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[musec04]

I noticed today John Manrho's post saying that all posts on the main board earlier than mid 2023 are now gone.

I don't know if the earlier messages are still recoverable, but if so I have a suggestion for you Ruy.


Could the earlier posts not be restored as they contain information regarded as useful by board users.


In order to free up memory would it help if instead threads chiefly containing links to ebay photos were deleted, including those posted by myself on the prewar board.I admit I’m not an expert in the technology so possibly the following suggestions would not help, but if they would help I hope you’ll give it your consideration.


If possible deleting posts within these threads up to say six months ago, but if not, delete them entirely.

I would argue that the future information value of these threads is low compared to many lost posts on the main board As an example,not just my posts on the prewar board but also threads started by Snautzer and continued by Ed West, could be pruned or deleted to provide more memory.


Examples being The Luftwaffe Interest and the Captured German Aircraft threads on the main board and the Allied interest thread on the Allied and Soviet board.



Several hundred pages could be saved in this way. Several hundred pages which could be used to restore pages of higher information value, if a restoration is feasible and if the memory saved is worthwhile. As I say, I personally I don’t know the answer to this.

These threads, although enjoyed at the time, now contain hundreds of pages with nothing but outdated ebay links.

I hope this is helpful and constructive.


I’ll close by saying that like other posters here, if a cash contribution would help to provide a better functioning site, I too would be prepared to contribute.


Regards,

Clint