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redundant members?
- Taz
- Lifer
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redundant members?
probably a question for the mods
why do we keep redundant members?
if you look at the members list there are loads who joined years back who have no involvement in the forum, they probably never did. why do we keep them on the forum, why do they not get deleted
why do we keep redundant members?
if you look at the members list there are loads who joined years back who have no involvement in the forum, they probably never did. why do we keep them on the forum, why do they not get deleted
- Smartbear
- Lifer
- Posts: 13685
- Joined: Wed Feb 05, 2014 6:54 pm
- Location: a barn in Somerset
redundant members?
They might just be shy, give them time
Rob
Rob
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- El Pollo Diablo
- Member
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- Joined: Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:14 pm
redundant members?
They may be waiting for the right moment to bid on a hard top and then not show up for collection.
- Marlon
- Lifer
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redundant members?
I reckon a clean sweep of those members who haven't posted or been active for lets say 4 years?
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- Bing
- Legend
- Posts: 26514
- Joined: Sun Oct 02, 2011 7:19 pm
- Location: Exiled Scot in Maidstone
redundant members?
Some people join but don't post. Others go away for a long while and then come back. Does it really matter ?
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Previous... 3.0Si Sport Roadster, Black Sapphire, Dream Red leather with lots of toys and lots of mods...
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- Lifer
- Posts: 4621
- Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:38 pm
redundant members?
what would anyone gain from deleting them?
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Current: 2.5i Titan silver
Daily driver: 480bhp M140i Shadow edition.
- Marlon
- Lifer
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redundant members?
It's just good housekeeping - like clearing out the loft
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- Lifer
- Posts: 12714
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redundant members?
How about removing/warning those that simply haven't logged on for over a year - as some non-posters might just use this as a read-only resource when they're considering buying a Z4.
If they haven't been on for over a year, then I guess they've moved on to another marque.
If they haven't been on for over a year, then I guess they've moved on to another marque.
- ZermattV
- Lifer
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- Joined: Mon Mar 29, 2010 7:32 pm
- Location: Aberdeenshire
redundant members?
But on the other side you get members like Tweed who came back out of the blue or in his case Merlot.
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- bluestreak56
- Lifer
- Posts: 4553
- Joined: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:25 am
- Location: Maidenhead
redundant members?
Its like any forum or any system - it all comes down to how much control you want / need and how much benefit you get from wiping out such data. In this case its probably not a lot as the users have minimal to zero post counts. Some forums I'm on will automatically remove an account if you have been inactive for 3 months which is possibly a little harsh in my eyes. A year? I dont log into peipoo for over a year at a time occasionally.
I agree there are lots of users who dont come back but where do you draw the line?
I agree there are lots of users who dont come back but where do you draw the line?
- sp3ctre
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redundant members?
There's no real value in deleting people. A lot of people register so they can subscribe to threads and get notifications if there is an update. There's no overhead to keeping their account active so no need to delete them.
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- stuartC
- Senior Member
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redundant members?
It's surely only an issue if the forum server is running short on disk space? And if it's that tight there's probably bigger/better things that can be done. Like others have said, there's no real overhead in just keeping data.
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- Lifer
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redundant members?
sp3ctre wrote:There's no real value in deleting people. A lot of people register so they can subscribe to threads and get notifications if there is an update. There's no overhead to keeping their account active so no need to delete them.
Exactly,and you would know,Jim,since you are the man behind this great forum(which not everyone may be aware,lol).
Keep up the good work
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- Taz
- Lifer
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- Joined: Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:56 pm
- Location: Saddleworth
redundant members?
sp3ctre wrote:There's no real value in deleting people. A lot of people register so they can subscribe to threads and get notifications if there is an update. There's no overhead to keeping their account active so no need to delete them.
cheers
- Disca
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redundant members?
and the man we lynch when it *occasionally* goes down ?craig3.2 wrote:sp3ctre wrote:There's no real value in deleting people. A lot of people register so they can subscribe to threads and get notifications if there is an update. There's no overhead to keeping their account active so no need to delete them.
Exactly,and you would know,Jim,since you are the man behind this great forum(which not everyone may be aware,lol).
Keep up the good work
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