# Why is the Members List disabled?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-members-list-disabled/339219>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [January 9, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-members-list-disabled/339219 "2006-01-09T21:58:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![CynicalGabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-members-list-disabled/339219/1 "2006-01-09T21:58:39Z")

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I’ve always wanted to look at the Members List, but it has been disabled for as long as I remember. Why is this? I assume to prevent spammers?

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-members-list-disabled/339219/2 "2006-01-09T22:22:03Z")

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Bandwidth conservation. Whenever it has been turned on briefly by Jerry for some administrative/maintenance purpose, the board has dragged to a grinding halt. Much more so than the usual grind.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-members-list-disabled/339219/3 "2006-01-10T05:48:31Z")

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What he said.

TubaDiva  
Who hopes someday to turn more stuff on around here.

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**Author:** ![SleepyDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@SleepyDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SleepyDuck)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-members-list-disabled/339219/4 "2006-01-10T06:12:42Z")

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> TubaDiva  
> Who hopes someday to turn more stuff on around here.

So how _you_ doin’, you infinitive splittin’ mod? 🙂

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2006, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-members-list-disabled/339219/5 "2006-01-10T15:24:44Z")

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Not exactly what I meant, but what the heck. 😃

TubaDiva