I will be deleting members with 0 posts

Post by **Gambit37** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 1:25 pm

To improve performance, I will be deleting users who have 0 posts and who registered more than 3 monthgs ago.

If you are a 'lurker' -- ie, you read these forums but don't post, please email me (mh12225054@hotmail.com) to let me know you wish to keep your login.

The deletion will take place the weekend of the 16/17 April.

Post by **PaulH** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 4:02 pm

Yes good idea. We are getting too many people registering for no apparent 'purpose'...

It may also be a good idea to delete persons approaching 5000 posts as this will surely save a lot of space too.

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 5:20 pm

Post by **Gambit37** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 6:40 pm

Post by **cowsmanaut** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:29 pm

some people would rather be silent rather than say something worthless. However, the benefit to the user account for those people is that they know where the new posts are. Which I think is fine.

Anyway, how about we do a mass mail about the issue. I'm willing to deal with the bounced emails for bogus email accounts but at least then someone who doesn't come here often will know.

moo

Post by **Gambit37** » Sat Apr 02, 2005 10:32 pm

I did send a mass email about it earlier -- maybe it didn't work? Has anyone received an email about it?

Post by **Ameena** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 1:39 am

Nope!

Post by **PaulH** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 2:12 am

Some people would rather say something worthless than be silent... not me hehe...

I did not recieve an email about this either, but I do regularly from Cows when I specify it so in the box to inform of new posts in topics I have posted in.

Post by **cowsmanaut** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 6:59 am

it's not really me you know.. that sends those.. it's the PHP code..

I can just see people thinking I'm sitting there waiting for new posts.. oh!! there's one.. ok so who wants to know about it.. let me see.. hmmmmm.. oh PaulH wanted to know.. ok I'll just let him know .. heh

moo

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 9:48 am

No mass mail to me here

Eh, maybe in the mass mail to 0 post people you can suggest lurking is fine, if they want to introduce themselves in the 'hello' forum at least

Post by **PaulH** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 3:52 pm

You don't Cows? I am dissapointed...

FallenSeraphin · Post by **FallenSeraphin** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 6:09 pm

No mail for me either... and im registered for about a year now...

Post by **PaulH** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 11:32 pm

Can the Mods please check out our latest member, No 647 name Monya207? I don't like the look of that webpage: not that I have loaded it!

Post by **Gambit37** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 12:04 am

Thanks for that. Have deleted the link and warned the user.

greatstone · Post by **greatstone** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:14 am

Post n°1. Exciting!
I don't want to die

A lot of my spare time is currently devoted to dig into DM/CSB resources, so I have little time to post here. But reading posts provides me invaluable information.
Thanks to all!

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:24 am

Hello!

greatstone · Post by **greatstone** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:31 am

beowuuf,
do you really try to reach 5000 posts this day? Perhaps is there an "archmaster+1" level after 5000

Nevertheless, because I don't yet try to play to World of Warcraft, DM is my all time favourite game and it is eating all my time... How is it possible? Why new games seem to be stay under DM? It must be me...

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 12:46 am

LOL, never ntoiced I was that close
Nah, save it for another day...

There is a level at 5000 posts now, but no one will see it until Gambit hits the mark, I have a sepcialist rank : )

And DM is just a great game, nice feel and gameplay : ) Simple to get into, hard to get out of

Trantor · Post by **Trantor** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:20 am

Well - Dungeon Master simply is the best game of all time, and I am pretty sure I am not the only one on this board thinking so.

And Beo, will there be a party with Cherry Coke and pie for your 5000th post?

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:26 am

I like the way you think...sounds good : )
Who's buying?

Trantor · Post by **Trantor** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 1:51 am

You, of course.

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 2:02 am

Yeah, who started that tradition for birthdays and 5000 posts of the person getting the stuff.... weird tradition! : )

Post by **ChristopheF** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 3:03 am

Welcome greatstone! It is about time you post something

Post by **Gambit37** » Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:09 pm

In the end, what with moving house and everything, I couldn't be bothered to do this...

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 6:25 pm

So the real question is did anyone feel it had gotten faster anyway as placebo effect?

Adamo · Post by **Adamo** » Wed May 11, 2005 11:31 am

so... maybe You`ll send a Private Message warnings ("please write something about yourselve in hello forum, or You`ll out"), to all registered users, that have 0 posts, before deleting them?

Post by **Gambit37** » Thu May 12, 2005 2:13 pm

I have deleted a bunch of recent spammers and will be going through the database in detail over the weekend and deleting all the Russian spam sign-ups and anyone who has 0 posts and hasn't posted anything in over 6 months. No warnings. This board is becoming overrun with useless fake users and I've had enough.

I've also activated the email confirmation for new users, so people can no longer easily register automatically -- they need to confirm their email address before the account will be activated. This should help eliminate chancers...

If you're a genuine lurker and want your account preserved, email me: mh12225054@hotmail.com

zoom · Post by **zoom** » Thu May 12, 2005 2:30 pm

It´s a dirty job but someone´s gotta do it.

beowuuf · Post by **beowuuf** » Thu May 12, 2005 2:44 pm

Sad you have to do it, but you see what happens when you don't : (

Florent · Post by **Florent** » Thu May 12, 2005 4:50 pm

Gambit, on my message board I have set up a global ban of all @freemail.ru email addresses (the few spammers I got all had that kind of e-mail address). Check out the spammers e-mail addresses to see if you could ban certain domain names...