I disagree with "Delete inactive users" since a person with a 1000 posts 2 years ago probably wouldn't want their account deleted (and disassociated with all their posts) even though they aren't posting or visiting regularly anymore.
Oh, it wouldn't delete inactive, meaning old accounts, it would only delete accounts with ZERO posts, which are usually bots or spammers that are at least x days old. For example, I would set it to delete all users 60 days old or older with no posts. Disadvantages? Zero. Pros? Tons.
I don't have an exact percentage of server space, though the majority of the space is from the actual posts themselves. However, it will still take up a lot of data, and of the amount of data for all users, bot and empty accounts make up far too much. Plus, we'd have more accurate statistics. of course, since the mod doesn't work with our version, this isn't happening any time soon...
@activity bar: Yes, it's not the same style, but I tried a grey activity bar and it really didn't look so pretty.
How it Works:
The activity bar requires a certain number of posts in the last *30* days in order to be 100% full. New accounts won't have much activity, because of that, and people gone for more than a month are considered "inactive". When they post again, their activity will increase.