Non-active members

[Terry]

Originally posted by Seshmeister
We're the same. A lot of people join to read and download stuff. I think even my brother has registered at this site but I have no idea what his username is. I asked him if he had posted and he looked at me like I was mad.

A lot of people have no interest in posting but like to be passive and read the great stuff you post...

Yeah, I suppose it isn't mandatory that people participate...I'm cool with that.

[Terry]

Originally posted by Brett
You know Terry, people ask me why I don't do this on my site, and I just don't understand why it's necessary to do that. It's not like it takes up any real measureable space to have those accounts in there.

Seriously, what would be the benefit of deleting them?

Guess I should have made the suggestion about those who joined 4 years ago and haven't been onsite in 3 1/2 or so, as opposed to those who don't post but just like to log on and check out stuff...

I mean, if someone has been totally non-active to the point of not having even BEEN to the site for several years, MY question would be what would be the downside of deleting them?

[shaggydoo]

In the past year I have had my hotmail email account nuked 3 or 4 times simply because I did not log in once every month or so. While it was a simple enough matter to reactivate the account, it seriously pissed me off that it was necessary to, and that any stored emails were lost each time. It does not endear hotmail to me!

I did not log in here at rotharmy.com even once between 06-20-2006 to 01-10-2007, yet my account remains intact. Quite pleased about that!

While it does seem on the face of it to make some sense to delete unused accounts, how do you determine that they will never be used again?

[Panamark]

Originally posted by Terry
I mean, if someone has been totally non-active to the point of not having even BEEN to the site for several years, MY question would be what would be the downside of deleting them?

Coz your MEMBER(ship) appears a lot smaller
if you go deleting all those people !

Unless you fuck with the php a bit :p

[Terry]

shaggydoo and Panamark raise good points...

I just think it's a shame there are so many non-active members here, many of whom may have a lot to offer, yet we are deluged with fuckwits like katy and thunder...

[Terry]

Plus the stats just LOOK kinda lame at first glance:

members 22,477

staff 34

active 3,834

non-active 18,643

activity level 17.06%


Not sure exactly what constitutes non-active, but there sure is a lot of it.

[rhoadsfanz5150]

Purgem' and smile!

[shaggydoo]

Originally posted by Terry
...I just think it's a shame there are so many non-active members here, many of whom may have a lot to offer, yet we are deluged with fuckwits like katy and thunder...

Well now there's a great idea hiding undereneath that statement, maybe we could just delete the fuckwits instead!!! Yeah let's do it :D