Okay - maybe overlap would be more correct. It doesn't really bother me at all. It was more an observation than anything else.
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I think if a thread is active then it doesn't really matter if there's some overlap - there are so few regular site visitors engaging with what's on offer...
emm, not really, but I suppose they are all similar to blame and ban thread as well... if it bothers you, do with it as you will, you're the mod after all
@DejaBoo It just occured to me that the "You Can't Do that" Chain Game is essentially another version of the "Baseless Lies" Chain Game..
Some interesting suggestions from NNAHere. That's one for consideration by the senior management here (not me!).
... 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'
...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.
