question about members « on: June 12, 2022, 03:44:16 AM » Author: vytautas_lamps
Hi there, I don't follow all news on this site, and I am a bit confused as of why some of the main members are now just guests? Like, I go on older posts to see some of my favorite uploads and I see that the guy who been here for a long time is now either mister X or still has its name, but in the comments where the author is posting a comment, it just says 'guest' and its name under. I noticed that members like freekstar, bean, and some others have become just guests for some reason. Why is that? have they left the site? or have they been kicked out? how do I know that this will not happen to me?  Thank you for your comments
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	Re: question about members « Reply #2 on: June 12, 2022, 05:41:33 AM » Author: dor123
These are deleted accounts. When users deletes their account, this is the result.
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	Re: question about members « Reply #3 on: June 12, 2022, 06:40:01 AM » Author: 108CAM
I've noticed it too. In one of my cases, I spotted a lone comment from a user who left the site and all their message board topics and photos were gone but this one single comment they had made on another user's photo remains but oddly their rank and username that links to the profile page is still there.
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	Re: question about members « Reply #4 on: June 12, 2022, 06:49:11 AM » Author: Rommie
They're deleted accounts. If a user has been banned (rare, honest..!) their username is still on the system, but if they've requested deletion then they'll show up as a guest.
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	Re: question about members « Reply #5 on: June 12, 2022, 09:26:11 PM » Author: bulb_tester2009
I wonder what happened to the user "Bean", who has replied to my posts many times.
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	Re: question about members « Reply #7 on: June 27, 2022, 07:57:07 AM » Author: Rommie
I think it happens anywhere and everywhere to some extent. People's interests change and they move on. We have literally hundreds of dormant members, some of whom haven't logged on for a decade or more
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