23-08-2005 14:14									#1
	What's with all these screen names with 0 posts? Support Apolyton, buy Alpha Centauri

shouldn't they be deleted?

They are either DL's, or off topic posters who have never posted on topic- also a DL.

yeah I was curious, because I wanted to see who had the same flag as me. And most of the people who use the same flag, have 0 posts. Who are these people?

	23-08-2005 14:23									#2
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Lurkers maybe, perhaps people who register to download a mod or a patch.

Who knows!!!??

Who cares!!!??

	23-08-2005 14:31									#3
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Is it really necessary to register just to download something from the site?

	23-08-2005 14:37									#4
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if it's an attachment, yes

	23-08-2005 17:48									#5
	Increase the size of your Attachments

Registration is tiring enough without making these poor people have to go out and post too.

	24-08-2005 01:10									#6
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if they don't know how to spam, they should not be posting.

	24-08-2005 03:32									#7
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Mark wont delete them as it would remove too many accounts.

It has also been established in the past that there aren't really any benefits of cleaning up.

	24-08-2005 07:13									#8
	Tired of ads?

Now you've gone and spoilt the plot for this thread.

	24-08-2005 10:50									#9
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Ha ha!

	24-08-2005 18:34									#10
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Besides, what advertizer is going to want to advertize on a site that goes from having 60,000 members to 2000 members in one night?

	24-08-2005 19:03									#11
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike It has also been established in the past that there aren't really any benefits of cleaning up.

The benefit is that you make more nicks avaliable for new posters. I hate when I try to register at some forum, but they tell me my nick is already in use. And when I look up who registered I notice that it's some poster who posted one single post 20 years ago

	24-08-2005 21:21									#12
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Wow! Gore invented the internet in 1985!?

	24-08-2005 21:45									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Adagio The benefit is that you make more nicks avaliable for new posters. I hate when I try to register at some forum, but they tell me my nick is already in use. And when I look up who registered I notice that it's some poster who posted one single post 20 years ago

In situations like that, we can be a "tad" flexible

	24-08-2005 22:14									#14
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I presume Adagio is not referring to himself, or other posters of standing, but rather new people who register at a site only to find out their nick is in use, and then end up being discouraged from posting there ... they likely won't take the time, effort, or know-how to PM the admins to fix it

	24-08-2005 22:19									#15
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Exactly

And even if they manage to register with the name saddam156498 they might not want to stay here because of their name (not knowing it can be changed)

	24-08-2005 23:04									#16
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quote: Originally posted by snoopy369 I presume Adagio is not referring to himself, or other posters of standing, but rather new people who register at a site only to find out their nick is in use, and then end up being discouraged from posting there ... they likely won't take the time, effort, or know-how to PM the admins to fix it

While I hear what you are saying... if people are discouraged because an "exact" nick name is not available... we don't need them

But seriously... when that happens to me, I usually register with a slight variation, check the lay of the land, and then contact the admin. I EXPECT the name I want not to be available....

	24-08-2005 23:14									#17
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Now you've gone and spoilt the plot for this thread.

Sorry, I thought I'd jump to the end and spoil it for everyone.

	24-08-2005 23:16									#18
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quote: Originally posted by Ming In situations like that, we can be a "tad" flexible

Indeed. When I changed to Doc temporarily Ming had to delete the impostor Doc, who had 0 posts, and hadn't posted for several years.

Kinda glad he didn't bring that up when I changed back, actually.

	24-08-2005 23:22									#19
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I reckon there are some pretty prolific off-topic posters who have close to zero post counts...

	24-08-2005 23:23									#20
	Got spare money?

Could you imagine the size of my post count if it wasn't for this off-topic rule stuff?

	25-08-2005 02:38									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Ming I EXPECT the name I want not to be available....

I'm quite happy about the fact that I have such a unique user name that it will very likely be available

	25-08-2005 02:50									#22
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I wanted Obiwan, but I'm happier with Ben Kenobi. It's a much better nickname.

	25-08-2005 05:37									#23
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quote: Originally posted by Provost Harrison Could you imagine the size of my post count if it wasn't for this off-topic rule stuff?

I'd bet you'd have been PCR'ed for posting inane drivel, so roughly the same actually.

	25-08-2005 05:49									#24
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quote: Originally posted by Zopperoni I'm quite happy about the fact that I have such a unique user name that it will very likely be available

I'm happy that my username is actually unique across the intrawebs.

	25-08-2005 07:18									#25
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Anybody who posts exclusively in OTF has a 0 post count, if they registered after Markos made it that way.

	25-08-2005 07:52									#26
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Except for poor Post Count Zero, who accidently made a single post in the community forum.

Funnily enough, my name is unique too.

	25-08-2005 08:48									#27
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He could ask one of us mods to fix his mistake

	25-08-2005 13:28									#28
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Yeah, give him a 50% pcr then round up to annoy him.

	25-08-2005 16:32									#29
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quote: Originally posted by DrSpike Yeah, give him a 50% pcr then round up to annoy him.

	25-08-2005 18:44									#30
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That's evol...!