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I hate when a site doesn't let me delete my account. Apparently, drupal.org hasn't been able to implement this feature in more than 11 years already: https://d

by jkbyc 13y ago

I hate when a site doesn't let me delete my account. Apparently, drupal.org hasn't been able to implement this feature in more than 11 years already: https://drupal.org/node/8 https://drupal.org/node/8

itafroma 13y ago
> https://drupal.org/node/8 https://drupal.org/node/8 While it was a long running thing that the Drupal product couldn't let users delete or disable their own accounts, the issue you linked was resolved[1] in 2009 (more than 4 years ago) and made it into Drupal 7. Unfortunately, Drupal.org is still running on Drupal 6 and its upgrade to Drupal 7 has been met with repeated setbacks and delays[2] with no ETA[3]. Definitely unfortunate. Edit: looks like they're accepting requests for account deletion via password@association.drupal.org for the time being.[4] [1]: https://drupal.org/node/8#comment-1188824 https://drupal.org/node/8#comment-1188824 [2]: https://association.drupal.org/node/17738 https://association.drupal.org/node/17738 [3]: https://association.drupal.org/comment/4263#comment-4263 https://association.drupal.org/comment/4263#comment-4263 [4]: https://drupal.org/news/130529SecurityUpdate#comment-7475090 https://drupal.org/news/130529SecurityUpdate#comment-7475090
- jacquesm 13y ago
  > Unfortunately, Drupal.org is still running on Drupal 6 and its upgrade to Drupal 7 has been met with repeated setbacks and delays[2] with no ETA[3]. In a nutshell, that line sums up everything that's wrong with drupal.
  - Jgrubb 13y ago
    Respectfully, there are vastly better examples of "everything that's wrong with Drupal". An unwillingness to push through an upgrade to a site containing millions of user accounts and tens of millions of pages of content before it's ready is, to me, an example of what's right with Drupal.
calebgilbert 13y ago
One can't delete their account on Hacker News either. Just sayin'. :p
- jkbyc 13y ago
  Interesting, I didn't know. Is there some good reason for it?
  - TylerE 13y ago
    From a programming standpoint it adds a lot of complication (e.g. all of a sudden you'd have posts owned by NULL, and even if you deleted the posts, what about replies to those posts, etc).
    - r0s 13y ago
      Drupal 7 lets the admin choose any option for that, remove all content, leave it as anonymous etc.
      - thejosh 13y ago
        Yeah, but the main Drupal website doesn't run on 7.
    - jkbyc 13y ago
      Well, yes, but that's really just excuses. Forums often remove the account and profile information and leave the content created by the user intact. That's a good start in my opinion.
      - TylerE 13y ago
        Still extra work. My time is not infinite, and I would rather spend it on things for people who actually use my site.
        jacquesm 13y ago
reinhardt 13y ago
If only it was just Drupal. I went through the ~80 or so accounts I have logged in LastPass, including many I haven't used more than once, and the sites that allow deleting your account are a small minority. It is annoying to say the least and hold me back from opening any new accounts unless I'm pretty sure I'll use them.

by jkbyc 13y ago

itafroma 13y ago

> https://drupal.org/node/8 https://drupal.org/node/8 While it was a long running thing that the Drupal product couldn't let users delete or disable their own accounts, the issue you linked was resolved[1] in 2009 (more than 4 years ago) and made it into Drupal 7. Unfortunately, Drupal.org is still running on Drupal 6 and its upgrade to Drupal 7 has been met with repeated setbacks and delays[2] with no ETA[3]. Definitely unfortunate. Edit: looks like they're accepting requests for account deletion via password@association.drupal.org for the time being.[4] [1]: https://drupal.org/node/8#comment-1188824 https://drupal.org/node/8#comment-1188824 [2]: https://association.drupal.org/node/17738 https://association.drupal.org/node/17738 [3]: https://association.drupal.org/comment/4263#comment-4263 https://association.drupal.org/comment/4263#comment-4263 [4]: https://drupal.org/news/130529SecurityUpdate#comment-7475090 https://drupal.org/news/130529SecurityUpdate#comment-7475090

jacquesm 13y ago
> Unfortunately, Drupal.org is still running on Drupal 6 and its upgrade to Drupal 7 has been met with repeated setbacks and delays[2] with no ETA[3]. In a nutshell, that line sums up everything that's wrong with drupal.
- Jgrubb 13y ago
  Respectfully, there are vastly better examples of "everything that's wrong with Drupal". An unwillingness to push through an upgrade to a site containing millions of user accounts and tens of millions of pages of content before it's ready is, to me, an example of what's right with Drupal.

calebgilbert 13y ago

One can't delete their account on Hacker News either. Just sayin'. :p

jkbyc 13y ago
Interesting, I didn't know. Is there some good reason for it?
- TylerE 13y ago
  From a programming standpoint it adds a lot of complication (e.g. all of a sudden you'd have posts owned by NULL, and even if you deleted the posts, what about replies to those posts, etc).
  - r0s 13y ago
    Drupal 7 lets the admin choose any option for that, remove all content, leave it as anonymous etc.
    - thejosh 13y ago
      Yeah, but the main Drupal website doesn't run on 7.
  - jkbyc 13y ago
    Well, yes, but that's really just excuses. Forums often remove the account and profile information and leave the content created by the user intact. That's a good start in my opinion.
    - TylerE 13y ago
      Still extra work. My time is not infinite, and I would rather spend it on things for people who actually use my site.
      - jacquesm 13y ago

reinhardt 13y ago

If only it was just Drupal. I went through the ~80 or so accounts I have logged in LastPass, including many I haven't used more than once, and the sites that allow deleting your account are a small minority. It is annoying to say the least and hold me back from opening any new accounts unless I'm pretty sure I'll use them.