Hey everyone! ;)
I am slightly confused...yesterday, I was following 167 people...today, it says I am only following 155 people now. I did NOT remove any people that I have been following though
Also, yesterday, I had 312 followers...this morning, I had 306, and now I have 283 followers...I am fine if people stop following me, but it just seems crazy losing a lot at one time..
I know that there were some people that were following me that have not been on in months, and I have been following people that also have not been on in months....
So now, my question is does anyone know if the 365project deleted the "dead" followers?
thanks for reading :)
posted July 13th, 2011 (reply @Scrivna)
Ross Scrivener ace
I'll repeat what I said above...
yep, as @vikdaddy put it, the cull has begun, I've started removing old accounts that are no longer active.
Everyone will see followers / followees drop significantly as of tonight, this will continue to be an ongoing process.
The reason this has all come about is that the monthly bills for keeping all the inactive accounts on the server is getting out of hand, we store millions of photos that are no longer accessed and they are costing me a lot of money! by removing these "dead" accounts I can invest more in improving the site!
I know sites like Facebook and Google can afford to keep your photos forever, but this is a small site ran by 1 person (me) and every penny has to be accounted for.
Everyone is given 1 weeks notice prior to account deletion to give them the opportunity to log in.
I'm sure you'll all appreciate a site that runs quicker and has more up to date content on it!
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Ross has started removing old accounts. Here is an excerpt (Ross's response) from a recent discussion ( http://365project.org/discuss/general/7461/followers-dropping-off)
posted July 13th, 2011 (reply @Scrivna)
Ross Scrivener ace
I'll repeat what I said above...
yep, as @vikdaddy put it, the cull has begun, I've started removing old accounts that are no longer active.
Everyone will see followers / followees drop significantly as of tonight, this will continue to be an ongoing process.
The reason this has all come about is that the monthly bills for keeping all the inactive accounts on the server is getting out of hand, we store millions of photos that are no longer accessed and they are costing me a lot of money! by removing these "dead" accounts I can invest more in improving the site!
I know sites like Facebook and Google can afford to keep your photos forever, but this is a small site ran by 1 person (me) and every penny has to be accounted for.
Everyone is given 1 weeks notice prior to account deletion to give them the opportunity to log in.
I'm sure you'll all appreciate a site that runs quicker and has more up to date content on it!