Inactive members

Trinity

I was just wondering do you delete members after a certain period if they are inactive?


Just curious as i want someones name and they only have one post and i dont think they have been active in 9 years :eek:

Would it be wrong to steal their name

seanybiker

9 years feck that. Just pm admin and ask i presume

Mr Magnolia

Post in subscribers and ask, there probably won't be a problem.

Overheal

Accounts are never deleted automatically afaik, but it does happen at least manually.

But I really like your name....it is all superheroinesque.

Overheal

Moonbaby wrote: »

But I really like your name....it is all superheroinesque.

now theres a name..

Trinity

Moonbaby wrote: »

But I really like your name....it is all superheroinesque.

I just wanna drop the 1 at the end, hardly worth anyones time

Overheal

you'll need to subscribe first, but after that there shouldnt be an issue

Toto Wolfcastle

I got the number dropped from my name through pure begging. But then, I didn't have the problem of someone else already using the name I wanted.

You're better off finding out if you can have the name first, and then subscribing.

Mr Magnolia

Overheal wrote: »

you'll need to subscribe first, but after that there shouldnt be an issue

Trinitys' avatar suggests she(?) is a subscriber.

Trinity

Mr Magnolia wrote: »

Trinitys' avatar suggests she(?) is a subscriber.

Yep sure am!

Steve

Post a request in here.

Bear in mind the user could be active on adverts.ie, their postcount / activity won't show up here.

If they're inactive then it's generally not a problem.

Trinity

SteveC wrote: »

Post a request in here.

Bear in mind the user could be active on adverts.ie, their postcount / activity won't show up here.

If they're inactive then it's generally not a problem.

I didnt want to request it first without checking if they delete members and out of general curiousity too i wondered

Steve

Ah, sorry, I misread the question.
They generally don't delete old or even banned accounts unless someone requests the name.

biko

The problem with taking someone's old name is that they might have posts.
I guess if they stopped posting 5+ years ago all old posts can be deleted. Then the account can be considered abandoned.

In this case, one post 9 years ago it's easy peasy Subscribe.

Trinity

biko wrote: »

The problem with taking someone's old name is that they might have posts.
I guess if they stopped posting 5+ years ago all old posts can be deleted. Then the account can be considered abandoned.

In this case, one post 9 years ago it's easy peasy Subscribe.

I'm already a subscriber

CathyMoran

My problem would be if one of the members died (as has happened) - would be very distressing for their friends...sorry for bringing up such a dark case but I am just thinking of a friend of mine who died a while ago - would be devestated if someone used his name again (but maybe I am being sensitive).

Fajitas!

I think that's one case, Cathy, but I'm sure the powers that be would acknowledge that and refuse, whereas a one post wonder could easily be overwritten without too many problems

Again, I'd feel much the same as you if a username of the deceased was taken.

Trinity

CathyMoran wrote: »

My problem would be if one of the members died (as has happened) - would be very distressing for their friends...sorry for bringing up such a dark case but I am just thinking of a friend of mine who died a while ago - would be devestated if someone used his name again (but maybe I am being sensitive).

No thats very thoughtful and not something i had considered.

But i would never ask for the name of someone that had been active and then stopped posting suddenly. It would be too weird taking over their name tbh.

This person only has one post and it was made back in 2000

Steve

Trinity1 wrote: »

But i would never ask for the name of someone that had been active and then stopped posting suddenly. It would be too weird taking over their name tbh.

They'd never give you an account with more than a handful of posts anyway so that couldn't happen.
It disrupts the timeline too much if they have to delete more than 1 or 2 posts.
Obviously, it the account was in any way well known, you wouldn't get it either. Common sense rules apply.

javaboy

Who else thought this was going to be a thread about erectile dysfunction? Anybody else? No just me? ....hmmm that's probably a bad sign.

Nevyn

I could be wrong but I think that is an account of an admin's sibling.
You can ask and I am sure the request will be considered.
I have seen other dormant accounts have the names switched off them.

Trinity

Thaedydal wrote: »

I could be wrong but I think that is an account of an admin's sibling.
You can ask and I am sure the request will be considered.
I have seen other dormant accounts have the names switched off them.

I'll probably leave it so, seems more trouble than its worth for the sake of dropping a number

Daithi McGee

Trinity1 wrote: »

I'll probably leave it so, seems more trouble than its worth for the sake of dropping a number

Don't give up hope yet. Thead was almost correct.

tr1n1ty is the account she means. She has more 1's that you already.

gl

AckwelFoley

The min sentance for Abduction rape and murder is 12 years...

If any of those accounts as stated by the OP become active again in 3 years...


..i have a rival..

Oryx

I stole someones name once. I didnt even realise it had been used before when I asked. But the powers that be said it was a dormant name and I became KtK for a while. So you wont be the first to request a name is reused. Go for it!

AlmightyCushion

Depends on each situation I'd imagine. But if someone has very few posts and hasn't been active in ages then I'd imagine it wouldn't be a problem.

Sparky

If old account is inactive, the name gets changed to [name].old, [name].1, or whatever the admin sees fit at the time.
You wouldn't inherit their posts or anything!
And sure if their last activity was years ago, it wont interfere with anything ongoing these days.
It's an easy request, so go for it!