# Performance improvements on long topics?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/performance-improvements-on-long-topics/30187
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [Juin 19, 2015, 1:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/performance-improvements-on-long-topics/30187 "2015-06-19T01:05:44Z")
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#### Post date: [Février 14, 2017, 1:43 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/performance-improvements-on-long-topics/30187/13 "2017-02-14T13:43:17Z")

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Whats the performance impact of **long** threads?

I have one that has escalated to 4.5K very rapidly and will keep escalating for at least 36 hours. Expecting thousands of messages, server is screaming.

Will it help anything to close the thread and start a new one, a “part 2” to continue the discussion? Ping @codinghorror, @sam

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