Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted!

**Dragon Ball** · Aug 11, 2007, 11:20 PM

Wow!! Today I have deleted over 50,000 usernames based on the below conditions:

Post count: 0
Last login: More than 60 days ago

This has essentially freed up usernames that new members have wanted to register but couldn't because they were "hogged" by non-participating or members that had not activated their account.

Before the cleanup: 60,934 members
After the cleanup: 8,197 members

This cleanup has not deleted posts, and we still have just under 500,000 posts still at AO.

Thank you.

*Xelhes* · Aug 12, 2007, 01:01 AM

Wow....may i say this on forums but..God dam lol thats alot really i cant stand inactive people but sometimes it can be understandable. i mean I am a member of 3 forums that i never go to because im so used to just going to the ones where i am well known and have high post count so to some others AO might be that scenario

**Dragon Ball** · Aug 12, 2007, 01:06 AM

A lot of them were also accounts awaiting activation by the member. Yeh, it sure was a big number. I was very surprised.

*Legend* · Aug 12, 2007, 01:44 AM

Remember how I suggested that we should have sold them to the members instead??

this is good too i suppose.

Hassun · Aug 12, 2007, 02:51 AM

Dare I say... Owned?

*equinn* · Aug 12, 2007, 05:35 AM

NOWAY!!!!!!!! whats how many people didnt post .....O____O.......... im glad i do post lol but really soo many

but like thats kind good cos when u go to sites u hate it when u cany get the username u want so this should be good ...... summer clean out ^^

*HolderOfTheDarkChalice* · Aug 12, 2007, 08:17 AM

this is a very awesome thing the nic i have now was
because the name i wanted was took .....anyway hopefully
more people will join so they can have there on name

and not just because of that but most people like
a forum where there name is one of a kind

aceman67 · Aug 12, 2007, 08:17 AM

Bet the site will run a smidgen faster now.

*Violent* · Aug 12, 2007, 08:32 AM

It actually does, used to take about 7-10 seconds now it takes 1-5 yay!

*koga23* · Aug 12, 2007, 08:40 AM

I was wondering when this would happen, Glad it did it was a wast of space to have them here not posting.And now it loads so much faster

its great.

LordCastigator · Aug 12, 2007, 10:09 AM

I dare say they could be doing what I originally did, before I discovered the forums.

When I first found this site, there were a few pics I wanted to look at, but couldn't because they were members only. So I started this account & enjoyed looking at them, until I got blocked for inactivity, or something like that. Ages later, I got an Email from here about a shake up in management & how the forums were different. so I logged back into my old account & the rest is now history.

I wouldn't be one bit surprised if there were now a good few people now rather annoyed that they can't access all the pics here. If you've still got their Email addresses, I might just recommend holding on to them, seeing if they sign up again, then watching them to see if they actually post anything on the forums, or just keep looking at all the cool Anime pics...

Aug 11, 2007, 11:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dragon Ball I Hate Junk Posting Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Japan Posts: 1,349 Thanks: 17 Thanked 85 Times in 28 Posts Credits: 17,132	Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! Wow!! Today I have deleted over 50,000 usernames based on the below conditions: Post count: 0 Last login: More than 60 days ago This has essentially freed up usernames that new members have wanted to register but couldn't because they were "hogged" by non-participating or members that had not activated their account. Before the cleanup: 60,934 members After the cleanup: 8,197 members This cleanup has not deleted posts, and we still have just under 500,000 posts still at AO. Thank you. __________________ FAVOURITE THREADS EXPLAIN why, or risk an infraction. BE WARNED Junk Posting Not cool! Find out why. MOVE YOUR STUFF FleaMarket Member's Trading Pit! Last edited by Dragon Ball; Aug 12, 2007 at 02:07 AM.
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Aug 12, 2007, 01:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
Xelhes Never Back Down Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Chicago but im in tenn for college Posts: 1,334 Thanks: 4 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Credits: 8,857	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! Wow....may i say this on forums but..God dam lol thats alot really i cant stand inactive people but sometimes it can be understandable. i mean I am a member of 3 forums that i never go to because im so used to just going to the ones where i am well known and have high post count so to some others AO might be that scenario __________________ lets SMASH things Shall we
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Dragon Ball I Hate Junk Posting Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Japan Posts: 1,349 Thanks: 17 Thanked 85 Times in 28 Posts Credits: 17,132	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! A lot of them were also accounts awaiting activation by the member. Yeh, it sure was a big number. I was very surprised. __________________ FAVOURITE THREADS EXPLAIN why, or risk an infraction. BE WARNED Junk Posting Not cool! Find out why. MOVE YOUR STUFF FleaMarket Member's Trading Pit!
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Aug 12, 2007, 01:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
Legend aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh~~~!!!! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sharks Territory Posts: 4,317 Thanks: 29 Thanked 32 Times in 30 Posts Credits: 64,078	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! Remember how I suggested that we should have sold them to the members instead?? this is good too i suppose. __________________ 5/16: Anime Now vs. Then --> My Blog
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Hassun shittle Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pretiacruento Posts: 6,905 Thanks: 0 Thanked 34 Times in 29 Posts Credits: 19,810	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! Dare I say... Owned? __________________ Gorecreeps inc.
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Aug 12, 2007, 05:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
equinn Ao's official cat girl~★ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Emerald island (Eire) (Ireland) Posts: 1,530 Thanks: 10 Thanked 19 Times in 19 Posts Credits: 12,210	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! NOWAY!!!!!!!! whats how many people didnt post .....O____O.......... im glad i do post lol but really soo many but like thats kind good cos when u go to sites u hate it when u cany get the username u want so this should be good ...... summer clean out ^^ __________________ xbox: xpclan cheerleader
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Aug 12, 2007, 08:17 AM	#7 (permalink)
HolderOfTheDarkChalice King Of Darkness Join Date: May 2006 Location: someplace where the only light is the moon above Posts: 2,779 Thanks: 20 Thanked 18 Times in 17 Posts Credits: 1,037	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! this is a very awesome thing the nic i have now was because the name i wanted was took .....anyway hopefully more people will join so they can have there on name and not just because of that but most people like a forum where there name is one of a kind __________________ thanks mellow your sig is top notch http://www.animeonline.net/links/
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aceman67 Forum Goderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Coalhurst Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,591 Thanks: 2 Thanked 22 Times in 18 Posts Credits: 23,494	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! Bet the site will run a smidgen faster now. __________________ Please, in the name of all that is holy and good, Raptor Jesus, Read the RULES. I think; therefore you are : Xfire : Art Portfolio : DevART : AnimePaper : SheezyART : Outpost10F :
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Violent 私を愛しなさい Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NC Posts: 1,479 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Credits: 2,442	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! It actually does, used to take about 7-10 seconds now it takes 1-5 yay! __________________ V for Vicious
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Aug 12, 2007, 08:40 AM	#10 (permalink)
koga23 ~The Master~ Join Date: May 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,115 Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Credits: 12,600	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! I was wondering when this would happen, Glad it did it was a wast of space to have them here not posting.And now it loads so much faster its great. __________________ Thanks zyta for the awesome sig † " There Is Nothing To Fear But F.E.A.R It Self "- (F.E.A.R) †
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Aug 12, 2007, 10:09 AM	#11 (permalink)
LordCastigator Pro Utilitate Hominum Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: You know that feeling, like you're being watched... Posts: 626 Thanks: 4 Thanked 13 Times in 13 Posts Credits: 14,773	Re: Over 50,000 Usernames Deleted! I dare say they could be doing what I originally did, before I discovered the forums. When I first found this site, there were a few pics I wanted to look at, but couldn't because they were members only. So I started this account & enjoyed looking at them, until I got blocked for inactivity, or something like that. Ages later, I got an Email from here about a shake up in management & how the forums were different. so I logged back into my old account & the rest is now history. I wouldn't be one bit surprised if there were now a good few people now rather annoyed that they can't access all the pics here. If you've still got their Email addresses, I might just recommend holding on to them, seeing if they sign up again, then watching them to see if they actually post anything on the forums, or just keep looking at all the cool Anime pics... __________________ The A$$hole previously known as Daniel219 Thanks a million for this sig Pyro_psyco. Too true... My Gundam story. Please read it, please...
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