As we prepare for the new site launch slowly but surely and as we prepare for the launch of A Realm Reborn, it'll be high time for a major site cleanup. Due to us transferring the forum database to a NEW database structure, I want to trim down its size now before the transfer.
Included in this cleanup involves three things:
1) Removal of inactive site members.
2) Removal of hundreds of posts.
3) Removal of old wiki.
The criteria for the above being removed will be as follows:
Members: Anyone not active on the forums since 2010 or 2011 who additionally have either zero or a very tiny handful of posts. Those who have posted a profile page, even if that was their only post, will NOT be deleted. Those who have made other posts that are deemed as "contributing to the community" will NOT be deleted. Accounts found to be duplicates will be deleted. Names that other RPC members request to NOT be deleted will be spared. The estimated number of users to be deleted is around 250 right now.
Posts: The majority of purged posts will largely come from the admin section of the forums, where previous posts from the last cleanup were archived. Most of these posts have no relevance any longer. Other posts to be purged throughout the forum will only be few and mostly include some old posts from the Welcome Desk, Headlines, Lounge, and possibly the Observatory and Assembly Room. Posts that are deemed significant, even if just for records purposes, will not be removed. Posts attached to users being deleted will also be removed. I am carefully setting conditions so that these posts being removed from threads do not cause any gaps within said threads. The estimated number of posts to be deleted at this time is around only 2,500 out of the almost 20,000 posts we have.
Old wiki: The old wiki will be deleted in its entirety. Beforehand, any old profiles not transferred to the new wiki will be archived in a safe place in case the user returns and wishes to access the information.
I will gradually release patches of members to be deleted from our database in this thread. Should you see a name you wish NOT to be deleted, please simply post in this thread with a reason and the name will be removed from the list. I suspect about 98% of the listed names will not be recognized by anyone. I am going through this list very carefully. As such, it will take time to post the full list. Below include the users with names starting with A-C, as I have not fully combed through anything beyond that yet.
All of these cleanup efforts will occur several days prior to the new site's launch in order for a smoother transition with the database.
A-C Users
Included in this cleanup involves three things:
1) Removal of inactive site members.
2) Removal of hundreds of posts.
3) Removal of old wiki.
The criteria for the above being removed will be as follows:
Members: Anyone not active on the forums since 2010 or 2011 who additionally have either zero or a very tiny handful of posts. Those who have posted a profile page, even if that was their only post, will NOT be deleted. Those who have made other posts that are deemed as "contributing to the community" will NOT be deleted. Accounts found to be duplicates will be deleted. Names that other RPC members request to NOT be deleted will be spared. The estimated number of users to be deleted is around 250 right now.
Posts: The majority of purged posts will largely come from the admin section of the forums, where previous posts from the last cleanup were archived. Most of these posts have no relevance any longer. Other posts to be purged throughout the forum will only be few and mostly include some old posts from the Welcome Desk, Headlines, Lounge, and possibly the Observatory and Assembly Room. Posts that are deemed significant, even if just for records purposes, will not be removed. Posts attached to users being deleted will also be removed. I am carefully setting conditions so that these posts being removed from threads do not cause any gaps within said threads. The estimated number of posts to be deleted at this time is around only 2,500 out of the almost 20,000 posts we have.
Old wiki: The old wiki will be deleted in its entirety. Beforehand, any old profiles not transferred to the new wiki will be archived in a safe place in case the user returns and wishes to access the information.
I will gradually release patches of members to be deleted from our database in this thread. Should you see a name you wish NOT to be deleted, please simply post in this thread with a reason and the name will be removed from the list. I suspect about 98% of the listed names will not be recognized by anyone. I am going through this list very carefully. As such, it will take time to post the full list. Below include the users with names starting with A-C, as I have not fully combed through anything beyond that yet.
All of these cleanup efforts will occur several days prior to the new site's launch in order for a smoother transition with the database.
A-C Users
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. Not deleting too many posts really. You'll probably see a significant dip in the Artisan House post count after the purge but that's it. That's only because of the two crazy big stickies there with over 400 posts total that are going to be deleted.