Adding Reply Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic what the fuck is this Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Anonymous Posted at 4:34 pm on July 22, 2008 New Moderator Ability: Reactivate Closed Accounts Dec. 20, 2007 at 6:57pm by davjs Moderators can now reactivate closed accounts in the event that a member accidentally closes his or her account and wishes to reopen it before the 7 day waiting period is up. ok in the past week i've seen three people's accounts re-activated within a day of closing them. i thought that livezilla was implemented because somebody (if i remember rightly, peeta or one of his accounts) had some fucked-up script or something close his account without him knowing what was happening....not because people closed their accounts with full knowledge of it and a day later wanted to come back. these people all knew exactly what the fuck they were doing. they all knew that anything was possible to happen on the site after they left. they all typed in "I understand that I cannot undo this action (for 7 days)." how the fuck was it an accident on any of their parts? this means even worse attention-whoring. come on, the significance of closing an account has been diminished enough; are you really going to make it this much worse and just bend over to people like this?

Replies coloring the void Posted at 2:00 pm on July 23, 2008 Quote: from Rastafarian at 11:40 pm on July 22, 2008 Closing accounts with the time limit never really made much sense to me. David's actions never made much sense. nikki Posted at 8:57 am on July 23, 2008 Quote: from UnusualOne at 4:53 pm on July 23, 2008 Quote: from Nikki at 4:46 pm on July 23, 2008 I do believe that's why we were given that power in the first place. It is, which is why it's the only reason I would open an account. Me too. Spice Posted at 8:53 am on July 23, 2008 Quote: from Nikki at 4:46 pm on July 23, 2008 I do believe that's why we were given that power in the first place. It is, which is why it's the only reason I would open an account. nikki Posted at 8:46 am on July 23, 2008 Quote: from UnusualOne at 4:46 am on July 23, 2008 I don't think any account should be reactivated unless some bug is preventing the member from doing so. I think that's the only circumstance in which we should open the account for them.   . I do believe that's why we were given that power in the first place. dreamweaver Posted at 7:24 am on July 23, 2008 Quote: from UnusualOne at 4:46 am on July 23, 2008 I don't think any account should be reactivated unless some bug is preventing the member from doing so. I think that's the only circumstance in which we should open the account for them. Apparently, I'm more or less alone on that standpoint, because it's seen as punishing someone for closing their account. As far as I'm concerned they chose to close it, they should face the consequences. But there ya go. *raises hand* I'm with ya, chica. nikki Posted at 6:54 am on July 23, 2008 I believe someone tried to open there account more than seven days after they'd closed it, and couldn't, so David implemented the feature whereby we could reactivate it. Apotheosis Posted at 5:53 am on July 23, 2008 Quote: from hithere at 7:42 pm on July 22, 2008 ok diego why/how? because leeway creates an environment where people realize that the rules don't actually matter as much as the people and that as long as the people are good the rules can be bent Spice Posted at 1:46 am on July 23, 2008 I don't think any account should be reactivated unless some bug is preventing the member from doing so. I think that's the only circumstance in which we should open the account for them. Apparently, I'm more or less alone on that standpoint, because it's seen as punishing someone for closing their account. As far as I'm concerned they chose to close it, they should face the consequences. But there ya go. dreamweaver Posted at 12:41 am on July 23, 2008 I know. It happened to several members which is why david implemented it. I did say I understood it's original intentions but think it should only be used for those purposes, and not to be used whenever a member thinks it's time for them to come back. Anonymous Posted at 12:03 am on July 23, 2008 Quote: from dreamweaver at 10:50 pm on July 22, 2008 there's seriously no way it can be "accidentally" close as there's a whole damn process for it. i swear there really was some legitimate "accident" like a few days before the ability was implemented... Rastafarian Posted at 11:40 pm on July 22, 2008 Closing accounts with the time limit never really made much sense to me. iwashere85 Posted at 11:32 pm on July 22, 2008 Personally, I can understand why it exists, but, it should only be used in case something odd with the system happens. dreamweaver Posted at 10:50 pm on July 22, 2008 Quote: from The Professional at 9:07 pm on July 22, 2008 I agree with Sam that it's a silly feature that we didn't want/need, and still don't want/need. It's basically down to moderator discretion. If someone wants their account reinstated a day after, a mod can say no if they want, but the next mod can say yes if they want. Ditto as well, though I see the reason why David has given it to us. I really think we shouldn't be using it fr whenever a member decides to change their mind, as some of you guys even said- there's seriously no way it can be "accidentally" close as there's a whole damn process for it. Anonymous Posted at 6:49 pm on July 22, 2008 i see, thanks. glad you guys have discussed it. The Professional Posted at 6:07 pm on July 22, 2008 I agree with Sam that it's a silly feature that we didn't want/need, and still don't want/need. It's basically down to moderator discretion.  If someone wants their account reinstated a day after, a mod can say no if they want, but the next mod can say yes if they want. Most recent 15 of 24 previous replies displayed.