“Last month, Rob described a procedure in which a user could save the BlogVoices JavaScript file to his/her account and avoid all page-load delays caused by BlogVoices. This procedure will more than likely become mandatory in the coming week (or two). Why? Of the 125,000 hits BlogVoices receives per day, only 9,000 of those are actually comment windows popping up. The remaining 116,000 are requests to “count the comments.” I realize the comment count is one of the more popular features BlogVoices has to offer, but the truth of the matter is — neither Pyra nor I have the resources to support the amount of computing power required to provide that kind of data.
If I am able to finance a server (See: PayPal) which will handle the load, I will. Until then: I will rewrite the installation documentation, update the FAQ and prepare for the wrath of angry users.”
“Comment counts have been removed. Interestingly enough, the second I saved the source code file (removing the feature), performance increased 2 fold … and continues to increase.”
“2. Asking to have comment counts reinstated is a waste of time. I sense many do not fully grasp the problem comment counts caused. If you still feel it necessary to make the request, visit Pay Pal first. More horsepower, means more horsepower-required features”
Na, kein Wunder, dass die Zahl der Kommentare nicht mehr angezeigt wird. Schade eigentlich.
