Please Vote, Question Inside.

[Earthquake]

Should Inactive Accounts be...

1. Removed from the system.

2. Name changed to make other names free and the owner emailed

3. Nothing, It's fine.

[:Jamie]

Nothing..Ppl can leave and end up coming back.

[today]

they ARE removed after a year or something or they used to be. :]

[cocaine]

1. Removed from the system.

They say that the server keeps getting bigger, so why not remove members.

I think though before they remove them they should give the inactive account owners and email stating if they do not active their account within a week it will be removed.

[Ostinato]

Nothing. When you create an account you should withhold the right to decide how often you use that.

And what if it was staff or something who was moving house and didn't have a connection for a few months or something? Due to circumstances, should people lose their accounts?

[Earthquake]

Nothing. When you create an account you should withhold the right to decide how often you use that.

And what if it was staff or something who was moving house and didn't have a connection for a few months or something? Due to circumstances, should people lose their accounts?
I'm talking about a year, and/or 0posts, 0threads.

[:Jamie]

I'm talking about a year, and/or 0posts, 0threads.

Then why isnt it stated in the thread?

[Tristan]

Why did you vote on your own poll?

[Lycan]

might as well keep it in place. if that person one day returns they may use it. plus it allows people to have more and more intresting names

[Earthquake]

Why did you vote on your own poll?
Because I was putting my opinion in, Problem? It isn't the end of the world ;s

[:Jamie]

Because I was putting my opinion in, Problem? It isn't the end of the world ;s

Then why are you asking about things like this? Isnt the end of the world.

[Tristan]

Just seems a bit silly. Hush little baby, don't you cry.


Then why are you asking about things like this? Isnt the end of the world.
Ohhh, cut and served on a plate.

Edited by Youheard (Forum Super Moderator): Please do not be rude.

[Lycan]

Because I was putting my opinion in, Problem? It isn't the end of the world ;s


oh hell if its the end of the world then you better make sure my name doesn't get removed. lol

[Earthquake]

Just seems a bit silly. Hush little baby, don't you cry.
:'( S0z I tryed not to, It just came out like water works.

oh hell if its the end of the world then you better make sure my name doesn't get removed. lol
I mean if it doesn't have much posts, Hasn't bought VIP, Like habbo does

[Tristan]

Ah. Earnt a little bit of my respect there. Not many people would have responded nicely. ;) Only a little bit mind.

[Smiddy]

All unconfirmed members are deleted anaually, I believe.

Put yourself in the person's shoes, Let's say you've lost your internet connection for 6 months, and there was a 4 month inactivity limit, you also had no way of getting onto internet on a different computer - therefore, completely restricted from the forum.

You come back after 6 months to HxF, and realise your account has gone, you didn't have many posts on there, but it was a start, and also you realise the name you had originally, has also gone.

How would you react? :rolleyes:

You never know when a user may return ;)

[:Jamie]

What if a user only posted in the spam forum :) Left and decided to come back. 0 post count.

[today]

you should of worded it right,

I think he means the user has 0 posts or threads and HAVENT logged on for a year at least.

[Catzsy]

All unconfirmed members are deleted anaually, I believe.

Put yourself in the person's shoes, Let's say you've lost your internet connection for 6 months, and there was a 4 month inactivity limit, you also had no way of getting onto internet on a different computer - therefore, completely restricted from the forum.

You come back after 6 months to HxF, and realise your account has gone, you didn't have many posts on there, but it was a start, and also you realise the name you had originally, has also gone.

How would you react? :rolleyes:

You never know when a user may return ;)


You have a valid point but I think he is actually only talking about people that sign up and then do nothing at all and never log in again. I imagine that after 12 months it is highly unlikely that the person would remember their name let alone their password.

Perhaps Earthquake should either start again being more specific or ask a Smod to edit the poll.

[Smiddy]

you should of worded it right,

I think he means the user has 0 posts or threads and HAVENT logged on for a year at least.
*Hasn't

If we're talking correct wording..

Perhaps they are reserving the account for a later date.

[today]

*Hasn't

If we're talking correct wording..

Perhaps they are reserving the account for a later date.
ohh shut up with the grammer mister!

I'll abuse you. (Y)

[Catzsy]

*Hasn't

If we're talking correct wording..

Perhaps they are reserving the account for a later date.

What booking it a year in advance? Well thats hardly fair either for people who are active on the forum either. I would estimate that the odds on somebody returning after logging on once and never returning are 1000s'/1

[Jamie!]

just leave it as it is.. if you want a certain name, just make a variation of it.

[scubadiva]

I think maybe those accounts which have not been online for a long time (a year or so) and have no posts should be deleted, as the owner obviously doesn't care about the account...

[le harry]

Nope, too much hassle? Not a big issue.

[@xP]

1. Removed from the system.

They say that the server keeps getting bigger, so why not remove members.

I think though before they remove them they should give the inactive account owners and email stating if they do not active their account within a week it will be removed.

I agree.

[Neversoft]

If an inactive user is emailed then they would mostly probably come back if not atleast look at the forum. So they would no longer be inactive and would complain about their names being changed. So if you want to remove their account, do it without them knowing. :P


Why did you vote on your own poll?

MAD votes on his polls so why can't Earthquake?


Ah. Earnt a little bit of my respect there. Not many people would have responded nicely. ;) Only a little bit mind.

Who the hell is going to want your respect if you go around moaning at people like that anyway?

[L!nK]

I think they have been deleted before, I remeber having a first account called

' joker! ' or something, i still kept getting emails from server but it was already delete :S

But leave them :)