# Admins message to members. **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 13, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285 "2012-01-13T14:01:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/41 "2012-01-17T19:45:21Z")
> [@Good mexican restaurants?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-mexican-restaurants/47918/33): > > Cool. The forum I moderate is a lot cheaper since we went with a dedicated server in the Admin’s house. It’s also more reliable. a dedicated server aka an extra pc, hooked up in someones house to a roadrunner / fios connection is more reliable than a server rack in a controlled environment at an official data center with tier 1/2 internet access lolllllllllll didnt know that ---
**Author:** ![Murrdog9000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/murrdog9000/32/6391_2.png) [@Murrdog9000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Murrdog9000)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 8:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/42 "2012-01-17T20:18:37Z")
Soooo ? ---
**Author:** ![Kicklow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kicklow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kicklow)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/43 "2012-01-17T20:49:19Z")
> [@STM Open house](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stm-open-house/47570/29): > > You sound like one of those IT nerds who sit at their desk with their headphones in all day. Not that this is a bad thing by any means, but that’s just the vibe I am getting from reading your last two posts. that is exactly what he is, as is many others here ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/44 "2012-01-17T21:04:00Z")
> [@WTB: gas dryer TODAY](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-gas-dryer-today/47835/11): > > a dedicated server aka an extra pc, hooked up in someones house to a roadrunner / fios connection is more reliable than a server rack in a controlled environment at an official data center with tier 1/2 internet access > > lolllllllllll didnt know that Never went down after the switch. :dunno ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/45 "2012-01-17T21:05:53Z")
learn new things all the time ! ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/46 "2012-01-18T08:36:23Z")
> [@STM Open house](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stm-open-house/47570/29): > > You sound like one of those IT nerds who sit at their desk with their headphones in all day. Not that this is a bad thing by any means, but that’s just the vibe I am getting from reading your last two posts. I’m more of a geek, not a nerd (nerds have no social life, no friends, etc. aka Big Bang Theory…geeks on the other hand are just people that are gifted with ability to work technology better than the majority of the public but can also still be jocks, car guys, musicians, etc. :rofl). But yes, I work in IT for a living. I fix all the problems that non-IT people like you create. > [@WTB: Cummins 24 valve turbo diesel & allison tranny.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-cummins-24-valve-turbo-diesel-allison-tranny/47896/15): > > Yeh Ilya wtf man! :lol > [@WTB: parts for teh honduh](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-parts-for-teh-honduh/47909/12): > > LOL Who are you? Post an intro thread or something before randomly jumping into everyones posts! Seriously. Who the hell are you? > [@WTH: Someone to mow my lawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wth-someone-to-mow-my-lawn/47878/22): > > that is exactly what he is, as is many others here Yep. ---
**Author:** ![Sketchy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sketchy/32/6378_2.png) [@Sketchy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sketchy)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/47 "2012-01-18T08:41:05Z")
its Alpine AKA Chris Leo ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/48 "2012-01-18T09:02:38Z")
> [@IRON MAN](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/iron-man/47784/34): > > Much harder to do by avoiding a hosting company. > > 1. You still have to pay for DNS > 2. You have to have a Web Server setup at home which is on 24/7 > 3. You need ample bandwidth to make the site even remotely useable by this size of a community > > He’d still be paying decent money. Cutting out the hosting company isn’t a solution. > > As for the topic itself…I do agree that this forum is by FAR the most lenient of any I’ve been on. Also, some of you people act like children. Not even kidding. It’s hilarious at times, and down right sad at other times. $20 a month will get you unlimited bandwith server space at Media Temple. ---
**Author:** ![ninety1two40](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ninety1two40/32/6332_2.png) [@ninety1two40](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ninety1two40)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/49 "2012-01-18T09:14:08Z")
A lot of hosting companies (including mine) have that but it has to be throttled down or something. I doubt I would be able to run shift as fast on my hosting package. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/50 "2012-01-18T09:14:50Z")
its not jsut about bandwidth tho, active forums put a good stress on server cpu’s too, everytime u load a page or forum section or post, it has to look all that information up in the database,which is huge, that requires cpu power and hosting plans that say unlim bandwidth is like cell phone plans , they arent REALLY unlim bandwidth, and if they are, u couldnt use it if u wanted to, because you would hit ceiling on another restriction long before hand, like cpu limit size/graphics wise this place is super light, there is nothing to it, no videos hosted here, barely any pics… there isn’t a whole lot of bandwidth going on here, most just ‘work’ from the server calculating and pulling up information constantly ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/51 "2012-01-18T09:31:54Z")
> [@TW: 07 Cobalt SS/SC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/tw-07-cobalt-ss-sc/44311/22): > > its not jsut about bandwidth tho, active forums put a good stress on server cpu’s too, everytime u load a page or forum section or post, it has to look all that information up in the database,which is huge, that requires cpu power > > and hosting plans that say unlim bandwidth is like cell phone plans , they arent REALLY unlim bandwidth, and if they are, u couldnt use it if u wanted to, because you would hit ceiling on another restriction long before hand, like cpu limit > > size/graphics wise this place is super light, there is nothing to it, no videos hosted here, barely any pics… there isn’t a whole lot of bandwidth going on here, most just ‘work’ from the server calculating and pulling up information constantly What he said. CPU + the SQL backend (I’m assuming as this is vBulletin based) is the big hog here…not images or videos, etc. You would need a higher end FiOS line (not their basic package) to host a site like this and you’d need a decent PC. ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 9:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/52 "2012-01-18T09:31:56Z")
True, Ive ran a couple forums off MT Grid Service with no downtime and never any issues. For VB it works fine, but like you said if this place had videos and a TON of stuff here it would probably need more. ---
**Author:** ![Alpine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@Alpine](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Alpine)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/53 "2012-01-18T14:39:50Z")
> [@IM CALLING YOU OUT FIREHAWK853!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-calling-you-out-firehawk853/42858/517): > > I’m more of a geek, not a nerd (nerds have no social life, no friends, etc. aka Big Bang Theory…geeks on the other hand are just people that are gifted with ability to work technology better than the majority of the public but can also still be jocks, car guys, musicians, etc. :rofl). But yes, I work in IT for a living. I fix all the problems that non-IT people like you create. I think its more of experiencing the problem and then relying on you IT guys to do your job and fix it rather than us creating the actual problem itself. Of course there are those who click on things they’re not supposed to, probably leaving you with the impression that everyone who works outside of the IT Department causes computer-related problems on their own. ---
**Author:** ![Singh1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Singh1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Singh1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285/54 "2012-01-18T16:20:00Z")
> [@Free dishwasher](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/free-dishwasher/47947/6): > > I think its more of experiencing the problem and then relying on you IT guys to do your job and fix it rather than us creating the actual problem itself. Of course there are those who click on things they’re not supposed to, probably leaving you with the impression that everyone who works outside of the IT Department causes computer-related problems on their own. huh :lol [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/admins-message-to-members/262285.md?page=2)