With the new version of vBulletin, the forum software NS Forums runs on, there's also new possibilities to customize the forums and the forum access.
This has not been possible before, but with this new version of vBulletin it is.
From today and forward, if you are not active on the forums you will be moved to one of the following user groups.
* Lurkers
* Inactive users
Lurkers
If a member has not posted on the forum for a defined number of days (30 days) then they will be moved from their existing usergroup to the Lurkers group.
Lurkers do not have access to the fanfiction forums, music video forums, arts forums, and Off Topic Entertainment forums.
As soon as a member posts a post or thread they will be moved back to their original user group.
Inactive Members
If a member has not visited the forum for a defined number of days (180 days) then they will again be moved from their existing usergroup to the inactive users group.
As soon as a member logs in they will be moved back to their original user group.
You can read more about how to get out of the lurker usergroup here.
http://forums.naughty-seduction.net/...ers-user-group
This is effective immediately.
Update regarding the lurker mode (Limited forum access for inactive users)
Updated on October 14th 2010:
There's been way too many "delurking" type of posts, where people simply type just about anything to get that one post done.
Examples like, "delurking", "just posting to get out of lurker-mode", ... I've even seen "post".
From now on, if I find someone posting a typical "delurking" post, I will delete that post, and put you back in the lurker group!
So if you find yourself suddenly marked a lurker*, simply take a moment to comment on the latest Smallville episode. Didn't watch it? No problem, comment on someone's artwork.
Don't know art? Not a problem either, tell people if you think it looked nice. No need to get into details such as the technical aspect of it. A simply "I liked the banner you posted", will suffice. But, be truthful peeps, don't go around lying to people JUST to get out of the lurker mode.
What can I do to stay far, FAR away from the lurker group?
All it takes, is one (1) post each month. One.
An alternative is getting a paid subscription. Paying members aren’t affected by the script that looks for inactive users. As a paying member you also get an ad-free board, as well as more features like upgraded private messages inbox capacity, the ability to upload your own avatar and more.
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