I cant remember if I made one of these already, I'm so sorry!



I see a lot of accounts that are perfectly good usernames, that have never been used! So, if they have never been used, for, say, over a year, shouldn't they be terminated? So, here is my idea/suggestion: ST can see if they are working on projects, right? So, why not create a program that can tell if they have any projects, and terminate the accounts that haven't been used for over a year. Thanks for listening!

Sorry, rejected:

Za-Chary wrote:

7.5 Delete inactive accounts or delete name sniping accounts
The only potential benefit to this suggestion is that it would free up the servers; however, a Scratch Team member has indicated that there is not a desperate need for more server space. In addition, deleting inactive accounts might mean that the user's projects get deleted, which would be extremely unfortunate should they decide to return to Scratch.

This includes accounts that have no activity at all; that is, the account has no projects shared, favorited, or followers. The Scratch Team sees no need to take down any accounts at this time to “free up usernames,” especially since there is currently no system available to recycle usernames. Having the Scratch Team make such a system is not as much of a priority as are other issues with the website.

OK, I understand! Thanks!

A similar topic is rejected. See here.

The reason this is rejected is because if the account is terminated and the projects removed, if the user decides they want to come back to Scratch, then it won't be fun for them to come back to their account and not be able to use it.

WindOctahedron wrote:

Sorry, rejected:

Za-Chary wrote:

7.5 Delete inactive accounts or delete name sniping accounts
The only potential benefit to this suggestion is that it would free up the servers; however, a Scratch Team member has indicated that there is not a desperate need for more server space. In addition, deleting inactive accounts might mean that the user's projects get deleted, which would be extremely unfortunate should they decide to return to Scratch.

This includes accounts that have no activity at all; that is, the account has no projects shared, favorited, or followers. The Scratch Team sees no need to take down any accounts at this time to “free up usernames,” especially since there is currently no system available to recycle usernames. Having the Scratch Team make such a system is not as much of a priority as are other issues with the website.

Couldn't have said it better myself. Oh wait, I wrote that.

Closed as rejected.