Re: Perlmonks Zombies - Cleanup?

[mrbbking]

I could go along with the first part - purging un-used accounts.

But I don't like the second part where active users that have left get 'unpersoned', to use a George Orwell-ish term.

My best example of this is tilly, a fantastic contributor who has been forced by his employer to stop visiting the Monastery. (Professional Employees and Works for Hire) If tilly - or anyone - decides to return after a long absence, he should not have to start over as an initiate - his old posts should continue to bear his name.

s!!password!;y?sordid?binger?;
y.paw.mrk.;;print chr 0x5b ;;;
print;print chr(0x5b+0x2);;;;;

[Dog and Pony]

Well, as long as we go with the "No Write Up" part (and a looong time of not logging in), it should be fine. Even paco would get to stay then. :)

I don't think any user with writeups should be deleted, even if it wouldn't cause havoc in the database.

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