It's best too, we don't need to delete accounts and the perfect example would be forum coin. They don't delete accounts or forfeit earnings even if the user does not return for decades
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Should forums delete accounts that not active for a long period?
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No, i don't think forums should delete accounts that have not been active for a long time.
I know of websites that don't delete accounts and don't touch their earnings even if they are not back for years and have realized that some people have either died but still their account is not deleted.
The thing is that inactive accounts can consume valuable server resources and slow down the forum's overall performance.
I own a forum and I don't delete users, even those not any more active since years. I don't see the need. I only ban people who break the rules/roundly spammers and bad tempered/flamers. Out of the mentioned behaviour, I don't bother at all if users post once each couple of years 
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I think there is no need for the forum owners to delete inactive accounts on existing forums. That is because the content is usually needed for traffic and website development.
It really doesn’t. Inactive accounts don’t take up that much server space.
The main thing that slows down a server is poorly optimized server resources.
It is not a recommanded practice to delete inactive accounts. Because if I signup on website and come to it after 1 year and find my account deleted, i will never signup again to go to shop.
Even in the case there isn't a shop where to purchase (many forums haven't a shopping section), I won't recommend to delete inactive accounts. My forum doesn't sell anything, but in any way I never delete inactive users. The only reason I ban users occurs when they seriously violate the forum rules.
Yeah, Inactive users may not have enabled two-factor authentication, further increasing the risk of security breaches.
Most of the forums I know (especially the common forums, not the PTP ones) don't own the 2FA authentication. Users only need a password to access.
I don't think it is right to delete a verified account on a forum because of inactivity. It might hurt members when they want to return and can't find their accounts any longer.
Yes, obviously: deleted accounts can lead to sadness or discouragement of excluded members. In addition, if you don't want an empty forum, it's not that big deal to delete inactive accounts, hindering the old members' return. The owners of the deleted accounts may complain they were excluded, so discouraging other people to join.
They will not sign up again and you may lose important old customers that may do an order after while of absence.
I wouldn't. It might upset old users if they try to return to their accounts. You can always send out emails and try to lure old members back.
The key question is whether forums incur any extra expenses by keeping inactive accounts. If so, they should delete the accounts. otherwise, there is no need to remove the accounts.
My forum doesn't sell anything. It's a simple forum where to promote our pay to programs and apps and recruit referrals. In addition, it's located in my former country and I don't live there. In any way, despite my forum having nothing to do with commerce, I don't want to upset users. It costs me nothing to maintain inactive users' profiles.
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I think it is not good to delete account for being dormant. Instead of deleting account, you should send them email asking to become active