... hidden from the regular member list so that a more reasonable list is displayed. Alternatively, add a 'tag' to such accounts showing them as 'inactive'
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...to renew the account rather than delete the account to allow an extra amount of time for laggards (few and far between, I suspect). Such accounts could be...
So if there is no activity post signing up, it seems reasonable to cull the account - maybe apply some sort of login "password change" ...
I agree, Deja. I'd reckon that when someone has signed up, it might be after they have lurked for a while to get a better sense of the site.
sure, but a whole year? I inadvertently clicked on something last month that said a guest was printing an entire thread in chain games. why would they?
Some people like to view posts for a while before dipping their feet in. Although it probably makes less sense in this particular forum!
There's probably some justification in banning anyone who signed up at least 12 months ago and who has never posted.
@DejaBoo -no intention on my part to cull the herd! I was just mulling over our members list & curious about more recent ones. No ban without just cause.
Of course a number were spam/bots that were banned, but there are loads of users who were registered but never posted. Could be potential spams/bots of course.
I was looking at the Member List. There are 12 pages of members. Page 9 has the most recent members with posts, with the most recent being 3d4life in June 2023.
@Necro running a Christmas Sheep on Boards: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058385...s-sheep/p1
