After 6 months - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Viewmaster · 3rd Aug 2016, 8:36 am

If one hasn't posted anything in 6 months I understand that one is deleted from the forum.

Two little questions....
Is one given any warning that one is about to be given the chop?
Can one re join with same name and password or not?

MALC SCOTT · 3rd Aug 2016, 9:01 am

Never heard of that before, Malc

gezza123 · 3rd Aug 2016, 9:38 am

Its three months General rule No 5, all I do is just log in and and read some posts then log out I don't think that the (mods) will delete you/ but the software may check for clean up purpose.
gezza123

paulsherwin · 3rd Aug 2016, 10:21 am

The forum rules say this may happen, but in practice it doesn't.

There is no automatic mechanism to do this. Every so often one of us (usually Paul Stenning) will remove members who haven't accessed the forum for a very long time and have never posted (there are a surprisingly large number of these). The period of inactivity will be much longer than 6 months.

Obviously people are welcome to rejoin at any time in the future.

Paul Stenning · 3rd Aug 2016, 10:43 am

Paul is correct, there is no automatic mechanism for this, there are maintenance tools in admin for this sort of thing that need to be run manually.

When I have a periodic purge of inactive users it is those with zero post count who have not logged in for ages (normally between 1 and 2 years). Most of these are people who have not returned since the day they signed up.

In the past it was a requirement to be a member before you could view attachments, but this just resulted in loads of these inactive users who signed up to see the attachments of interest and never returned. This was changed a couple of years ago, so guests (and search engines) can see attachments, which results in a lot less of these inactive members.

Note that I never remove users who have a post count higher than zero, no matter how long ago they last posted or visited. Doing so would leave their posts orphaned (and showing as guest posts) which causes confusion with the flow of the threads etc.

HamishBoxer · 3rd Aug 2016, 11:00 am

Well, that sounds very fair to me.I agree there does seem to be one or two who join never to be heard of again.

bileaflet_valve · 3rd Aug 2016, 11:32 am

As someone who seldom posts, but derives very much enjoyment from browsing the forum without logging on, I am glad to have this clarified.
Les.

Paul Stenning · 3rd Aug 2016, 12:17 pm

If you do log in when just browsing it will highlight the new threads and posts since your last visit, which could be useful. It also gets rid of the cookie message near the top of every page (as it knows which members have acknowledged it).

In addition, the forum section that is only visible to members with over 10 posts will become visible to you when you log in.

3rd Aug 2016, 8:36 am	#1
Viewmaster Hexode Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, UK. Posts: 253	After 6 months If one hasn't posted anything in 6 months I understand that one is deleted from the forum. Two little questions.... Is one given any warning that one is about to be given the chop? Can one re join with same name and password or not? __________________ "One small step for man".....because he has arthritis. www.retinascope.co.uk Albert.

3rd Aug 2016, 9:01 am	#2
MALC SCOTT Octode Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Willington, County Durham, UK. Posts: 1,499	Re: After 6 months Never heard of that before, Malc __________________ Malc Scott

3rd Aug 2016, 9:38 am	#3
gezza123 Heptode Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Eastham, Wirral, Merseyside, UK. Posts: 788	Re: After 6 months Its three months General rule No 5, all I do is just log in and and read some posts then log out I don't think that the (mods) will delete you/ but the software may check for clean up purpose. gezza123

3rd Aug 2016, 10:21 am	#4
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,942	Re: After 6 months The forum rules say this may happen, but in practice it doesn't. There is no automatic mechanism to do this. Every so often one of us (usually Paul Stenning) will remove members who haven't accessed the forum for a very long time and have never posted (there are a surprisingly large number of these). The period of inactivity will be much longer than 6 months. Obviously people are welcome to rejoin at any time in the future.

3rd Aug 2016, 10:43 am	#5
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: After 6 months Paul is correct, there is no automatic mechanism for this, there are maintenance tools in admin for this sort of thing that need to be run manually. When I have a periodic purge of inactive users it is those with zero post count who have not logged in for ages (normally between 1 and 2 years). Most of these are people who have not returned since the day they signed up. In the past it was a requirement to be a member before you could view attachments, but this just resulted in loads of these inactive users who signed up to see the attachments of interest and never returned. This was changed a couple of years ago, so guests (and search engines) can see attachments, which results in a lot less of these inactive members. Note that I never remove users who have a post count higher than zero, no matter how long ago they last posted or visited. Doing so would leave their posts orphaned (and showing as guest posts) which causes confusion with the flow of the threads etc. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster

3rd Aug 2016, 11:00 am	#6
HamishBoxer Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: W.Butterwick, near Doncaster UK. Posts: 8,932	Re: After 6 months Well, that sounds very fair to me.I agree there does seem to be one or two who join never to be heard of again. __________________ G8JET BVWS Archivist and Member V.M.A.R.S

3rd Aug 2016, 11:32 am	#7
bileaflet_valve Tetrode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, UK. Posts: 88	Re: After 6 months As someone who seldom posts, but derives very much enjoyment from browsing the forum without logging on, I am glad to have this clarified. Les.

3rd Aug 2016, 12:17 pm	#8
Paul Stenning Administrator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Cardiff Posts: 9,071	Re: After 6 months If you do log in when just browsing it will highlight the new threads and posts since your last visit, which could be useful. It also gets rid of the cookie message near the top of every page (as it knows which members have acknowledged it). In addition, the forum section that is only visible to members with over 10 posts will become visible to you when you log in. __________________ Paul Stenning Forum Admin/Owner and BVWS Webmaster