[Lynne]

Originally Posted by tomotron

Like I said though, most everything I'v read said thread length shouldn't effect load times (even though I too noticed a clear difference), and I visit other forums that are more active and have longer threads. I was hoping to find a workaround or tips on optimizing my server/database to handle these types of situations.

But do you know what those other sites are using for their server setup? That will make a difference in how quick the load times are. You didn't say what your server set up is, but ours is a two server setup. It would make a difference too on how the servers are configured - RAID0, RAID1, RAID10?