Forum:Is there something wrong with the howling?

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recently, the howling has changed and looks differen't. that was fine until i went on today and found i could only view a few threads, instead of all as usual. is this just a glitch that is being worked out or will we only be able to see about 10 different threads in the howling from now on? Imamadmad ^{talk to me} 10:29, November 8, 2011 (UTC)

I think you somehow missed the announcement that the Howling was being routinely archived. Please remember to check the "Important announcements" section of the Howling if it "looks funny". Known problems and changes will be announced there. If there is no announcement, then feel free to come here to the Panopticon to ask for tech help.

Why have we archived the Howling? Well, if we didn't periodically clean out the messages, the Howling would just become awfully messy. There were hundreds of threads in the Howling, most of which weren't active. Most threads in the Howling have a limited lifespan anyway. Unfortunately, the "software" — and I use that term very loosely — which powers all forums doesn't allow for very sophisticated handling of old discussions, so we just have to come in periodically and wipe the slate clean. This year, we've done that in the period just before series 6 and now in the aftermath of it.

The only threads left behind were those that had been commented on in November 2011. That's why it looks like there's a limit to the number of threads displayed. In truth, though, it just happens that those are the only threads people have played with this month. All the old Howling threads are still available to view at Howling:The Howling archives, but please don't add any new comments there. Start a new thread, and include a link to the old discussion.

And it's not just the Howling that has been archived this week. All forums have gotten a trim this week.

So, the Howling is working as expected. Now that it's been trimmed back, users can once again see the forests for the trees and begin speculating about the future, rather than being mired down by the past.
czechout<staff /> ☎ ✍  <span style="">19:53: Wed 09 Nov 2011 

It seems Howling:Gallifrey's destruction was archived immediately after being created on November 8. — Rob T Firefly - Δ∇ - 01:44, November 10, 2011 (UTC)