FAQ

To stop Discover and notifications filling up with rides that have gone quiet, every ride moves through three stages based on the time since its last human interaction. A human interaction is anything a member does inside the ride — sending a chat message, RSVPing, joining or leaving, or the owner editing settings. The next occurrence of a recurring ride silently rolling forward does not count.

Stage 1 — Dormant (after 90 days inactive)

• The ride is hidden from Discover, so new riders won't stumble across a public ride that's gone quiet.
• Members still see the ride in My Rides, can chat, RSVP, share location, and join voice as normal.
• Push and reminder notifications fire as normal.
• Any interaction — a chat message, an RSVP, an owner edit — flips the ride straight back to active and resets the clock.

Stage 2 — Archived (after 180 days inactive)

• The ride becomes invisible to everyone except the owner. Other members no longer see it in My Rides and can't open it.
• All notifications stop firing, including RSVP nags and going reminders.
• The ride is also hidden from Discover (a stricter version of the dormant rule).
• The owner can still open the ride and edit it. Saving any edit flips it back to active, restores it to other members, and resumes notifications.

Stage 3 — Deleted (after 270 days inactive)

• The ride and its memberships, messages, and RSVP records are permanently deleted.
• Deletion is not recoverable. If you want to keep an archived ride, open it as the owner and save any edit before it reaches the 270-day mark — that resets the clock.

How do I keep a ride active?

Ride with it. Anything that counts as a human interaction resets the clock back to zero, so a ride that the crew actually uses each week never goes dormant.

Can I tell whether one of my rides is dormant or archived?

Yes — dormant and archived rides show a small badge on the ride card in My Rides.

What does the "Inactive" badge on a member mean?

Each member of a ride has a small Inactive chip on their row when they haven't opened the Pelori app for 30 days or more. It's a glanceable signal for the organiser — useful when deciding whether it's worth nagging someone for an RSVP, or when looking through who's actually still around. As soon as the member opens the app the chip disappears on the next refresh.

Members who are brand-new to the feature (no recorded activity yet) don't get the chip — the absence of data is treated as "unknown", not "inactive".

Can I have inactive members removed automatically?

Yes. In Ride settings → Who, the ride owner has an Auto-remove inactive members toggle. Switch it on and once a day Pelori removes any member who hasn't opened the app in 30 days. A few rules:

• The toggle is owner-only. Admins manage rides day-to-day, but membership policy stays with the creator.
• The owner is never removed, even if they themselves haven't opened the app — a ride should never end up without its organiser.
• Members who haven't recorded any activity yet (e.g. someone who joined and immediately uninstalled before the activity signal landed) are left alone — same conservative reading as the badge.
• Pending invitations are not touched. Someone who hasn't accepted yet stays in the invite list until they decide.
• Removed members can always be re-invited. Removal isn't a ban — it's a tidy-up.