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> it is time for people start deleting their accounts HN does not let you do that though. At least last time I asked about it, they sent me a response saying t
by codetrotter 2y ago
> it is time for people start deleting their accounts
HN does not let you do that though. At least last time I asked about it, they sent me a response saying that they’d notify me when it became possible to delete an account. And they provided some reasons for why they don’t delete comments and accounts.
- lukan 2y agoIt would destroy older comment threads. There are quite some gold nuggets to be found there.
- codetrotter 2y agoSure, but what is more important? Some random comment threads, or honoring the wishes of the people who have been contributing comments to the site? For me I would prioritize the wishes of the contributors.
- lukan 2y agoWell, how about the contributers honoring the wishes of the owners of the plattform? Also my wish as a contributer is that the threads stay like this. So I can come back later and reread them. I often gained value in reading a linked old thread. My advice for people not wishing for that, would be simply to stop commenting instead of demanding the site should change.
- saltcured 2y agoCould there be a middle ground to remove the account ID as a correlation between posts? The posts could remain as a graph of replies without retaining who posted which. I know this means someone could still use stylometry to try to reaggregate the posts, but that's less reliable than HN actually telling us that the same authenticated user made all these posts over a decade.
- lukan 2y agoI could very much live with that solution.