Inactive user names will be pruned

[djross95]

Always a good idea to get rid of spammers, but I'm posting here to make sure that I'm not "pruned".....

This is a great forum and it's well worth visiting on occasion! DR

[oliverjames]

Good idea Husse, Prune away. Excellent forum.

Looking forward to Mint 7 (versus Windows 7) bound to be better.

Oliverjames

[markfiend]

I run a couple of phpbb boards and found this a great way of preventing spambots from registering.

Hope that helps.

[Husse]

Thanks markfiend
Right now we don't have much spam, I think that my pruning of inappropriate "inactive" user names (such as variations of buyonline) helps a lot
Never the less we had someone today that used the forum to send spam

[ESM]

Well, I registered myself today and hope to be not pruned if I don't write anything from now on I mostly find solutions on the Ubuntu forum or here without asking... Maybe that should be taken into consideration?

[Husse]

It's only those that never even clicked the link in the registration mail that is at risk

[Husse]

No need for this any more - the spam stop during registration has stopped the bots and there are hardly any inactive user names any more

[emorrp1]

wooo, two birds with one stone

[FrogDemon]

I am an 'inactive user.'

Just ask my wife and look at my yard! lol

We must be married to the same woman or maybe I married your wife's sister! My wife told me the other day: How long ya gonna be a bump on the log and NOT get the yard done?

[Fred]

SSShhhh... Don't bring this thread back to life. It might remind Husse that he hasn't deleted me yet.

Fred

[Husse]

But Fred - you are a really active user - don't know what your wife thinks though

[deleted]

Do you count logins, but no posts?
I often auto login to the forums, but only post if I have anything relevant to add...
-H

[Husse]

I think I have written this - in this sense an inactive user is one that has registered to the forum but never clicked the activation link in the activation mail sent by the forum