Are users active or inactive?

Question

I'm trying to decide which is better: is a user inactive (can't login) or active (can login)? Do you have a flag which makes a user inactive so they can't login or do you have a flag which makes a user active so they can login? Which one makes more sense to the user and administrator?

Which one do you do?

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Yes as Peter commented: Do you have a flag to mark some users as inactive and otherwise default to active, or do you have a flag to mark active users and otherwise default to inactive?

This is a very general question because I'm not just asking for my specific website or application, but in general--which makes more sense to users?

Answer 1

To answer your question as asked:

It's better when users are inactive and can't log in. This way, you can administer the system without their interference.

It also makes more sense to the user this way.

Seriously, though: if you want a decent answer, you're going to have to ask a question that makes some sense.