with over 12205 views for the first thread, and 11203 for the second thread, please continue here. the old one took way to long to load. thanks alot.

The number of views has nothing to do with how long a thread takes to load.

The number of replies is only important if you read in "flat" mode. That causes all replies to display at once.

Much better is "threaded" mode which only displays the contents of one post at a time, the subject and author of each post below, along with the date posted. This makes it easy to see the most recent posts, keeps all the posts for a single topic together, and eliminates the need to split a thread for your convenience.

Thread split decisions are best left to moderators.

Even if you view in flat mode you can limit the number of posts per page.

I used to use threaded mode, but now I find flat mode is easier for reading new posts. The new ones appear at the bottom with a different-coloured icon, and you can click on the icon on the main (flat) view to jump to that point. If there is more than one new post, getting them all at once is probably quicker because it is fewer HTTP transactions.

Agreed. Shouldn't the moderators be doing this kind of thing?

-- Craig [still unable to post from home]