it will produce the same amout of queries, but it will just select more posts, the array will be bigger = more memory usage, bandwidth, etc..
i don't suggest anyone use this unless you are certain you aren't going to have large threads.. eg, 100+ replies
say you have a thread with a 1000 replies.
1) the viewers' browser will take a year to load because of all the content and will probably bog down their system (browser would use more cpu to process)
2) server bandwidth usage will skyrocket because of the large pages.
3) waste of server resources
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