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I will say that, because this is so trivial, I wish there was at least a way to delete ones profile here. It wouldn't imply deleting the content too, the usern

I will say that, because this is so trivial, I wish there was at least a way to delete ones profile here. It wouldn't imply deleting the content too, the username could just be `[deleted]` or `ghost` or something.

mkl 2y ago
From the FAQ link at the bottom of the page: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Can%20I%20delete%20my%20account%3F https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Can%20I%20...
AnimalMuppet 2y ago
Yeah, deleting comments doesn't work because of the threaded nature of conversations here. Deleting the user, though... you might suggest this to dang (hn@ycombinator.com).
- normie3000 2y ago
  Reddit has threads and allows deleting comments. It's quite annoying when reading historical [deleted]
  - duxup 2y ago
    Yeah spammers and non serious trolls use that method a lot, it's a bummer.
- kelnos 2y ago
  If you click through the FAQ link, there's a link to a comment from dang that says they'll reassign comments to throwaway accounts on request, or even change your distance to something random, which will in effect delete your account, but keep all your comments attributable to a single "anonymous" entity. I think allowing for account deletion line reddit does (with all comments attributed to "[deleted]") is bad for following a conversation after the fact. I'm fine with HN's policy here and think they've struck a decent balance. I think this should be a case of "if you're not ok with this, don't post on HN".
s5300 2y ago
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sangnoir 2y ago
> I wish there was at least a way to delete ones profile here. Not that will help much, because all 1013 of your comments[1] are likely archived in at multiple indexes: search engines, hn.algolia.com, the internet archive and half a dozen AI project by HNers 1. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=sureglymop&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

mkl 2y ago

From the FAQ link at the bottom of the page: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Can%20I%20delete%20my%20account%3F https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html#:~:text=Can%20I%20...

AnimalMuppet 2y ago

Yeah, deleting comments doesn't work because of the threaded nature of conversations here. Deleting the user, though... you might suggest this to dang (hn@ycombinator.com).

normie3000 2y ago
Reddit has threads and allows deleting comments. It's quite annoying when reading historical [deleted]
- duxup 2y ago
  Yeah spammers and non serious trolls use that method a lot, it's a bummer.
kelnos 2y ago
If you click through the FAQ link, there's a link to a comment from dang that says they'll reassign comments to throwaway accounts on request, or even change your distance to something random, which will in effect delete your account, but keep all your comments attributable to a single "anonymous" entity. I think allowing for account deletion line reddit does (with all comments attributed to "[deleted]") is bad for following a conversation after the fact. I'm fine with HN's policy here and think they've struck a decent balance. I think this should be a case of "if you're not ok with this, don't post on HN".

s5300 2y ago

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sangnoir 2y ago

> I wish there was at least a way to delete ones profile here. Not that will help much, because all 1013 of your comments[1] are likely archived in at multiple indexes: search engines, hn.algolia.com, the internet archive and half a dozen AI project by HNers 1. https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&query=sureglymop&sort=byDate&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...