# Full of lurkers **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 23, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203 "2005-01-23T20:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/1 "2005-01-23T20:22:57Z")
I was bored so i was taking a look @ the current memberlist. 302 members have 0 posts 818 members have under 10 posts thats alot of lurkers/inactive members eh People just join and dont introduce themselves, or just join and post once trying to sell things like parachutes. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bing/32/7211_2.png) [@bing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/2 "2005-01-23T20:51:41Z")
our memebership was about 250 people just over a year ago after DX1… meaning that the size of our club had quintupled in a year… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/3 "2005-01-23T20:55:39Z")
Thats quite the increase. Unfortunatly only a minority of the userlist actually participates in the forums. ---
**Author:** ![Gonad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gonad/32/5481_2.png) [@Gonad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gonad)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/4 "2005-01-23T21:30:51Z")
Tally up the # of members that have actually paid in 2004 and 2005. ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2005, 9:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/5 "2005-01-23T21:39:47Z")
I say delete all users with under 10 posts as of January er something. Make an announcement and follow through with it after a week. Its rediculus to keep it anyways. Andrew. ---
**Author:** ![jjm\_240sx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b77776/32.png) [@jjm\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jjm_240sx)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 3:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/6 "2005-01-24T03:51:49Z")
> [@AnDrEw](#): > > I say delete all users with under 10 posts as of January er something. Make an announcement and follow through with it after a week. Its rediculus to keep it anyways. > > Andrew. Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/7 "2005-01-24T04:58:18Z")
i second this motion farmer ---
**Author:** ![s14\_2Nv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s14_2nv/32/5476_2.png) [@s14\_2Nv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/s14_2Nv)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 5:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/8 "2005-01-24T05:12:58Z")
That isn’t the best idea guys, some of them may have just joined. If anything delete accounts that have been inactive for a set number of months that have under “x” posts. ---
**Author:** ![MrSkinny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/59ef9b/32.png) [@MrSkinny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MrSkinny)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/9 "2005-01-24T06:07:21Z")
> [@s14\_2Nv](#): > > That isn’t the best idea guys, some of them may have just joined. > > If anything delete accounts that have been inactive for a set number of months that have under “x” posts. i agree with phil. ---
**Author:** ![1gq2nv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/7feea3/32.png) [@1gq2nv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/1gq2nv)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/10 "2005-01-24T06:11:24Z")
I think the most effective way to take care of this is to set a purga that will automatically delete any innactive accounts after 3 months. having nothing to do with the ammount of posts (to prevent whoring) DRE ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 8:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/11 "2005-01-24T08:55:54Z")
> [@1gq2nv](#): > > I think the most effective way to take care of this is to set a purga that will automatically delete any innactive accounts after 3 months. > > having nothing to do with the ammount of posts (to prevent whoring) > > DRE This is a great idea! I motion this to be done. And as for my previous motion Phil, then set a date before which all less then 10 post accounts will be deleted. Lets say as of september 1st er something. Then make this purga that Andre is recmmending. As ussual my help is always offered. Andrew. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/12 "2005-01-24T09:13:33Z")
Just make a sticky in chat about it. Pretty much, anyone thats been inactive for 3mths with 10 posts or less is deleted. ---
**Author:** ![AnDrEw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AnDrEw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AnDrEw)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2005, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/13 "2005-01-24T09:44:57Z")
> [@mike](#): > > Just make a sticky in chat about it. > > Pretty much, anyone thats been inactive for 3mths with 10 posts or less is deleted. :werd: ---
**Author:** ![TorontoGT-R33](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/torontogt-r33/32/5500_2.png) [@TorontoGT-R33](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TorontoGT-R33)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/14 "2005-01-25T08:12:16Z")
> [@mike](#): > > Just make a sticky in chat about it. > > Pretty much, anyone thats been inactive for 3mths with 10 posts or less is deleted. I think that would be the best thing to do. ---
**Author:** ![GT1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@GT1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GT1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2005, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/full-of-lurkers/83203/15 "2005-01-25T11:17:29Z")
discussed and decided. thanks for any input GT