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Purging of "Lurkers" (zero post users)

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smilesdavis:

--- Quote from: IIO on November 14, 2024, 09:13:32 PM ---i believe that after 1-2 years those human lurkers will have forgotten their password anyway, at least that is what would happen to me in such situations.

except in that funny police forum, where they usually delete my account after three posts - so that i have to come back and finish the arguments under a different name.

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gearspace! i know that one

IIO:
somehow it is no suprise that you get kicked out of audio forums every now and then, just as it is no suprise that i get kicked out of police forums. but comparing that would be nonsense.

smilesdavis:
I have no idea how anyone could kick such a nice fella like you out of a forum

Knezzen:

--- Quote from: GaryN on November 14, 2024, 08:21:27 PM ---Not that it really matters, because anyone who wants to be here can rejoin at will.
But, I suspect that a number of those alleged "bots" may well have been people who came to look and found some stuff to download without having a real "need" to maintain an active presence. I myself logged in more than a decade ago and downloaded a few things probably 2 or 3 times before posting anything. Now that there are a few hoops to jump through to join, that should help tidy up the mess.

I thinking it can be hard to tell the bots from the lurkers based on posts Malone alone…

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Yeah, probably so. I did write three months ago about what I planned on doing, so I somehow feel that people where informed. Of course, I could have done more. As you mention, people can rejoin whenever they want to. No posts where removed, only users with zero posts who hadn't been online in 365 days or more where removed. 5000 accounts where removed on that premise.

The database is happy, the forum will be faster and sless "spammy", and whoever feels like they where kicked out for no reason can rejoin again. No IP, username or email adress was banned.

Rainier:
Thanks for exercising that finger to press "Delete." As on my computers, I believe forums should be lean and mean (figuratively mean. I much prefer kind and patient. You catch my drift!)
Thanks for your diligence in maintaining OS9 Lives.

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