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Old 06-01-2020, 11:37 AM   #1
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We will be performing our regular purge of inactive users later today.

As we haven't performed this for awhile, it will take an extended period of time to remove the ~64,000 inactive users from the database during which the server performance will be considerably slower than normal.

Inactive users are defined as those who have no activity in the last 90 days.

The last time we ran this (Dec 2016) we removed 60k users many of whom have subsequently rejoined being only occasional visitors.

In total, we have had over 350k registrations since we started and purged about 80% of those along the way and we will again be left with a core of ~75k users - about twice as many as were left after the last purge.
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Old 06-01-2020, 11:56 AM   #2
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Let the purge begin.....
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Old 06-01-2020, 12:19 PM   #3
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Old 06-01-2020, 12:26 PM   #4
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can i have first dibs on their motor gear divi up all mine
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Old 06-01-2020, 12:39 PM   #5
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It will free up a lot of user names at least so those who were wanting changes should keep an eye out for what becomes available.
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does reading the forum keep you as 'active' or do you have to post?

regards a lurker

and yes I realise posting this may keep me active and not just lurking
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I sorted the member list by last visited, ascending, and if you only take those classed as “active” from October 5th 2019 onwards, it leaves just 9500-odd.

What am I doing differently?
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Old 06-01-2020, 06:34 PM   #8
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Are banned members classified as inactive?
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Old 07-01-2020, 07:27 AM   #9
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Active is simply defined as having 'activity' in the period. There are a lot of active users with zero post counts.

Citreonbender - the publicly visible member list does not include all member groups and user with post counts greater than a certain number aren't included in purges for thread continuity.

Banned users are counted as inactive.

I ran out of time last night so they will be purged tonight.
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I ran out of time last night so they will be purged tonight.
and i was going to say purge musta malfunctioned , im still here
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rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually

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Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic!

I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !!
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and i was going to say purge musta malfunctioned , im still here
If it make's you feel better we can fix that
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I’m not that active, but would like to stay
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There must be quite a few who join, ask a question or two and don't return after getting their questions answered.
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Old 10-02-2020, 02:59 PM   #15
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There are which is why we've purged about 167,000 member records - some of them multiple times.
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Old 10-02-2020, 03:34 PM   #16
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Can we nominate names to be purged? In that case, I nominate...
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for some reason i get automatic logged off, so these days i don,t log on, but i visit. there may be others in the same situation, and this might show as unvisited?
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Old 12-02-2020, 12:54 PM   #18
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The auto log-off only happens if you don't have cookies enabled as these maintain your login (if you have remember me ticked). The fact that you've been logged in is enough to reset the 'last visit' date which stops you from being purged.
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I believe member "Gasolane" is very inactive........................


















































Probly cause of his age..........
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I believe member "Gasolane" is very inactive........................

i heard he was going to garb the name HULK after the purge and it was available again
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rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually

just remember don't be afraid to try something new.
Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic!

I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !!

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i heard he was going to garb the name HULK after the purge and it was available again
Have you been swapping notes with the alcoholic golfer above?
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