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Delete my account please

PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:33 pm
by Awesomepow
I have lost interest in Transformers. I would like my account deleted. Thank you

Re: Delete my account please

PostPosted: Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:47 pm
by Burn
Bye.

Re: Delete my account please

PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:14 am
by primalxconvoy
It's there a way for users to delete their accounts manually, in the settings?

Re: Delete my account please

PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 1:26 am
by Burn
primalxconvoy wrote:It's there a way for users to delete their accounts manually, in the settings?

Nope. That's the sort of thing that can screw up post counts and stuff.

Re: Delete my account please

PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:02 am
by primalxconvoy
Burn wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:It's there a way for users to delete their accounts manually, in the settings?

Nope. That's the sort of thing that can screw up post counts and stuff.


Oh really? How so?

Re: Delete my account please

PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 2:55 am
by Burn
primalxconvoy wrote:
Burn wrote:
primalxconvoy wrote:It's there a way for users to delete their accounts manually, in the settings?

Nope. That's the sort of thing that can screw up post counts and stuff.


Oh really? How so?

If you fully delete an account then all their posts disappear which means a lot of re-synching of topics (depending on what account was deleted).

The best option, if a User wants to delete their account, is to delete the account but retain the posts. The user name and posts will still appear but the account can no longer be accessed.

My personal measuring stick, if they had less than 10 posts, the account can be deleted completely, over that, you just delete but leave the posts. There was no strict policy about it though as the requests were few and far between.

Reasons ranged from being cyber-stalked to being a sook who just couldn't handle opposing opinions. Cyber-stalking I get, but having a sook? Just don't log on. People need to be self-responsible.

Re: Delete my account please

PostPosted: Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:55 am
by primalxconvoy
That's odd. Usually, most site/forum software handles this normally, and it's similar in case to banning a user.

Perhaps it's the age of this site's software?

Re: Delete my account please

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:43 pm
by Seibertron
primalxconvoy wrote:That's odd. Usually, most site/forum software handles this normally, and it's similar in case to banning a user.

Perhaps it's the age of this site's software?


It's not an issue. It can be done. Just a hassle.