A temporary change to the members list

[BobsYourUncle]

Wow - who knew?? Thanks for all you do, Steve. This forum is a real treasure, and I have gotten enormous pleasure from getting to know electronically so many genuinely nice and interesting people. The forum rules and management make all the difference in keeping this a place that so many of us can feel safe, welcome, and respected. There's a genuine affection and respect on this forum that is priceless. Most of the time, none of us has any idea how much effort it takes to preserve it. Thank you.

Personally, I think spammers should just get a life. I can't figure out why they don't just go and do something interesting and useful...

I echo Barb's post word for word!

Many thanks to Steve and the team.

Take care,
Ham.

What Barb and Hamish said. Thank you Steve, for keeping this forum safe and sound, and for enabling a community to function. It is well to let us see some of the nuts, bolts and moving parts from time to time, so that we can appreciate the investment of time, resources and caring. Regards, BYU

[xman]

I once performed this very task on another forum, trolling through thousands of members and twirling my spammers banning hammer like a spanner. It is a LARGE job. Well done, Steve.

[Steve Ashton]

To answer Turpins question.....

Many of the numbers of our members etc, can be found by clicking on the Forum tab at the top of any page and scroll down to the "What's going on" boxes at the bottom.

As of this morning here is where we stand.

We have 12,442 total members.
We have 1677 active members (Those who have logged in and made at least one post within the last 90 days.)
Very soon we will reach a new milestone as we pass 750,000 posts. (Darn you guys talk a lot.)
As I type this at 11:00 am there are 22 registered members and 82 guests currently online, on the forum.
250 registered members and 1854 guests have visited the site since midnight.

As you can see X Marks is a huge forum. If you discount forums about computers, cars and gaming we rank up there as one of the largest forums in the world.


The software uses what are called "User groups" to categorize and track members.

8,411 - .Registered Members (This is the main usergroup. Most of our members are in this group).

3,282 - Banned as Spammers (This are people who are proven to be actual spammers)

635 - Non-Active Members (This is the group I am working on. members in this group have never made a post or have not logged in for over 1 calendar year.)

37 - Revoked Memberships (This is the usergroup for those who repeatedly violate our rules or who have a record of attempting to disrupt the forum).

7 - Forum Moderators (our current staff)

8 - Retired Staff (Those who have served in the past).

1 - Owner Emeritus (Hank Hanna, our founder).

1 - Administrator (me)

2 - In Remembrance (Members who have passed).

[Mike_Oettle]

The statistics alone tell us that Steve has been busy with a herculean labour.
Well done, Steve, and again many thanks.
Regards,
Mike

[macshorty]

Well done sir, this is not an easy task. It's very much appreciated.