Wanted added options

Peace,

would be cool to have the options added to delete the own Account and everything one
posted/liked/answered/wrote with it

note/
the option is there if the account didnt post anything yet, disappears if the account wrote something, if possible make it aviable all the time

Thank you :v:

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Not going to happen. Too many here have ALREADY abused this function and we lose valuable insights and information when people suddenly decide they are going to throw a tantrum and erase their accounts and all their info/posts/convos.

It would be better if people just thought about what they were saying before replying and understood that it could possibly last forever in digital print.

It’s a good lesson to learn in general for life.

Words, actions, etc in all aspects of “life” have consequences that aren’t easily erased by hitting the delete button.

(In fact, older version of forums never had the ability to delete a post… One wrote or said something stupid, you lived with it and learned some impulse control hopefully from it.)

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I agree that this would be nice and a lot of people probably assumed it was already an option because a lot of popular forum sites today do offer that option for the user.

OM made some good points but I think there are other reasons than a “tantrum” that causes someone to want to delete a post/account (although I’m not saying this doesnt happen)

But at the end of the day, when you join a forum you should know the rules/site options. That way you know how careful you need to be when using said site. If you are concerned with a post you wrote, you should flag it for Mod attention with reasoning for why.

I think it would be reasonable if there was an option that just deleted the username associated with the account but leave all posts and threads by that account. That way no “insights” or convos are lost. Similar to how reddit has lots of posts by [Deleted], but still show what was originally posted.

This is just an idea and I hope no one bites my head off for making this suggestion, I just thought I would throw it in because it seems like an okay option for a forum site to have; and one that many sites do have. Just my opinion.

To finish, I think Sammy and Uial and the other mods do a pretty great job and are very reasonable people to work with if you have an issue with a specific post you made. But like OM said, it is usually best to assume that what you wrote will potentially last for ever. Its just like speaking in a conversation, you cant take back what you said even if you regret it.

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Currently it has been the same 4-5 people who have done it …repeated times as they had an equally “sincere” change of heart and decided to rejoin, again or again or again…

There have been 1-2 people who had more legitimate reasons and those requests were allowed with no issues.

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I agree with not deleting the account completely but instead instant comment delete should be added like one would be able to delete his comment instantly…or the edit history system can be removed cuz people are able to see what someone said earlier…