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@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Script to remove inactive users on your Mastodon server. This is a small cleanup
 
 The script does two things: 
 1. delete all users after 2 weeks that haven't logged in at all and didn't post anything.
-2. search for accounts that haven't logged in for 6 months, send them a reminder mail and delete accounts that haven't logged within 7 months.
+2. search for accounts that haven't logged in for 6 months, send them a reminder mail, deactivate accounts that haven't logged within 7 months and delete those deactivated users in a `--cron` run. 
 
 # Installation
 * save the script in home directory of Mastodon (eg. ~/bin, not under /root, maybe /usr/local/bin)
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ The script does two things:
 ```
 Usage:
  --dry-run      : make a dry-run, no deletion will be done, no mails are sent.
+ --cron         : delete deactivated users in a regularly cron run step by step to avoid mass flooding.
  --dowhatimean  : add this option if you really want to delete users.
  ```