Hi – I have a quick question about deleting users in vBulletin 4.0. After a user is deleted does the user’s info like full name, password, email address, profile info, and ip address stay in the database or is that info removed permanently? I know that any posts they posted will remain under “Guest†or under their original username that isn’t linkable to their profile. But for privacy policy concerns and database space I’d like to know what happens to users’ data after their accounts are deleted. Thank you!
If you delete the user, the user is actually deleted and can't be restored (it's not stored anywhere).
Thanks for the super fast response! So there's no record at all of their info in your MySQL database?
Nothing if they are deleted. But things remain as it is if they are banned and Propably, there is no need of storing Deleted Member infos anymore once Responsible user delete it (Admin or MOD (If they are given power to)) Thanks.
I've read that some people have forum members delete their accounts and then come back, but I don't know how that can be if the info isn't stored anywhere. Perhaps it's a modification?
How were you able restore my account after it was deleted during the "Big Crash" which happened like 2 years ago?
CRash? Did DP Crash SomeTime before? Oops.. am Not sure about it . Well, At that point, A Most Recent Backup Should have been used. Thats it most Propably Thanks.
Yea it crashed back in like Fall of 08 and several accounts were wiped and had to be re-registered, the posts on my account weren't restored till shortly after Premium membership was released.
Related content was simply joined to your new account (post, etc.) they were never wiped out to begin with, they were just linked to your old account. Your old account was never restored.
That's the modification I was thinking of. Now does anyone know what kind of data that stores? And is it possible that someone can create a new account with an old username? To me that seems like dangerous because anyone could create a new account with someones old username.
Hi - I have quick question about banning users. When a user is banned is their username still visible on the posts they wrote or does it say something like "banned user"? Thanks again everyone and sorry for all the questions
You can ask them to choose a new name and what not. Then let the REAL person with that name acutally use it.
Hey – I’m still wondering about VBulletin and deleting users. What happens when a user writes a post, then their account is deleted by a mod/admin but their posts are not deleted and remain in the forum; what info remains? Can you still see what IP Address was used to post the thread/post? Will the deleted users email address remain or name? I know that their username will remain next to the post. Thanks for your help!
The post will remain... anything in the post table will remain (like IP address used to make the post). Anything in the user table will be gone (like email address of the user).