Unused Accounts

Joey · Rear Admiral Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 4708

I really feel the the registered memebers is inaccurate on this forum, there are a TON of members "registered" but with 0 post count even from the day after the site was made, In order to correct this, I think maybe we should attempt to contact these memebers and try to bring them back to "to stv" rather as they never really came here anyway and/or delete them.

and Its not a little thing like 5-6 people, the first 3 pages have over 40 people who have 0 posts. and then there are those with 1-10 posts, and so on

I know this takes time and a little effort but I think its helpful to new users who might want a name taken by a user who has not been on once.

anybody else like that idea?

Tyvek · **Tue Dec 11, 2007 3:37 pm Re: Unused Accounts**

squiggy · **Tue Dec 11, 2007 4:30 pm**

The fact that it would take literally HOURS combing through to find said accounts.
((I spent a few one night, and I got up to M... and that's the lighter half of the alphabet. You start adding in S's, and T's, and V's, and it triples.))

Joey · Rear Admiral Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 4708

I supose that the said accounts could be deleted through the database (less time consuming)

anywaythewindblows · Lieutenant, Junior Grade Joined: 01 Apr 2005 Posts: 74

I had that done to me. I go back to the site and my account wasn't there. it does not feel all that great.

Lord Borg · **Fri Mar 14, 2008 3:28 pm**

It all depends on how things are done. While I personally agree with what harrykim234 is saying, I'd imagine this has come up before. How long it would take varies, depending on how things are set up on the forum. I'd bet it would take a while, though.

robbiewebster · **Fri Mar 14, 2008 6:50 pm**

Joey · Rear Admiral Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 4708

like a perfect example :

"janeway_pie_one"

Third ever user.

0 Posts

Kyle Reese · **Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:26 pm**

Yeah, removing �ber-old accounts with 0 posts makes sense, but what's the motivation? Most of those accounts' names are very original and unlikely to be duplicated by any newcomers, most of whom don't post either.

(God, who joins and never posts? Losers.

)

squiggy · **Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:23 am**

mr_glyn · **Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:02 am**

Actually to remove Hundreds or thousands of accounts. Morphy must have database access so a simple DB command like...

Joey · Rear Admiral Joined: 13 Jul 2001 Posts: 4708

Keeping in mind how huge the DB really is That could potentially put a big strain on the server to remove all of those accounts, slowing STV down

Along with that, it would take some time i imagine to do that

But as its up to M anyways.....

mr_glyn · **Thu Apr 17, 2008 6:49 am**

Proberly take about 10 mins?

And as for a strain on the server? No chance.

As for a big Database with MySql try one with several million entries.!!!

You may think I have no idea that I am on about but.
I Manage
7 Webservers
3 MySql servers + 5 with load balancing.
2 Mail Servers POP3 + 2 Mailservers SMTP
adding to that 2 File servers and 3 in house servers.

I know a thing or two about them!

Oh and I am the Technical manager.!

Joey2 · Guest

(Harrkim234>I did not feel like logging in...)
(lets not turn this into a big old argument, K?)

Look, Im not saying I know more than You,

I was just saying I know the server STV is located on.
Occasionally it gets testy about mySQL processes. Thank you for sharing your abilties,

But If M wants to do that he can. Its his website ater all

It might take ten minutes, sure. we can monitor the load. It may do nothing at all to it. but sometimes it likes to hate the mySQL processes.

So maybe M will do it, maybe he wont. ask him?