I would like to delete my forum account. But on my account settings I don’t see such a button.
How can I delete it?
balupton
(Benjamin Lupton)
January 21, 2019, 1:47pm
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Seems users can’t once they have created several posts.
Hi - I received this request today on my forums - how do I do it? ============== Hi, does anyone know how to shut down their account on this website? If management only can do it, can you do this please? Please also make sure ALL my content is...
Is there any scope to allow users to delete their own accounts or “leave” the forum. Or at least show that they are no longer participating so it may leave the topics / comments they added but show that they have since “left”?
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However, it seems an admin like myself can anonymize your account, similar to how reddit deletes accounts (posts remain but with no author information as all your personal information is stripped from the system and you have no ability to login anymore):
Did you know that Discourse has had the ability to anonymize users for quite some time? Lately we’ve improved it so the scrubbing involved is even more thorough. How do I anonymize a user? At the bottom of a user’s admin page, there is an “Anonymize...
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Would you like me to do that?