The size of this forum

Surely I am not the only one who has noticed the exceptionally huge size of this forum. I don't really care if there is a whole line of links to other pages at the top, but it takes me forever to load (okay, maybe not all that long, but long enough to notice the delay, and I have a very fast connection speed). I'm just a little curious about this. Do you not believe in pruning? Do you just like having an archive of all your old posts? Do you just keep all the old topics so you can start them up again a year later?

I know I'm pretty new here and so I have no business complaining, but I figure that if I'm getting annoyed with the delay, people with slower connection speeds must be having an awful time. Or maybe not. Maybe it's just me. I am a compulsive suggestion-giver. :lol: