Heres one reason to delete them: BANDWITH.

How do they consume bandwidth? They're tiny and when they're not in use they don't do any harm.

well, now that i think a little more about it, i think the only disadvantage i found is that they may take some "server space", because as members, they have an account with some space for them with some folders where they can store their pm... of course that amount of space might be dynamic and the space occupied probably isn' t significant; however, 4000 members, which most of them have never logged in, maybe, but just maybe it needs to be purged.... or maybe not :whistle:

Well, I think we should delete the nonusers

A) because I am a neat person and don't like junk sitting around, especially on this site

B)because if we deleted all the useless users and found that there were only 500 or so "real" members left, that would add a bit to the intrinsic community feel of the site.

No offense to Kosta, but I think he just keeps them on cause its cool to say "my forum has 4000+ members" rather than "500+"

It just kinda bothers you doesnt it? Like we registered and everything and we uphold the site, but the other guys register and do nothing. Haveing an actual membership really should be reserved for those who at least put a little work into the site.

Qualifications for membership:

You must have at least 100 posts (fair enough? maybe 50 posts)
You must have written at least one review (optional qualification, maybe too harsh)

We work, we are worthy of enjoying the amenities the site provides.

Or maybe you are not allowed to download free games until you get 50 posts. If you are a guest, you get them for free, but if you choose membership, you have to show that you are serious by working to get 50 posts.

A lot of you are saying, whats the use of getting rid of the nonusers? Well, what is the use of keeping them on? Only one: so you can show off the amount of users there are. I really don't care how many users there are, do you?

Just some thoughts. :cheers:

Spam ahoy! That is a very very daft idea I'm afraid. Apart from anything else, it'd just put people off the site altogether.

You are so predictable, Beef.

I already said: just some thoughts.

Whenever I give suggestions all I'm doing is throwing out random ideas from my head. I build the frame, you guys fill it in. Just trying to cover every subject. Of course I thought of everything you are saying, that that would invite spam. But like I said, just throwing out little bits and stuff.

you know that you dont get emails for PMs automatically? its optional.

Erm, you realize that I would be deleted by Indi's rules? I haven't written a single review (I suck at it).

Also, as the active accounts don't do any harm and as at least a few of them must be lurkers (just read, barely post). I would say that if we slim down to 500 members and lose, say, 5 lurkers then the cost would be too great.

I'm with Beef and Havell here, Indi: some people may be a tad shy and may not want to post quite so often. Or perhaps they only post when they genuinely think they have something to contribute to a discussion. People should contribute to Abandonia because they want to, not because they fear getting kicked out of the forum or no longer being able to download games.
Besides, all those phantom members don't really hurt anybody, do they? Lurkers are just about the most harmless group of forum users there is. And anybody who's a regular at the forums should have a rough idea as to how many 'active' members there are and who they are, so that's not really a problem either, is it?

Fine, fine. Like I said, I don't really care. Leave it as it is.

Hey......just thought of something. Where are all those people who actually WANT to delete the nonusers? They started this topic, didn't they?