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Should a member be allowed to delete her/his own account?
Brown Eyes:
I'm a big advocate for the cooling-off/ waiting period policy as it exists. I think it's very reasonable and well-thought out.
:)
David In Indy:
I like the "cooling off" period too. Although it sure did feel good when I deleted my "David-Indiana" account over at IMDb.
But that was different.
I've seen several people wish to delete their accounts, and then return. And I'm sure they were happy all their posts and hard work were not deleted into Internet Oblivion. And as others have already pointed out, the member always has the option of deleting all their posts. It might take a while to accomplish, but they can do it if they want to.
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: David on September 06, 2007, 10:27:34 pm ---I've seen several people wish to delete their accounts, and then return. And I'm sure they were happy all their posts and hard work were not deleted into Internet Oblivion.
--- End quote ---
It's worth noting that, unlike IMDb, when you delete your account here your posts do not disappear. You can tell if someone has deleted their account here if you see a post or thread by someone whose username is not underlined -- and therefore you can't call up their profile or PM them, but their post remains intact.
Though of course you can always delete your posts yourself -- with or without also deleting your account.
(At IMDb, there is no way to delete your account without also deleting all your posts.)
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: ineedcrayons on September 06, 2007, 11:24:57 pm ---It's worth noting that, unlike IMDb, when you delete your account here your posts do not disappear. You can tell if someone has deleted their account here if you see a post or thread by someone whose username is not underlined -- and therefore you can't call up their profile or PM them, but their post remains intact.
Though of course you can always delete your posts yourself -- with or without also deleting your account.
(At IMDb, there is no way to delete your account without also deleting all your posts.)
--- End quote ---
That's very true Katherine! Thanks for pointing that out. Yeah, I've seen this. The user name will change to "guest" but the posts remain intact. I forgot about that. :)
David In Indy:
Or rather their status changes to "guest" but I think even their name remains too, doesn't it?
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