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Jacquesm's Unofficial FAQ (from 2011) also says it's impossible. http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-unofficial-hn-faq#deleteaccount http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-
by Thorondor 11y ago
Jacquesm's Unofficial FAQ (from 2011) also says it's impossible. http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-unofficial-hn-faq#deleteaccount http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-unofficial-hn-faq#deleteaccou... I think this is the right policy; it encourages people not to post things they'll regret later. As jacquesm points out, you can always just remove all identifying information from your profile and start a new account if you really don't want to be associated with your past links/comments.
- Fjolsvith 11y agoI've been able to delete comments I've regretted.
- benologist 11y agoThere's a 2 hour window on editing/deleting comments.
- ggchappell 11y agoEditing and deleting an HN comment can be done within a limited time (an hour?) after the comment is created. After that it does not seem to be possible -- at least for me.
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