When did it become the default for new accounts to be private?

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countyguy
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When did it become the default for new accounts to be private?

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The thread title says it all. When did it become the default for new accounts to be private? I know that back when I started it wasn’t the default.

I was wondering because I was wondering how it affects the statistics.
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Re: When did it become the default for new accounts to be private?

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We never changed any the status of any existing accounts from public to private, but some time ago we did make it default for all new accounts to start as private.
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Re: When did it become the default for new accounts to be private?

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What I was asking was, when was it made default for all new accounts to start private? I think it was in 2019, but I would greatly appreciate it if someone knows the specific date on which the change was made.
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Coincidently, it appears to have happened on 20 July 2020, exactly three years ago today!
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Re: When did it become the default for new accounts to be private?

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Thank you so much!
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