Steel Lynx Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) I was just wondering if it would be worth removing members that haven't actually been active for x amount of years. Due to my diligent birthday greetings I always check when people were last on and often come across members that haven't logged on for as many as 5 years. Maybe it's already been talked about, or maybe I should just mind my own business Edited September 4, 2014 by Steel Lynx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Problem with culling members like that is you end up with threads with "Removed" instead of members names. Makes threads untidy and difficult to follow. Also, as proven recently, we have members who return to the fold. Some after as much as 5 or 6 years away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Also, as proven recently, we have members who return to the fold. Some after as much as 5 or 6 years away. I was just about to say that. Lot's of threads where someone has had to part with their Zed but states they'll get another one day. Hopefully it's true and it'd be nice for those members if their accounts still available for them imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Lynx Posted September 4, 2014 Author Share Posted September 4, 2014 That's fair enough. Just thought I'd ask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Case in point.. Guest_prescience_* ..he was really useful and a pioneer if you are into FI. Keep 'em I say 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 maybe change their status to "inactive" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexx Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 maybe change their status to "inactive" ? Not sure what that would achieve though? Hovering over their username shows when they were last active so you already know they're inactive if they've not been on in a year or more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Great idea, can we "manually" add some names to this..!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ioneabee Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 (edited) maybe change their status to "inactive" ? Not sure what that would achieve though? Hovering over their username shows when they were last active so you already know they're inactive if they've not been on in a year or more. just out of pure laziness - you wouldn't need to hover - it would be there instead of ZLegend etc ? and if they came back - a bit of computer magic and it would revert back to whatever they were before Edited September 4, 2014 by ioneabee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M13KYF Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 maybe change their status to "inactive" ? don't see the point, they may visit but not post. Nothing wrong with that. AlsoI havent seen any setting for changing their title according to activity, only post count Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I recently returned to a forum I'd not posted in since 2011 and found I'd been deleted . Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I tried to return to an Ice Hockey forum I'd not been on for a few years and had the novel issue that I'd been deleted so couldn't log in, but I couldn't re-join because my email address was already registered on their database, therefore no bueno I couldn't join again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 One idea that's in use on other forums and could save some embarrassment in the future would be to give members that have passed away a different title or colour, just an idea. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted September 5, 2014 Share Posted September 5, 2014 I recently returned to a forum I'd not posted in since 2011 and found I'd been deleted . Pete [joke] apparantly the mods do delete those that have caused trouble on the forum [/joke] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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