The cache is used regardless of the accelerator's presence. The accelerator is just that - it makes getting to the cache faster. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Poll votes only clear the cache if the cached copy was created over five minutes ago. Viewing a poll topic will create a new version if the cached copy is over 30 minutes old.
The count is just cosmetic - there's no data loss involved here.
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I realised no data was lost. Was getting a bit frustrated though when I found 'no-one' voting, when otherwise I post a topic I wait five minutes and hup - answers gallore!
That's the problem with the voting total not being accurate on the topic's page.
With a brand new poll it might appear that no one voted when in fact there has already been several votes. I think some people might be turned off from being the first voter so they'll skip it. For this reason it's probably better to remove the vote total from the topic page unless there is another way that that total could be updated in real time.
Gotta agree here, it looks like no one is voting and that's a bad thing. Sorry Charles.
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Just a question... how much of a additional performance hit (if any) is running the polls/allowing the polls causing. Things seem to have slowed down since I added this to the site.
I realize running the who's online causes some of the accelerator use to be cut but does the polls add to the hit on the server more.
Or just turn it on in one forum, and then only for your Member/Mod/Admin groups, not junior members. That'll reduce the use quite a bit... after the initial shock of "OHMIGAWD, WE CAN USE POLLS!" wears off, you can open it up to the rest. <img src="https://www.ubbcentral.com/boards/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
-- Charles Capps Programmer, Infopop Corporation Please do not contact me privately for support - post on the board or open a support ticket instead!
A day after, the use is down and the boards are running a bit better. Good suggestion.
By the way Charles, everytime you upgrade the boards, does it clear the cache and take a while to build up? It seems that when I do the upgrade, it goes a little slow for a few days and then things pick up again.
Yes, the Upgrade button clears the cache, adds new Wordlet entries, and performs some basic sanity checking. In the future it will take care of the additional tasks, i.e. rebuilding members / forum stats.
-- Charles Capps Programmer, Infopop Corporation Please do not contact me privately for support - post on the board or open a support ticket instead!
Question... I've posted a poll, but don't think I'll be doing it again in the future. If I disable the polling feature, what happens to that poll I posted?
The poll will turn into a normal topic. I'm not sure if the block inside the first post will stay or not. If it does, it will still probably have the vote / view buttons.
-- Charles Capps Programmer, Infopop Corporation Please do not contact me privately for support - post on the board or open a support ticket instead!
Can we have that line removed from the initial page? This is probably the best solution. That way people know they have to click on the poll to see who has voted instead of thinking that no one has.
That way, we don't have to mess with the acceleration at all...
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EDIT: UGH... never mind... just checked the WORDLETS.
