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It's really nasty to put this as a top-level link in HN without explanation---this is not an article or announcement about the Delete Button, it is the delete b
by blahedo 17y ago
It's really nasty to put this as a top-level link in HN without explanation---this is not an article or announcement about the Delete Button, it is the delete button itself.
- wwortiz 17y agoIt's pretty hard to delete your account on accident it goes something like: - click delete - put password in - fill out recaptcha - confirm delete - don't login for 14 days It isn't like the link is malicious but considering relevant news items a large portion of people (on this site) want to delete their accounts it may be quite useful.
- Terretta 17y agoon purpose by accident
- wwortiz 17y agoI think it's my age that causes me to say on accident by instinct as everyone I ever grew up with has said on accident.
- astrec 17y agoCallow youth: How dare you evolve our language!! More seriously, do you make a semantic distinction between by accident and on accident where the latter signifies (some) intent, or do you use on accident exclusively.
- coderdude 17y agoIs it really a large portion that wants to delete their accounts? The last time I visited that Ask HN thread the highest rated comments were from people saying "uh, no." Perhaps it's just a vocal minority within the greater vocal minority that is HN.