Non-posting members

Have you ever used the member search function? There are thousand of pages for a single letter, and most of the members seem to have 0 posts. It's totally weird. Why would you register and never post? - Not even once? I just don't get it.

I think all accounts that are not active after 120 days should be deleted unless arrangements are made with Igor

i agree 100%

On another board I frequent, accounts which show no activity for a given amount of time are subject to automatic deletion.

It makes sense really and it at least keeps some server space free.....

I think all accounts that are not active after 120 days should be deleted unless arrangements are made with Igor

.....:werd:.....

I like the idea, but what if I go somewhere for more than 120 days and don't post during that time period, not likely, but I wouldn't want to have to make sure I posted every 120 days. I think that there should be something to delete all names with zero posts that have been here longer than 30 days, but not for those who have posted, just not recently

I cant really see what the point of this thread was in the first place. It doesnt really matter in the grand scheme that is Af. Or Life. Which some may say is intertwined.

I cant really see what the point of this thread was in the first place. It doesnt really matter in the grand scheme that is Af. Or Life. Which some may say is intertwined.

Well, it makes that many more usernames to sort through in the Member log, it makes all these names come up on their birthdays and then we have to sort through those to find out it's Oz's b-day, and they are using up all the good usernames!!

exactly. I was looking for Primera man to PM him (couldn't remember if there was a space in between or not), and couldn't believe how many pages of "P"s there were. And when I saw that most of them had never posted, or maybe had 1 post, I thought what a waste of time and server space.

And anyway, this is completely off-topic. Who says a thread here needs a real point?

As AF's official AF Newbie I would like to say:




stfu n00b :thefinger






and in all seriousness- Deletion of inactive people has its upsides and down sides- the upside being 90,000 members makes us look very pimp indeed :iceslolan

Well, it makes that many more usernames to sort through in the Member log, it makes all these names come up on their birthdays and then we have to sort through those to find out it's Oz's b-day, and they are using up all the good usernames!!

:w3rd: :yusuper:

Now Oz is going to come by and say we shouldn't have to check, we should just know.

i agree there should be a system that kicks unused accounts off, cause if they aren't going to post just use it as a guest.. but whatever.. i'm in :sunglasse

The good news is that there's an advanced seach link on the top of the membership list.The bad news is it it appears to be one of the features 'on hold' to conserve bandwidth until Igor can afford the new server.

In the meantime,the memberlist is a wasteland.Suggest next time you want to catch up with another member,track down one of his/her posts.Primera Man would be an easy one,just look in the modelling forum,or search for a term that relates to him...

Example! (http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/search.php?searchid=14415)

When you find him,add him to your buddy list....and ask him when he's going to look up his friends in COT... :biggrin:


As for the nil posters,I say ditch them.They're just taking up space,and cutting new members chances of registering the username that they want.

I like the idea, but what if I go somewhere for more than 120 days and don't post during that time period, not likely, but I wouldn't want to have to make sure I posted every 120 days. I think that there should be something to delete all names with zero posts that have been here longer than 30 days, but not for those who have posted, just not recently


I would really have to agree with this one. I had to disapear for 5 months(deploy) and only had access to the internet on two occasions. And yes even w/ a 12k connection AF took precidence!!

They're only using up bandwith because you're looking at them.

I am surprised that the 0 posters are left here as long as they are. Its easy enough to work around them, but they do seem superfluous.













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the upside being 90,000 members makes us look very pimp indeed :iceslolan



tru dat. af owns the net. we can now pick fights with the other forums

tru dat. af owns the net. we can now pick fights with the other forums


Um,no................let's leave that kind of childish stupidity for the stupid children.This is and should remain,the #1 website for automotive performance and technical discussion,not some gathering point for a primitive tribe of knuckle-scraping e-thugs. :2cents:

Um,no................let's leave that kind of childish stupidity for the stupid children.This is and should remain,the #1 website for automotive performance and technical discussion,not some gathering point for a primitive tribe of knuckle-scraping e-thugs. :2cents:


i know i was just stating the fact that we should be proud of all of our memebers even if 85,000 of them dont post here and 4,000 out of the 5,000 left only post here like once a month.

I would really have to agree with this one. I had to disapear for 5 months(deploy) and only had access to the internet on two occasions. And yes even w/ a 12k connection AF took precidence!!

PM Igor before you go and get him to not kill your account. Simple, no? :)

PM Igor before you go and get him to not kill your account. Simple, no? :)


sounds simple enough to me, but with most users u can tell who still posts and who doesnt, sending a pm to igor might do the trick, or it might not only the af god really knows.

There's a vbulletin 'hack'/add-in that allows a user to put an "away message." Not sure of all the details, but i bet it could be used as a 'don't delete me; i'll be back' placeholder...

so how does this little dealy work then?


even tho i will never have to use it because i am never gone for more then 2 days or so.

It's a supplement that Igor would have to install. (probably won't happen on this server...)

It's a supplement that Igor would have to install. (probably won't happen on this server...)


thats why we are paying for a new server to add to af goodness that it already is.

Um,no................let's leave that kind of childish stupidity for the stupid children.This is and should remain,the #1 website for automotive performance and technical discussion,not some gathering point for a primitive tribe of knuckle-scraping e-thugs. :2cents:

Cmon, every legimate business needs some e-thugs, you know, just in case.

Cheers
Z3, Capo E-Thug.

It's a supplement that Igor would have to install. (probably won't happen on this server...)

it's an easy install prolly just have to edit maybe 5 or 6 files...take an hour max

Cmon, every legimate business needs some e-thugs, you know, just in case.

Cheers
Z3, Capo E-Thug.

hell yes! :cwm27: :cwm27: :cwm27:

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