# Does discourse automatically remove inactive members? **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-automatically-remove-inactive-members/115247 **Category:** Support **Created:** [April 16, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-automatically-remove-inactive-members/115247 "2019-04-16T17:51:01Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![DNSTARS](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/dnstars/32/100957_2.png) [@DNSTARS](https://meta.discourse.org/u/DNSTARS) #### Post date: [April 16, 2019, 5:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-automatically-remove-inactive-members/115247/2 "2019-04-16T17:57:20Z")
The latter was included in an update recently. > [@Discourse deleted 1500 inactive users who haven't been seen for two years after update](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-deleted-1500-inactive-users-who-havent-been-seen-for-two-years-after-update/114995/24): > > I think this is a pretty harmless change all in all, but maybe there could be a framework for presenting new site settings and important changes to the admin on the first visit after an upgrade so they can tweak them before they effect anything? Like a mini version of the first time setup wizard? Being able to sort the site settings list by “newness” would also be nice to help admins discover all the new features. slight_smile --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-discourse-automatically-remove-inactive-members/115247)._