and there are already over 700 angry comments by users discussing about the reasons for this step.
Members of Heise staff wrote that the database has grown too large and indexing kills too much performance now. And they note "editorial reasons" - leaving them nebulous:
"Wir starten morgen mit dem Löschen":
http://www.heise.de/extras/foren/S-Wir-starten-morgen-mit-dem-Loeschen/forum-7262/msg-15786090/read/
The heise newsticker is famous for the "troll postings" and conspiracy theories as well as many technical debates. It is Germany's most read IT website.
[Update:] Heise said it will not delete old posting due to users' protests. They will simply mark older threads as "read-only".
Members of Heise staff wrote that the database has grown too large and indexing kills too much performance now. And they note "editorial reasons" - leaving them nebulous:
"Wir starten morgen mit dem Löschen":
http://www.heise.de/extras/foren/S-Wir-starten-morgen-mit-dem-Loeschen/forum-7262/msg-15786090/read/
The heise newsticker is famous for the "troll postings" and conspiracy theories as well as many technical debates. It is Germany's most read IT website.
[Update:] Heise said it will not delete old posting due to users' protests. They will simply mark older threads as "read-only".
