lilgreg70 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 0 posters...I hate them they just take up valuable mysql space and they sux. :D ,I sux for posting this but what the hell,anywho happy b-day neowin w00t w00t,I hope u guys be here forever! (this is the only forum where ppl accually attempt to help me ) :s Thanks for everything! ... especially to redmak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathLace Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 There should be a timeout period, one person will be registered for one year tomorrow and he hasn't posted once :(. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 A lot of people read these forums for help and tips everyday and never post. Nothing wrong with that. You should feel good that when you help someone by posting you are helping a lot more than just one person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Some of them may be too shy to post. I was once like that. Especially with the fear of being put down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilgreg70 Posted July 9, 2002 Author Share Posted July 9, 2002 I don't think being registered is required to read the forums.Only register if you gonna post/reply to a topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Originally posted by lilgreg70 I don't think being registered is required to read the forums.Only register if you gonna post/reply to a topic. but being registered is required to keep track of unread posts and whatnot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonik Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Oh well, as long as a name you want isn't taken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radixvir Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 im sure theres a hack for vbuliten like the one for phpbb which lets you prune users after a certain period of inactivity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sphere Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Originally posted by codyg11 Some of them may be too shy to post. I was once like that. Especially with the fear of being put down. especially with the sort of members we have around here, *cough* keldyn *cough*. maybe neowin can have a 'Introduction to neowin for shy posters' guide :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 I think another database cleanup is is order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilgreg70 Posted July 9, 2002 Author Share Posted July 9, 2002 Gator: Good point "but being registered is required to keep track of unread posts and whatnot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Originally posted by sphere especially with the sort of members we have around here, *cough* keldyn *cough*. maybe neowin can have a 'Introduction to neowin for shy posters' guide :p Hey! What is that supposed to mean eh?:paranoid: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Originally posted by sphere maybe neowin can have a 'Introduction to neowin for shy posters' guide :p The thing that I believe scares people away is that they have to follow a certain set of rules precisely or otherwise they are picked on by everyone. But we don't need to loosen up, but if a new member has to read a guide and it is too complicated (and I am sure it will be) these new members will be too intimidated to post. Just some thoughts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toxikk Veteran Posted July 9, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 9, 2002 who cares? is that the only news we can think of? :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrowaX Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 I was registered here for a while before i decided to post something. Yet I visit Neowin and the boards daily since i registered. Im sure many of those 0 posters are still active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 I was just reading at Neowin posts since XP first betas, but registered just a month ago... I think a lot of ppl do still the same... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dax_45331 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Hey, I resemble some of those remarks ;) ! This is my first post and I've been here for a while. I don't post 'cuz I admit I know nothing when it comes to pc's. But i read alot of the posts and it does help alot. So, if you think that's wrong ...... Sorry :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tesseract Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Originally posted by dax_45331 Hey, I resemble some of those remarks ;) ! This is my first post and I've been here for a while. I don't post 'cuz I admit I know nothing when it comes to pc's. But i read alot of the posts and it does help alot. So, if you think that's wrong ...... Sorry :D That's fine. Welcome to Neowin, d00d! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dax_45331 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Thanks and I'll try better to post more stuff that makes no sense to me!!!!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathLace Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Welcome to neowin man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aco Veteran Posted July 9, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 9, 2002 Those 7290 0 posters all come here believe it or not. :D When Redmak cleans out the DB, it is also done by last activity - so, if a person has 0 posts and has visited the forum in the past few months their account remains. If it was done any other way it would be unfair to those who choose not to post and read regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Originally posted by JHAres I was just reading at Neowin posts since XP first betas, but registered just a month ago... I think a lot of ppl do still the same... :rolleyes: Yeah thats what I did. I've been comming since July 2001 and only registered in November 2001. I take communites like this seriously, and only join if I know its a good place. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redmak Administrators Posted July 9, 2002 Administrators Share Posted July 9, 2002 The user database is some 4Mb in size and the whole database is like 300Mb. If I where to delete 1/4 (taking last activity into consideration) of the users that would mean I'd save 1Mb. This won't speed up mysql one bit and we have enough disk space so that's no issue either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshalus Veteran Posted July 9, 2002 Veteran Share Posted July 9, 2002 And as soon as he does delete someone, I'm sure he'd get an e-mail the very next day from someone demanding to know why their account was deleted. I say, leave the 0 posters there. You've still got a 50% activity rate, that's better than MY forums can say. (400 active of 2100 users) :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHAres Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 Originally posted by shockz I take communites like this seriously, and only join if I know its a good place. :) That's why I'm here now... the place and the people are great... (sure... there are exceptions)... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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