Complete Last Call: Sunday, May 19th DNForum will remove all 10+ years 0 posts/comments accounts!

This Sunday, May 19th DNForum will remove all 10+ years 0 posts/comments accounts!

We're cleaning up inactive accounts to make DNForum a more vibrant space. We recently removed 70,000 inactive accounts, and moving forward, we'll focus on quality over quantity.

What does it mean:
* Accounts with 0 posts/comments after 10+ years may be removed.
* Accounts registered with temporary email addresses will be removed.
* Potentially affects 420,772 DNForum members

To stay active: participate in discussions, share insights, or update your profile!

Thank you,
The DNForum Team

 

[rc87]

Yeah much older, but I'm still alive too!

 

[Blue Wren]

I'm still alive too.

 

[Duskic]

It's been a while!

 

[ramkumaritrvs]

let's bring some active discussions here

 

[izzet]

I'm here.

 

[MrBiz]

still here

 

[Prosperous]

Aloha!

 

[vansomething]

Hello! Perhaps I should start posting more after all

 

[Somatic]

WTF? Where is Mocus?
btw.. terrible design

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

WTF? Where is Mocus?
btw.. terrible design

Hi, it is super impressive seeing that there are so many veterans of domain industry still getting DNF system emails.

About the design (no offence, of course) > any suggestions? .. too clustered, or something else? tx

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

Hello! Perhaps I should start posting more after all

Perfect timing

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

...

i suggested admin send out emails before removing accounts, so happy to see "20-year members" showing up.

..

100% True. Thank you @Biggie for this valuable advice!

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

Very odd I hadn't received any other email notifications from DNForum until today.

Sending out a system message to all users comes with a cost of a very high bounce rate > and, high bounce rate can trigger spam filters and flag DNForum's email address as a source of spam. This can potentially make it difficult to deliver future legitimate emails, even to valid users.

I suppose previous owners just didn't want to take the risk. I assume that it was even the case when Epic owned DNF > we (DNF was still on Epic's/TerraHost servers after our take-over last April) tried sending out system emails to all users and there was almost no traction. .. probably they didn't want to take risk neither.

All the DNS, email and Xenforo specialists were highly advising to clean the list before sending out any system emails to all the users, but @Biggie's advice trying to inform all (as the most important part) came just on time.

It took us a while to create the logical structure for everything, and now, when we control every aspect of the forum - the DNF is ready to operate even more effectivelly.

It will be easy to start informing our users of important system messages (can't opt out of these) + promotional member-to-member messages (for those who have opted in for marketing messages) when the majority of dead email accounts and unused (0 post/comment) accounts are removed.

.. probably had to ask gemini or chatgpt to correct the above text and improve it, though these amazing services usually polish the message to the level when chunks of the message simply dissapears.

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It is amazing to see old accounts as yours still being in the game and valuing the old Gods

 

[Sc13nce]

blast from the past , I registered ONLY 20 years ago hahaha

 

[turnhardtoeasy]

back in

 

[Jac]

Thanks

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

Good news no one is dead yet!!!

I wouldn't be as sure

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

I am still here too! Do I need to do anything to keep my account?

Hi, you are 100% fine .. we will be removing only 10+ years old accounts with 0 posts/comments.

 

[HelmutsHelmuts is verified member.]

OK

Hi, if you wish > you can also update your signature Welcome back

 

[Mullen]

Twenty years since I joined!