could but I guess it might just be a moderator only thing. It is possible to un-archive threads but it has to be done manually by Arnie or Marlowe for each one which isn't idea, but it may be possible to get some un-archived. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CKinnerley Report post Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Yeah I can definitely read archived threads, just tried it with a couple in Kit & Loadouts. Edited December 15, 2013 by CKinnerley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Yeah if it is more than a year old it gets auto archived. Report anything you want unarchived and I will sort it for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Report post Posted December 15, 2013 Can you not read archived threads at all? I'd always assumed everyone could but I guess it might just be a moderator only thing. It is possible to un-archive threads but it has to be done manually by Arnie or Marlowe for each one which isn't idea, but it may be possible to get some un-archived. Ah, right. I can't seem to do it on a mobile device. It's not really important, I was just looking for an old thread of mine to help answer a question someone posted, which would save me going a longer, more laborious way of answering. Searching my profile only brings up topics from 'x' date, and I don't know how to search beyond that. It's my incompetence really. Please help a thickie! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Shmook have you tried the usual search box rather than via your profile? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted December 16, 2013 CAn you guys give me a link to the topics you'd like unarchived? I can do it for you just need the link to find the right topic easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Report post Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) Annie, I haven't, because I don't really have a memory of the thread titles, and I don't think a vague search helps. They get cut off at a certain date too. Its not important, and I'm sure you have far more to do than help me with this. I was just wondering how to,find my old threads and posts really, but it's just idle curiosity for me! Edited December 16, 2013 by shmook Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Go here mate: http://arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?app=core&module=search&search_in=forums You can search archived and live stuff there easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shmook Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Good man, cheers! Also, apologies for calling you Annie in my last post, I missed the auto correct... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted December 16, 2013 Hehe, no worries. I tried out a new keyboard on my s3 (Kii instead of Swipe) - you should see the the "swipe a word" autocorrect pukes out... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CKinnerley Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Just totally zoned out for like a fortnight there. This one please arnie: http://arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/174198-tactical-footwear-picture-thread/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted December 25, 2013 Done! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrayhead Report post Posted July 14, 2014 Sorry to ask the dumb question, but why are the reviews archived after a set period of time?? A couple I was looking through caught my eye and I wanted to ask a tech question.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted July 14, 2014 Good point. I can set those sections to not archive and unarchive the old threads Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrayhead Report post Posted July 14, 2014 It would be very helpful to new Airsofters like myself that are looking for the many, many tech answers....... I played and worked in the Paintball industry for many years but Airsoft seems to be a totally different beast when it comes to tech!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted July 15, 2014 Sorted, the threads should start to remove threads from the archive as the forum goes through the automated batch process. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrayhead Report post Posted July 15, 2014 Sorted, the threads should start to remove threads from the archive as the forum goes through the automated batch process. Many thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrayhead Report post Posted July 28, 2014 http://arniesairsoft.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/187132-wwwfire-supportcouk/ Looking to add a review here but thread is closed??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted July 29, 2014 I've flagged it to unarchive - should be live shortly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrayhead Report post Posted July 29, 2014 Cheers - thanks for that! Haven't seen this feature before, I've done a ton of work on Vbulletin but never used IP Board. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arnie Report post Posted July 29, 2014 Database here is over 3Gb in size and old posts are archived (moved to a secondary database) when they become inactive. That way it keeps down the overheads and keeps the forums quicker. It's quite a hndy feature but I did mean tot turn it off for the reviews area to stop things archiving automatically. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xrayhead Report post Posted July 29, 2014 That's cool, Vbulletin doesn't have that feature! Vbulletin doesn't even have a script built in to dumb the database, I always had to SSH in and dump it manually or write my own CRON Job script to FTP it to a secondary server. Anyway - handed all that hassle over to someone else now as the ISP we are using was percussed by one of the big companies and the support is now poo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
