that being said.. and i guess this doesn't apply to everyone but.. there are boards i used to call once a year, and ones i still do call with
that sort of frequency. on one i politely asked to be made permanent because i don't call that frequently but sure-as-sh*t every so often they'll pop into my head. i think the answer was just basically "call
more frequently so you don't get deleted." the next time a year or so later when i called my account was gone and then i just didn't ever call back. the board's probably been gone for years by now but i still think
to call lol.

I think there is an important point here to take by sysops of truly niche and almost zero traffic boards. We all who come back to BBS scene as users like to see places we visit vidid! When we're triggered by your doors opened.. fascinated, we come back mostly next day.. or few only to check nothing really happens... so we give a week or two... and if nothing happens it's just saved in SyncTerm or whatever client used and next is checked.

Then the list of visited BBSes grows to 20-30 but maybe 3-6 are visited on daily/weekly basis... all other are basically a dead list, unless as a user with a "BBS day" attitude I'm willing to discover new or rediscover what I kept skipping for a longer time.

Deleting a user after 3 months.. even a year may be a bad tactics if you haven't won a heart in first week or two. It costs nothing to keep us dormant I believe... luckily hoping we still remember the password.

I think more important fact is to understand what makes you less niche as a board. The most interesting boards I visit on daily basis is always about local discussions + FTN. Some reason the same for online gaming.... whatever the porn is about... I'd rather stay focused on engaging users than deleting them if I was personally a sysop.

-h1

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