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Why not do some old member pruning?

Ryan

Lifer
Oct 31, 2000
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Does AT ever to member pruning - you know, eliminating members who joined, have not posted in 6 months, and have fewer than 15 posts? Would it save any forum resources?

Sorry, Euthanasia is still illegal.

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Spyro

Diamond Member
Dec 4, 2001
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Why not do some old member pruning?

Hmmmm.... Ahhhh....... Yes.......

Let's start with you and then work our way down :evil:

Seriously though, I don't think so.
 

Azraele

Elite Member
Nov 5, 2000
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They like the bigger numbers. It sounds better to say you have 100,000 members rather than 10,000.

I personally, am for pruning, but I don't think it'd happen.
 

Aves

Lifer
Feb 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: Azraele
They like the bigger numbers. It sounds better to say you have 100,000 members rather than 10,000.

I personally, am for pruning, but I don't think it'd happen.

Exactly.
 

ProviaFan

Lifer
Mar 17, 2001
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Originally posted by: Azraele
They like the bigger numbers. It sounds better to say you have 100,000 members rather than 10,000.

I personally, am for pruning, but I don't think it'd happen.
Agreed.

Also, if they "pruned" old members, then some new person could sign up under the username of a famous old person that stopped visiting, and pretend to have come back (I hope that's coherent :eek:). Anyway, I also think that it probably won't be happening.
 

Lucky

Lifer
Nov 26, 2000
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Originally posted by: jliechty
Originally posted by: Azraele
They like the bigger numbers. It sounds better to say you have 100,000 members rather than 10,000.

I personally, am for pruning, but I don't think it'd happen.
Agreed.

Also, if they "pruned" old members, then some new person could sign up under the username of a famous old person that stopped visiting, and pretend to have come back (I hope that's coherent :eek:). Anyway, I also think that it probably won't be happening.



When I wanted to change my name from luckster to lucky but lucky was taken by some guy who hadn't visited in like 2 years the mods just deleted their account. :)
 

ProviaFan

Lifer
Mar 17, 2001
14,993
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Originally posted by: Lucky
When I wanted to change my name from luckster to lucky but lucky was taken by some guy who hadn't visited in like 2 years the mods just deleted their account. :)
Well, I guess if you do... things... to make yourself favorable to the moderators, they will make exceptions sometimes. ;)