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Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: Twilight Wolf on April 25, 2008, 02:00:58 AM

Title: Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Twilight Wolf on April 25, 2008, 02:00:58 AM
Yep, we're now seven members away from having 10,000. It's pretty amazing, isn't it? It's a shame 99% of them are bots... They're probably eating up some bandwidth, too. Thus the purpose of this topic: Is there any way we can, you know, get rid of the bots? If we can't prevent them from signing up, I propose that, if possible, we delete them. Here's my idea: if any given member has been registered for three months or longer and have made a grand total of zero posts from their date of registration, they're disposed of. If it's a legitimate member who might have registered, forgot about the site, and decided to come back, they can always re-register.

This is my opinion. What do you think should be done?
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Gamefreak on April 25, 2008, 03:59:27 AM
I can't single out people who have less than X number of posts.

The only ones I can single out are the ones who haven't posted in 30 days.
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Keaton on April 25, 2008, 07:45:02 AM
Set up a blanket banning of 'members' with emails ending in common bot emails.
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Gamefreak on April 25, 2008, 01:46:07 PM
I did that a long time ago.  All the .ru's and everything else.  It's a no go.
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Zelda Veteran on April 25, 2008, 04:35:42 PM
Well, the thirty day thing is a no-go.
That would rid us of people like Darth Windisis, Lady Nintendo, Alpha and KamakaziPlumber!
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: DW on April 25, 2008, 04:42:39 PM
KP and Wyndisis have posted...
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Uximadesk on April 27, 2008, 10:37:32 PM
Wait, let me say this!
*clears throat*
Mikaudes, what do the statistics say about the members number?
*crushes mouse* We're over NINE THOUSAND!
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: DW on April 28, 2008, 06:22:06 AM
HH already did it. But he didn't crush his mouse. So you win.
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Keaton on April 28, 2008, 07:24:16 AM
Mouse-crushing really does conquer all.

Congratulations.
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Hi no Seijin on April 28, 2008, 10:06:44 AM
Mikaudes is also a Zora, so there's some more points right there.
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: DW on April 28, 2008, 05:40:31 PM
There's another Zora on these forums as well...wonder if he'll bother to show up...
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: DarkZelda on April 28, 2008, 07:52:14 PM
Quote from: Zelda Veteran on April 25, 2008, 04:35:42 PM
Well, the thirty day thing is a no-go.
That would rid us of people like Darth Windisis, Lady Nintendo, Alpha and KamakaziPlumber!

And myself. I keep taking months off and coming back.

lol.

I'll say the same for Pyrgusfinn.

(If anyone remembers her. lol)
Title: Re:Wow, nearly 10,000 members...
Post by: Hi no Seijin on April 29, 2008, 07:51:46 AM
I do.

What's up with her?