Idle and deleted are the same in our process. So nine months of inactivity (deletion, suspension, or date of last login/tweet) is required before we release a screen name.
Thanks, Doug On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:49 AM, sull <[email protected]> wrote: > > 9 months? wow. > What about reported spammers/squatters? > Do you look at analytics of signups to see if automated software was > involved? > Do you cross-check email domains used? > > So an account that has been sitting idle since 2007 with a single post > that might get deleted at some point will get an additional 9 months > to reclaim it and sit on it for another x months/years? > > > On Jun 24, 2:36 pm, Doug Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, we do not delete the ID in the system. We will release the > screen_name > > after a 9 month grace period (to allow the user to reclaim the > screen_name) > > before recycling it to the public. > > > > Thanks, > > Doug > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:13 AM, TechRavingMad <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > When you do delete, do you just delete the username and leave the ID > > > as deleted status? > > > > > I guess basically what I'm asking is that you don't recycle user ID's > > > do you? >
