[viper2040]

If you look through the members list, you will notice that 75+% of the accounts were created before Jan1, 2000 and never used once.

These accounts are not vets--they have never been used. I see no reason to keep them, and plenty of reasons to delete them. These accounts should be removed immediately...

Why delete them?
1)Each account takes up space on the servers, meaning that there's less space for new forum features, and that fewer topics can be stored.

2)Each account takes up BANDWIDTH, causing the forum to take longer to load, and making it harder on people with dialup especially.

3)It makes searching for members (using the "members" button) a pain in the ass--only about 25% of the accounts there have ever been used, or are new.

4)Many times, people come here, create a cool username, and then never return. So, that username sits there, gathering dust, but noone else can have that name. Its not fair.
Try creating a cool username--chances are, its been taken. And its very possible that its never been used, either.

5)THERE'S NO REASON TO KEEP THEM--THEY WERE CREATED LONG AGO, AND WERE NEVER USED.


SO...
I propose that, for accounts created more than 6 months ago that have NEVER been used, the owner be contacted by email. If no response is recieved within a week, then the accounts will be immediately deleted.

PLEASE--NO OFF TOPIC CONVERSATIONS. ONE TOPIC HAS ALREADY BEEN RUINED THIS WAY. READ THIS WHOLE POST BEFORE RESPONDING--I HAVE ADDRESSED MOST ISSUES.