Update - Stale provider accounts, tag removed, and general user account tidy up.

AnthonySmith

Around a month ago, I sent a bulk PM to all user accounts with one of the various hosting provider, service provider, freelancer etc tags, asking them to make sure they log in within 30 days, nothing more, but ideally complete the hosting profile so they are better found and searchable by service type here: https://lowendspirit.com/registered-providers for end users.

This was to get a better picture of the number of active hosts here and how many user accounts had tags they probably shouldn't have any more.

I am pleased that 114 of them completed the provider profile and are now searchable by service (This will be expanded heavily over time when I am back on my feet properly)

And around an additional 40 took the time to log in or reply, so we have somewhere between 120 and 160 active hosts here on LES.

I have just spent some time removing tags from those that have not even logged in this year and there has been a reminder, and today was the deadline. It is assumed either they have deadpooled or just lost all interest.

This is not a ban, this is not a punishment, its just to keep a more accurate measure of who should and should not have a provider tag, which is what all other "seller enabled" tags were merged into.

If I have made any mistakes, PM me and let me know, if a host wants a fresh provider tag, the process is simple to re-request one as per the rules

I am also going to start removing all user accounts that have 0 posts and have not logged in for more than 1 year, they are just taking up database space for no reason. (I appreciate it's a trivial amount of space, but why keep it)

ascicode

Is it in any interest, if inactive provider accounts can be shown too?

AnthonySmith

@ascicode said:
Is it in any interest, if inactive provider accounts can be shown too?

https://lowendspirit.com/registered-providers you can see them here, the last active date is shown.

TigersWay

Not a provider so not worried but I guess I'll have to come by and chat sometimes

MichaelCee

I can't imagine life without checking LES every day

mikho

@TigersWay said:
Not a provider so not worried but I guess I'll have to come by and chat sometimes

Please do, this place gets better when people engage in conversation with eachother

imok

I was waiting for a list, but found a grid instead.

A list/table would be easier to read.

But it works right now. Thanks

AnthonySmith

@imok said:
I was waiting for a list, but found a grid instead.

A list/table would be easier to read.

But it works right now. Thanks

I guess a list view option would be useful.

Wonder_Woman

But where is our beloved VirMach?

AnthonySmith

@Wonder_Woman said:
But where is our beloved VirMach?

He is welcome to reapply for a tag as far as I am concerned.