On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 04:32:50PM -0700, mark wrote: > >> EXPLAIN ANALYZE select * from pokes where uid = 578439028 order by id > >> DESC limit 6; > > The estimate is way off, when was the last time Vaccum was on the table? > about a week ago i ran this VACUUM VERBOSE ANALYZE; > this table is never updated or deleted, rows are just inserted... 1. boost default_statistics_target 2. run analyze more often - daily job for example 3. create index q on pokes (uid, id); should help depesz