is there a reason all my old posts are disappearing.

[afronaut]

and its like randomly, too. its not like the oldest ones are disappearing first. i am quite distressed.

[cosmo105]

BECAUSE THEY'RE STUPID

LOL

[minton]

There are two reasons:

1) Some users are requesting that their accounts be deleted. If you posted in threads they started then your posts will disappear accordingly.

2) From time to time we prune threads/posts that are never viewed or are really old (usually really old means rarely viewed) to keep things running smoothly around here.

[Documad]

I know that I posted in a lot of threads that were deleted recently, but I haven't noticed my number decreasing. Hmmm. Maybe I'm just making new posts faster than the old ones disappear. :)

[minton]

I know that I posted in a lot of threads that were deleted recently, but I haven't noticed my number decreasing. Hmmm. Maybe I'm just making new posts faster than the old ones disappear. :)

No, there's a reason for that.

When a user's posts are deleted, their post count and the post counts for all users who had posted in their threads are not updated until we run a separate function. Given all the activty on the board lately we'll probably run that function and everybody's post counts will be revised (downwards I suppose for the most part).

[Documad]

Minton, I don't think you understand what that means: Spanishbomb will have to start posting again. :p

[roosta]

Minton, I don't think you understand what that means: Spanishbomb will have to start posting again. :p

:D

yeah, run that function. i have too many posts, prune some!

[Assam]

I have found Yauch's post counts were decreased recently.
Is it due to the same reason??

Yauch hasn't been here for some time...I miss him :(
I hope all is well with B-boys and co. (y)

[Parkey]

I just lost over 2,000. The fickle life of BBMB...

[zorra_chiflada]

I just lost over 2,000. The fickle life of BBMB...

yargh! BBMB, she be a cruel mistress.

[Daisy]

I couldn't even tell you what my post count is, but I am posting now, just to see!

[paulb]

i lost 500... hahaha, Cosmo lost like 6000...

[Beth]

i lost like 3,700.

[ToucanSpam]

crapxxorz!

[Mcmac]

when ur post count goes down does that mean all the posts of that number have been deleted?

[alexandra]

since i don't have 2000+ posts anymore, i don't feel like an über geek. just a geek. thanks. :)

[dromedary]

and its like randomly, too. its not like the oldest ones are disappearing first. i am quite distressed.
we'll delete posts based on not only how old the thread is, but how old the last post in that thread is - so sometimes one thread will be deleted while a slightly oder thread is spread.

[DipDipDive]

I like how my Magritte thread is gone, but the boobies thread is still alive and kicking even though the creator of that thread was banned. (n)

[Documad]

I guess we all have to bump our favorite old threads occassionally. :)

[minton]

I like how my Magritte thread is gone, but the boobies thread is still alive and kicking even though the creator of that thread was banned. (n)

In this instance, the author of the thread was banned but not deleted. Banned and deleted are two different things. If people stop posting in that thread/viewing it, then it will go in a future purge obviously.

[wavin_goodbye]

i think we should find a synonym for purge.. it's sounding pretty stalinist :)

[discopants]

I lost about 20, Minton you big commie.

[minton]

Oops. I didn't mean to use that word. Usually I refer to it as a "prune". Sorry.