0 post members

nobodythere

Couldn't you clean out the database by deleting all of the people who have 0 posts, 0 pm's etc etc that haven't used the board in the last 3 months? It would (presumably) make the site a little faster and would give an actual proper member count.

Giblet

It won't do much to make the site faster. The new server is up and running soon I believe.

Raphael

Better plan..Send everyone on 0 posts a PM. Anyone who doesn't reply in 3 weeks, remove their account. This way you won't delete the accounts of people who just lurk

flogen

Well it wouldn't really make any odds, and I think 3 weeks, or even months isn't much time, some lurkers may leave the site for a few months and then return. I suggested that idle accounts (accounts that have no posts and havent been logged in in over a year) get deleted, but in reality it wouldnt make much odds, maybe free up some nicks, but thats about it.

flogen

ecksor

There should be a gathering card for this.

Hobart

ecksor wrote:

There should be a gathering card for this.

I can help you out on this if you want?? *


*probably very bad timing

ecksor

Your timing is perfect actually, we're just migrating the backend to eckscel.

seamus

grasshopa wrote:

Couldn't you clean out the database by deleting all of the people who have 0 posts, 0 pm's etc etc that haven't used the board in the last 3 months? It would (presumably) make the site a little faster and would give an actual proper member count.

Wouldn't make the site any faster. The effect is negligible compared to the actual reason why the site is going slowly.

An actual member count is tough to assume. Plenty of people log in, but don't post, they just lurk. They may also have email and PMs turned off, so any solutions, would result in actual members being deleted. On top of that, there are also plenty of people, some with thousands of posts, who are no longer using the site, and so wouldn't be members for the purposes of getting a head count, but couldn't be included in any kind of mass culling because they appear to be active.

I think the current one is fine, as it reflects the number of people who saw boards as worthwhile to bother signing up, so gives an indicator of the site's usefulness and/or popularity.

Stabshauptmann

ecksor wrote:

There should be a gathering card for this.

My sarcasm detector seems to be glowing bright red but shere ive nothing better to do right now

I liked the title but the main text is pretty weak, I was dying for a reason to use the image.

ecksor

Good caption.

Dr. Dre

That's rather good Nec

[Edit] The first one!

ecksor

I meant the first one too

pickarooney

seamus wrote:

An actual member count is tough to assume. Plenty of people log in, but don't post, they just lurk. They may also have email and PMs turned off, so any solutions, would result in actual members being deleted. On top of that, there are also plenty of people, some with thousands of posts, who are no longer using the site, and so wouldn't be members for the purposes of getting a head count, but couldn't be included in any kind of mass culling because they appear to be active.

Ah, but if an inactive member was deleted, would he really ever have existed?
(in a tree, forest, nobody to hear, kind of way)

amp

Necromancer wrote:

My sarcasm detector seems to be glowing bright red but shere ive nothing better to do right now

I liked the title but the main text is pretty weak, I was dying for a reason to use the image.

Perfect! Well done.

sceptre

We could get rid of Merc this way

I'm just saying...

Moriarty

Intriguing proposition indeed, sceptre. Perhaps something could be organised for Victor's post count aswell.

Victor

Moriarty wrote:

Intriguing proposition indeed, sceptre. Perhaps something could be organised for Victor's post count aswell.

Eh?

Zaph

Burn all lurkers at the stake, I say!

Paddy20

I feel that a lot of [Members] like to read others posts and browse forums, but simply prefer not to post.

I was not aware that members were under any obligation too post, which Imho, is how it should be.

amp

zaph wrote:

Burn all lurkers at the stake, I say!

They're watching us right now... I can feel their eyes....STOP LOOKING AT ME!!!! :eek:

Mercury_Tilt

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Moriarty

Victor wrote:

Eh?

Uhm. Nothing. Nothing at all.



/runs away screaming into the night

pickarooney

Who needs an account to lurk?

Mercury_Tilt

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ecksor

Having an account lets you subscribe to forums and posts.

CuLT

'n get into private forums 'n stuff.


Cool private forums, like the NerfBall forum.