I deleted my LinkedIn account about 1.5 years ago. I was getting hammered by recruiters constantly, and I felt like I needed to politely decline them all. After

I deleted my LinkedIn account about 1.5 years ago. I was getting hammered by recruiters constantly, and I felt like I needed to politely decline them all. After a while it got to to be too much so I just pulled the plug. That decision isn't without consequences. I've greatly reduced my possibilities for networking by doing this. If I had to do it over again, I probably would not have deleted my account. But, on the other hand, when I now get contacted by recruiters they find me through StackOverflow, github or my website; and thus they have infinitely better opportunities for me and generally seem to be higher caliber recruiters to boot.