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Can you delete a HN account?

• deleted 13y ago
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  • ngoel36 13y ago
    False. From the FAQ: In my profile, what does showdead do? If you turn it on, you'll see all the submissions and comments that have been killed by the editors. They're mostly spam and duplicates.
    • 9emE0iL18gxCqLT 13y ago
      I don't see how doing that deletes your account or your data for that matter. From what I understand it just shows you content that was 'supposedly' deleted but in fact it was just hidden.
    • pc86 13y ago
      Which is not at all a way to delete your own account, and proof that even spam and duplicate accounts are not actually deleted.
      • AgentConundrum 13y ago
        I think that's what he's saying. There's a deleted post above him. I think the comment you're replying to is saying the same thing you are.
    • ngoel36 13y ago
      Ah the comment I was replying to was deleted :-/. The comment suggested to use 'showdead', that's what I claimed to be false..
• 9emE0iL18gxCqLT 13y ago
  No. You can't delete a Hacker News account: http://www.accountkiller.com/en/delete-hacker-news-account http://www.accountkiller.com/en/delete-hacker-news-account
• ohwp 13y ago
  You can by sending an email to PG.
  • tlrobinson 13y ago
    Will it delete your comments as well?