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likalaruku
 Post subject: HRWiki Ledger.
PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:10 am 
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Is it normal for a site to cost so much? I can't help but think that the HRWiki is some capitolist online company's cash cow.

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 Post subject: Re: HRWiki Ledger.
PostPosted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:59 am 
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Yes, it's normal for a site of this size to cost this much to host.

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 Post subject: Re: HRWiki Ledger.
PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:27 am 
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Shwoo wrote:
Yes, it's normal for a site of this size to cost this much to host.

No, it's not. My dad hosts his site for way less than $2000/yr. He has a lot of space, too! He could write more than 1,945 articels.
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Shwoo
 Post subject: Re: HRWiki Ledger.
PostPosted: Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:34 am 
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And host a forum with 471,880 posts, and another wiki with 28,272 pages? That seems unlikely.

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ed 'lim' smilde
 Post subject: Re: HRWiki Ledger.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:33 am 
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The server is a little big for the site, but some of that extra space and bandwith is sold at FellowSites, and that money is taken into account. But yes, it is normal for a site like this to cost this much, because it's not just about how much space it can hold - it's about having a high-powered server with a lot of bandwidth that can handle millions of visitors quickly and reliably.

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StrongRad
 Post subject: Re: HRWiki Ledger.
PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 12:07 am 
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The amount of traffic we get necessitates quite a bit of server power.
A phpBB forum is not exactly light on a server. Considering the number of posts we get here and the number of Marzipan/Cardboard Marzi fanfics we get over on the fanstuff wiki, I think we're getting a bargain.

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