# Batch operations on multiple users

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-operations-on-multiple-users/26351>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [March 15, 2015, 8:35am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-operations-on-multiple-users/26351 "2015-03-15T08:35:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 9:03am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/batch-operations-on-multiple-users/26351/2 "2015-03-15T09:03:52Z")

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Generally you do this as part of the import – screening out topics and users you don’t want to arrive – not after the fact.

Most forums are chock full of shell / spam / bogus accounts that should be trimmed before they come in. Which is not too hard since they generally have no posts, either.

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