banned users

[Danny_boi 16]

Just a thought. If someone's account is banned; then that account should be deleted. two reason that i can think of. One, it could save space in the database or something. Two, so that person doesn't have to see his/her account and get all sad.

[Cognizant]

Well, if we were to delete accounts, all their posts/threads/announcements would be deleted too. It'd make holes in the forum content, so I doubt that'll ever happen. Sorry!

[DerBear]

Well, if we were to delete accounts, all their posts/threads/announcements would be deleted too. It'd make holes in the forum content, so I doubt that'll ever happen. Sorry!

Pat pretty much summed it up.

To add to what Pat said if we were to delete accounts upon people being banned people would PM moderators saying "What happened to blah user" as there would be no trace of them on the forums.

[ImCoolBeans]

No, accounts will not be deleted. If accounts are to be deleted then all of their information is deleted off the database and there would be no stopping anybody from making a second account to avoid their ban. When an account is deleted, all of the IP history for that account goes with it - so all in all it opens up a window for members who should not be on the site to come back and continue doing whatever it was that got them banned in the first place.

[rachin2u42]

blocking access is enough

[Mirage]

Well, if we were to delete accounts, all their posts/threads/announcements would be deleted too. It'd make holes in the forum content, so I doubt that'll ever happen. Sorry!

Precisely. It would create SO many holes in threads that some threads would have to be entirely deleted.

[TheMatrix]

"Get all sad"? Nah, when you're banned, you're banned for a reason. If you do things worthy of a banning, then you probably never meant well in the first place, and probably feel no emotion associated with that, except maybe anger.

[Jupiter]

plus, they can never get unbanned like many people have been

[ImCoolBeans]

Well as it happens even if their account is deleted their post will still be there as they have to be deleted a different way, it will just appear as "Guest (Username)".

So this suggestion could well be implemented, however it probably wouldn't as some bans are short and some can be disputed even if it is displayed as a perm ban.

I'll quote myself :P

No, accounts will not be deleted. If accounts are to be deleted then all of their information is deleted off the database and there would be no stopping anybody from making a second account to avoid their ban. When an account is deleted, all of the IP history for that account goes with it - so all in all it opens up a window for members who should not be on the site to come back and continue doing whatever it was that got them banned in the first place.

It's more so a security thing. As I said, when accounts are deleted so are the IP addresses they used, allowing duplicate accounts to be made without any way of catching it.

[nice]

If you ban the ip could they just use a different computer or something

[Jess]

If you ban the ip could they just use a different computer or something

True but admins still might figure out that you were someone who was banned and you created another account....so it wouldn't exactly work.

[nice]

True but admins still might figure out that you were someone who was banned and you created another account....so it wouldn't exactly work.


But they'd know how to be sneakier and do it a different way and there is no way to be certain it's the same person

[Infidelitas]

But they'd know how to be sneakier and do it a different way and there is no way to be certain it's the same person

Yeah yeah yeah, blah blah blah..

Dynamic ip addresses blah blah

Point of the matter is - It ain't happening

/thread

[nice]

Idek what your talking about really I just came here to say that soooooo yea

[horizonlooker]

Idek what your talking about really I just came here to say that soooooo yea

Well all they're saying is that it's not going to happen. Regardless of if the person is being sneaky or not...
It's all there in the text. All you have to do is read it.......

[The Mockingjay]

True but admins still might figure out that you were someone who was banned and you created another account....so it wouldn't exactly work.

I really think only idiots would be spotted by admins, but a lot of people who get banned are idiots in the first place :P

[ImCoolBeans]

I really think only idiots would be spotted by admins, but a lot of people who get banned are idiots in the first place :P

Nice duplicate account

[Short Circuit]

I really think only idiots would be spotted by admins, but a lot of people who get banned are idiots in the first place :P

How ironic!

[squibles976]

Agreed

[Halcyon]

How ironic!

Quite :P

[LoveMe_HateMe]

Oh, how I love irony!

[IVIodern]

Can this topic get locked? kinda already answered.....

[ImCoolBeans]

Can this topic get locked? kinda already answered.....

Every topic that is answered should be locked, then? Naw, it's fine. It's not doing anybody any harm and what if the OP has a related question? Then he can't ask it in his thread. Sorry to inconvenience you.