Guests on the forum

[SpeedCubingLord]

How do some people such as @Mr.Ducky use and talk on the forums as guests with no profile and the word guest under their name, whilst if i visit the website without logging in I cannot reply? I didnt understand this mechanic.

 

[Martyt7777]

Doesn’t that mean they deleted their account?

 

[SpeedCubingLord]

Doesn’t that mean they deleted their account?

no, mr.ducky is still active here he posts as a guest. deleted memebrs have deleted memeber followed by a number as their display name

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

no, mr.ducky is still active here he posts as a guest. deleted memebrs have deleted memeber followed by a number as their display

It takes like 5 mins.to make an.account.

 

[That0newe1rdo]

It takes like 5 mins.to make an.account.

Yes, it does, but takes a while for it to be approved and have no checks for rule-violating messages when you first join.
That is beside the point - OP asks how they are able to do it, not why guests decide to be a guest (rather then make an account).

Before I made an account, I was familiar with the forums and had used them alot to find topics I found interesting. I definitely wasn't able to comment and such before I had an account.

Maybe guest accounts are similar to proper accounts, in the sense that they can both engage within the community, but guest accounts were designed for people who didn't have a want or need for an account. Maybe they are intended to be used for people who only want to ask about 1 thing, such as an explanation on why CFOP is still the dominant method despite it no-longer being the best or something like that.

(Edit - wait no way I might have just described how guest accounts work bru)

Still, how does one create a guest account ?

 

[pi=3.14]

I thought mr ducky was a member

 

[Martyt7777]

I thought mr ducky was a member

He was. #freeclock

 

[pjk]

How do some people such as @Mr.Ducky use and talk on the forums as guests with no profile and the word guest under their name, whilst if i visit the website without logging in I cannot reply? I didnt understand this mechanic.

You must be a member to post. Mr Ducky requested to delete his account, hence why it shows that. Only 1 account is allowed and no additional accounts can be made, so when you delete your account, you are permanently out of the community.

 

[-Cube Kid-]

So when you delete your account, you are permanently out of the community.

WOAH! I didn't know that! That is rather sad. Is there a reason why this rule is in place?

 

[Renslay]

You must be a member to post. Mr Ducky requested to delete his account, hence why it shows that. Only 1 account is allowed and no additional accounts can be made, so when you delete your account, you are permanently out of the community.

Just out of curiosity: can someone later ask to reactivate their account, if they change their mind? Being "permanently out of the community" sounds rather harsh.

 

[-Cube Kid-]

Just out of curiosity: can someone later ask to reactivate their account, if they change their mind? Being "permanently out of the community" sounds rather harsh.

How would they ask, though?? Maybe email?

 

[pjk]

Just out of curiosity: can someone later ask to reactivate their account, if they change their mind? Being "permanently out of the community" sounds rather harsh.

No, you can't. Once deleted it is done and not reversible. You shouldn't ever delete your account unless you really want to. You can easily leave it sitting idle and use it at future date. It rakes time to the delete the account and don't want to be doing it often.

 

[Renslay]

No, you can't. Once deleted it is done and not reversible. You shouldn't ever delete your account unless you really want to. You can easily leave it sitting idle and use it at future date. It rakes time to the delete the account and don't want to be doing it often.

That just feels wrong.

So, if someone at a young age makes a mistake, and asks to delete their account... That's it? There is no way they can restore their account, and apparently they are not allowed to make a new one. So if they change their mind 20 years later, or finds that the community changed to their taste... "I'm sorry, but you are not welcome anymore, there is no way you can have an account; you made a decision 20 years ago, live with it, goodbye"?!

That does not show the image of a welcoming community. It's not like they got a permaban, but it certainly feels so.
Imagine deleting a bank account, and the bank sends you a letter, "do not ever come to us ever again."

I know I'm exaggerating, but like I said, it just feels wrong, not letting someone back who departed on their own account.

 

[Thomas.Caleb]

You must be a member to post. Mr Ducky requested to delete his account, hence why it shows that. Only 1 account is allowed and no additional accounts can be made, so when you delete your account, you are permanently out of the community.

I wouldn’t call that a community then

 

[pjk]

Anyone is welcome to the community. If we allow members to delete and recreate, we end up with thousands of duplicate accounts. After 21 years of running the community, we implemented this rule for a reason.

Don't delete your account if you want to remain a member here. Don't give the moderators more work than we already have, we're all volunteers here.

 

[That0newe1rdo]

Anyone is welcome to the community. If we allow members to delete and recreate, we end up with thousands of duplicate accounts. After 21 years of running the community, we implemented this rule for a reason.

Is there no way you can sort of erase them from the system ?
Then again, that could result in posts - potentially useful ones - being deleted, no ?

 

[pjk]

Is there no way you can sort of erase them from the system ?
Then again, that could result in posts - potentially useful ones - being deleted, no ?

Yep, another reason we don't want to be deleting members regularly. If you don't want your account, just leave it idle.

 

[Renslay]

No, you can't. Once deleted it is done and not reversible.

Anyone is welcome to the community.

There is a contradiction here. Anyone is welcome to the community, except if you left once. Then you're not.

I understand that you try to prevent people from deleting/remaking accounts all the time. But people change over years. Communities change over years. Someone might want to come back, realizing it was a stupid mistake. And not allowing them back is just... It's just plain wrong.
People can also legally change their name in real life, and that's perfectly fine. And what keeps most of us not to do it constantly? Because it has a cost.

So how about a compromise: one can come back (or make a new account as an exception, if the previous one was indeed deleted), but they cannot post for 3 months (or some other amount of time), or in any other way their activity is limited for a finite period. This discourages most of the members to delete their account; but if someone truly wants to go through the process, at least they have a chance.

Even if there is a possibility that such a comeback might never happen, I would definitely sleep better.

 

[-Cube Kid-]

Yep, another reason we don't want to be deleting members regularly. If you don't want your account, just leave it idle.

Very fair. My only objection is: what if my sibling deleted it as a prank or something? (My siblings are really mean sometimes... )

There is a contradiction here. Anyone is welcome to the community, except if you left once. Then you're not.

I understand that you try to prevent people from deleting/remaking accounts all the time. But people change over years. Communities change over years. Someone might want to come back, realizing it was a stupid mistake. And not allowing them back is just... It's just plain wrong.
People can also legally change their name in real life, and that's perfectly fine. And what keeps most of us not to do it constantly? Because it has a cost.

So how about a compromise: one can come back (or make a new account as an exception, if the previous one was indeed deleted), but they cannot post for 3 months (or some other amount of time), or in any other way their activity is limited for a finite period. This discourages most of the members to delete their account; but if someone truly wants to go through the process, at least they have a chance.

Even if there is a possibility that such a comeback might never happen, I would definitely sleep better.

I think that they shouldn't be able to make an account at all for a year, and then maybe they can come back, but as @pjk said, "If we allow members to delete and recreate, we end up with thousands of duplicate accounts. After 21 years of running the community, we implemented this rule for a reason. Don't delete your account if you want to remain a member here. Don't give the moderators more work than we already have; we're all volunteers here." These are good and valid reasons.