Forum Purge - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 09:40:01 am
content: I just went through and cleaned up over 20,000 spam registrations (not verified so could never post), and purged any account with zero posts who hadn't logged in in the last month.So the 7000 odd members should be a genuine figure now.Will try and do this regularly.

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 09:54:38 am
content: Thanks Dave, not that that uses space but at least searching the memberlist becomes easier.7000 active users, that is quite good, certainly among the most I have seen on a blog.Did the bulk of those 20k of registrations occur during the multimeter giveaway?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 10:46:19 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on May 16, 2013, 09:54:38 amNope, just the usually couple of hundred per day buildup. Yep, it's that frequent.The forum software flags the spammers (based on global database), but unfortunately does not automatically delete the accounts or reject them. So if I don't periodically kill them, they build up.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 10:48:08 am
content: Quote from: SeanB on May 16, 2013, 09:54:38 amYes, it's quite impressive. Almost all of those have made at least one post (the rest are zero posters in the last month).

author: baljemmett
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 12:56:32 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 16, 2013, 09:40:01 amYes, but how many normal members?

author: Skimask
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 01:35:28 pm
content: A shame there's no effective way to purge stupid with a script...

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 01:47:20 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on May 16, 2013, 10:48:08 amThose with zero posts in the last month are most likely Mechanical Turk accounts being dormant for a 3 month period, where most blogs then unflag them from monitoring so then they will start posting spammy links......

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 01:55:49 pm
content: Quote from: SeanB on May 16, 2013, 01:47:20 pmThey don't get unflagged here, just deleted

author: SeanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 16, 2013, 02:01:40 pm
content: just said they are more intelligent spammers, not actually intelligent. Sort of slightly above pond scum in intelligence, well below that of a worm.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 23, 2020, 01:31:51 am
content: Just did another forum purge of zero post accounts pre 1/2/2020 for account creation and last active.

author: vk6zgo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2020, 02:19:12 am
content: Quote from: baljemmett on May 16, 2013, 12:56:32 pmMost of us are distinctly odd!

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 23, 2020, 02:27:09 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on April 23, 2020, 01:31:51 amI'm not sure how the purge works but I still see over 4 pages of zero posters in the members list going back to 29/05/2012. ClickMembers - View the members list, then click the furthest right column headerPosts, wait for the page to load then clickPostsagain to display post counts starting from zero. The member count is currently 44158.https://www.eevblog.com/forum/mlist/?sort=posts:start=0

author: Nusa
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 23, 2020, 02:29:50 am
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on April 23, 2020, 02:27:09 amDon't forget the "and last active" part. Spot-check a few of those, see if you find any that haven't been active this year. There are a LOT of people who read some part of this forum regularly but have never posted.

author: rrinker
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2020, 03:28:33 pm
content: Quote from: baljemmett on May 16, 2013, 12:56:32 pmNormal? You think ANY of us here are normal?

author: schmitt trigger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2020, 04:29:26 pm
content: A good EE is anything but "normal".Case in point: tidiness.Any normal person sees the workbench of an EE who is developing a product, and is appalled by "The Mess".A fellow EE comes by and marvels at the complexity of it all, the snaking of all sorts of wires, the inscrutability of all the test equipment, and the ability to find that elusive SOT23 transistor scattered among a random pile of components.Everyone here must be familiar with the workbenches of Jim Williams and Bob Pease, arguably some of the greatest analog designers ever.If not, google them.

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2020, 04:34:18 pm
content: Quote from: schmitt trigger on April 24, 2020, 04:29:26 pmWhen you're as good as either you can have a desk like that.

author: WattsThat
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 24, 2020, 04:56:03 pm
content: Yeah, I’ve tried the Jim Williams route, it doesn’t seem to help, I’m still dumb as a rock. But, I must say that this web site and the internet in general has helped. With my technical abilities, not the bench. Now if I could only find a solution to my people skill issues... nah. Screw it, too old to change now.One of the smartest people I’ve had the privilege to work with would put every tool back in its pre-ordained space every night before going home. Every probe, every lead, everything, every night. Seemed like a waste of time to me. He said doing that helped to clear his mind towards a problem and that most times he’d solve the problem getting everything out again in the morning and starting fresh. It’s about routine. Whatever works

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 09:16:46 am
content: Just did another forum user purge, deleting any accounts with zero posts and haven't logged in for the last 3 months. A bit over 5000 accounts I think.

author: coppercone2
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 09:33:16 am
content: https://www.watertechonline.com/process-water/article/14071807/understanding-and-preventing-heat-exchanger-foulingbarnacles on a information exchanger. Forum runs similar to power plant.

author: pcprogrammer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 10:03:57 am
content: Quote from: Muttley Snickers on April 23, 2020, 02:27:09 amLooks like just shy of 3000 members that do not post but log in regularly. The first one in the list last logged in a couple of days ago, but registered way back in 2012.That is what I call a die hard lurking fanSo the purge clearly uses the filter constraint Dave uses on the last login date.

author: mfro
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 10:09:19 am
content: Quote from: baljemmett on May 16, 2013, 12:56:32 pmI wouldn't be here if this forum had only "normal" members.

author: timenutgoblin
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 12:24:30 pm
content: Quote from: mfro on January 31, 2023, 10:09:19 am@RoGeorge is uncharacteristically normal. Normally he's just odd.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 09:02:20 pm
content: Quote from: mfro on January 31, 2023, 10:09:19 amYou are a bit early with your tenth anniversary reply.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 10:23:45 pm
content: Quote from: pcprogrammer on January 31, 2023, 10:03:57 amYes, I search for accounts with zero posts who haven't logged in for the last 3 months.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: January 31, 2023, 10:26:49 pm
content: Current count:

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2023, 07:13:16 am
content: There's a large number of "newbies" with less than 5 posts. How many of these have not logged in for, say, the last 5 years?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2023, 08:51:01 am
content: Quote from: ebastler on February 01, 2023, 07:13:16 am< 1st Jan 2022 gives me 26 pages at I think 250 per page, so about 6500 of 32000 newbies.

author: ebastler
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2023, 10:41:17 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 01, 2023, 08:51:01 amThat's not bad. I was expectig a much larger percentage of newbies who had maybe asked a single question years ago, then lost interest and have not returned. But with the large majority of them still active last year, there is probably no need for a cleanup in that group.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2023, 10:48:44 am
content: Quote from: ebastler on February 01, 2023, 10:41:17 amI never purge accounts that have at least 1 post.

author: pcprogrammer
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2023, 11:15:53 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 01, 2023, 10:48:44 amUnless it is spamMy post count decreased with one today due to the removal of a spam thread I reported and posted in

author: Gyro
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 01, 2023, 11:24:20 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 01, 2023, 10:48:44 amNot even the ones who just signed up to ask for the Saelig discount code?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 01, 2023, 12:01:35 pm
content: Quote from: Gyro on February 01, 2023, 11:24:20 amNope, they might come back.