Newbie Purging

[~Shard~]

Just wondering if anyone has ever contemplated cleaning up the MacRumors Member directory by removing newbies who have only ever made a few posts and whom haven't been active for a certain period of time. I can imagine there must be several newbies who have only ever made 1 post and have no intentions of coming back for whatever reason, so perhaps after a period time, let's say a year, of inactivity, would it really be a big deal if someone was to remove their account?

Any thoughts? Just trying to keep MacRumors a lean, clean machine! :cool:

[stridey]

Just wondering if anyone has ever contemplated cleaning up the MacRumors Member directory by removing newbies who have only ever made a few posts and whom haven't been active for a certain period of time. I can imagine there must be several newbies who have only ever made 1 post and have no intentions of coming back for whatever reason, so perhaps after a period time, let's say a year, of inactivity, would it really be a big deal if someone was to remove their account?

Any thoughts? Just trying to keep MacRumors a lean, clean machine! :cool:

I agree. The members list is almost useless, even if you know who you're looking for. :p

[Kwyjibo]

I don't think they'll do this unless they had some sort of major crash .... I mean plenty of people lurk here all the time and some log in to make one or two posts ...

[~Shard~]

I don't think they'll do this unless they had some sort of major crash .... I mean plenty of people lurk here all the time and some log in to make one or two posts ...

Yeah, I know it's tough to track those people, and we wouldn't want to accidentally delete them! Still though, it would be nice to have some way to clean things up. Perhaps if certain criteria is met (i.e. 1 post recorded and no activity in 1 year) MR could send out an e-mail to the individual inquiring if they still consider themselves an "active" member. No response, bye-bye account.

Just some thoughts...

[arn]

I really see no real big advnatage in doing it, and it being a lot of trouble to do it without deleteing some real accounts.

Besides, there are other benefits from having a registered account even with no posts.... those who reg'd before october can edit the wiki pages.

arn

[~Shard~]

I really see no real big advnatage in doing it, and it being a lot of trouble to do it without deleteing some real accounts.

Besides, there are other benefits from having a registered account even with no posts.... those who reg'd before october can edit the wiki pages.

arn

Good point arn - I forgot about the wiki pages. And, as you say, it would be a shame to delete a legitimate account by accident. I was thinking about this more for you and the admin's sake, as I could care less myself, but if you don't have any issues with it, then hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!

As I said, just a thought. :)

[Lacero]

Maybe we should delete arn. :p :eek:

I KEED! or am I?
Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35452 (http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/movies/think-different.mov)

[Sun Baked]

Why, then members like looprumors would not be able to stop by once or twice a year and spam his sites link all over the place. ;)

Plus, it would be just as worthwhile to also get rid of those members who post too much if you get rid of those posting too little. :p

[dmw007]

While I don't quite agree with the idea- I do like the sound of the phrase
"Newbie Purging" :D

Or how about Newbie Inquisition? ;) :)

[~Shard~]

Maybe we should delete arn. :p :eek:

I KEED! or am I?

So, getting banned once just wasn't enough for ya, Lacero? :eek: :p ;)

While I don't quite agree with the idea- I do like the sound of the phrase "Newbie Purging" :D

Well, if nothing else, thanks for that. ;)

[angelneo]

On a technical side, I also don't see how trimming the member list will help (I believe this forum had that table properly indexed). Also, keeping that list will help Arn in promoting the amount of viewership of this forum to any potential advertisers.

[Sun Baked]

So, getting banned once just wasn't enough for ya, Lacero? :eek: :p ;)I think he plans on following in Papa Educk's shoes by continuing to be a PIA, then 2 millionth poster, and finally the newest mod. ;)

[Lacero]

I think he plans on following in Papa Educk's shoes by continuing to be a PIA, then 2 millionth poster, and finally the newest mod. ;)
Wow. :eek: You got me down to the tee. :D :D

2 smiley faces for getting the 2 millionth poster thingie right.

Here's to the Crazy Ones http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=35452 (http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/movies/think-different.mov)

[~Shard~]

I think he plans on following in Papa Educk's shoes by continuing to be a PIA, then 2 millionth poster, and finally the newest mod. ;)

Good to know I'm not the only one who thought of that series of events... ;)

"he"? :confused: :eek: ;)

[Daveway]

To better understand, I think we need to step into our G5 Time Machine and take a look at our past.....in the beginning.....

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=000021

....we used to have guest accounts.;)
A mac newbie could simply come to ask a question and then peacefully leave when his question was answered.
But, this certainly was taken away for a reason. There could be concerns about spamming, but ultimately would cut down on the hordes of newbies.

[Beligerent]

yeah im a lurker. i think i have like 5 or 6 post but im here every single day.

[~Shard~]

yeah im a lurker. i think i have like 5 or 6 post but im here every single day.

Yeah, we definitely don't want to be getting rid of people like you - mind you, at least you are a member, not a newbie. ;) :)

As I initially said, just a thought - but it does indeed look like it would be best just to keep things the way they are. There are some good reasons behind keeping things the same, and no real reasons from a technical/admin point of view to make any changes.

[Jaffa Cake]

Or how about Newbie Inquisition? ;) :)Nobody expects the Newbie Inquisition! :p

[Mudbug]

I think Newbie Bingeing would be more fun... :D

[stridey]

I think Newbie Bingeing would be more fun... :D

I... I didn't want to.... but once I'd had one... I... Oh GOD! I ate the whole forum!:o

[Kernow]

Nobody expects the Newbie Inquisition! :p

Fetch the comfy chair! :D

[dmw007]

I think Newbie Bingeing would be more fun... :D

LOL :D
Yes, Newbie Bingeing could prove quite entertaining. :) ;)

[dmw007]

Nobody expects the Newbie Inquisition! :p

No they don't- that is why its the perfect program to launch! :) ;)

[iBlue]

there are ways to prune members via all sorts of criteria (e.g., member has not signed in for a year, etc.)
not a bad thought, some of them are holding up good usernames. :p


edit: duh, i could have read the replies first. :o

[Truffy]

plenty of people lurk here all the timeYou don't need to be registered to lurk. I lurked for months before I got around to registering.

[dmw007]

You don't need to be registered to lurk. I lurked for months before I got around to registering.

Yes, lurking is free- for now.

But who knows where our righteous purging crusade shall end! ;) :)

[combatcolin]

We were all Newbies once.

And people wonder why computer users have such a bad social rep.

:mad:

[yellow]

I think he plans on following in Papa Educk's shoes by continuing to be a PIA, then 2 millionth poster, and finally the newest mod. ;)

So there IS a method to the madness!

[leftbanke7]

We were all Newbies once.

And people wonder why computer users have such a bad social rep.

:mad:

Yeah, but if we computer geeks weren't all high and mighty, where would comedians and late night show hosts get their material from? You see, it's the circle of life my friend.

[MattG]

I wish we could at least purge the n00bs that have to write "FIRST POST!!!!11!!" in their posts. Ugh :mad:

[TheMonarch]

There has been some purging...

37195

[Sun Baked]

Stop with the purging and the enemas, when is somebody going to put a cork in this thread? :o

[yellow]

Leave it to the puppet to take it to the next level.

[~Shard~]

I wish we could at least purge the n00bs that have to write "FIRST POST!!!!11!!" in their posts. Ugh :mad:

There you go! We should at least have a filter set up so that if a poster is a newbie, as his post contains one of the following, he is instantly banned. :cool:

- LOL
- !!1!1! (or any such variation)
- w00t (still don't know what the hell that is supposed to mean)
- first post!
- any other acronym over 4 letters in length (i.e. ROFLMAO - I mean, come on, quit being so lazy and learn to type actual words properly....)

Kay, I'm done my rant for now.... :cool:

[TheMonarch]

I agree with ~Shard~ on this... A filter would be nice :cool:

[Lacero]

Leave it to the puppet to take it to the next level.
ROFLMAO!!11!!1

UR 2 FUNNY.

This thread is officially dead. LOL. I think I just killed it.
Here's to the Crazy Ones, like yellow and Sun Baked http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=37115 (http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/movies/think-different.mov)

[buryyourbrideau]

ROFLMAO!!11!!1

UR 2 FUNNY.

This thread is officially dead. LOL. I think I just killed it.
Here's to the Crazy Ones, like yellow and Sun Baked http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=37115 (http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/movies/think-different.mov)

Threadkiller!

[~Shard~]

Well, that's it then. Thanks everyone, it was a blast... :cool:

[yellow]

Threadkiller!

Better than a "threadromancer™", which I often am guilty of.

[Mr. Anderson]

And I'm spent.....

[~Shard~]

And I'm spent.....

Thanks Mr. Anderson - please put an end to this. :cool:

[Sun Baked]

Well if they don't want to use a cork, they can alway try tossing newbies at the target. :o

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12420&stc=1

[~Shard~]

Well if they don't want to use a cork, they can alway try tossing newbies at the target. :o

http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12420&stc=1

Now I'm spent...

[yellow]

Leave it to the puppet to take it to the next level.

ANd the next.. and the next.. :)