Account deletion

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  timlegrand · Member · Apr 8, 2015 at 8:41 pm

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  “WordPress.com accounts cannot be deleted. However, you can easily delete your blog. If you’re unhappy with your account or blog for any reason, we can probably help. Feel free to contact us.”

  So I do… there is any reason for WordPress to keep personal information as soon as I am not contractually engaged to.

  So please delete my account since I am not interested in using your services anymore.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 8, 2015 at 8:46 pm

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  Hi there,

  https://timlegrand.wordpress.com is no longer available.
  The authors have deleted this site.

  I can clear up your confusion. Registering an account here required (1) your consent to the Terms of Service and (2) an email address. Any personal information you posted anywhere was posted voluntarily. Both the email address and personal information can be removed or replaced at any time.

  Here’s how to deactivate your account:
  Although username accounts are not deleted, so you cannot be impersonated and have your reputation affected by anyone registering the same username in the future, there are steps you can take that amount to removing all personal information and result in leaving only a throwaway email address behind. http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

  1. You can go to My Account->Edit Profile and remove all data except the account name and an email address. Create a throwaway email address and change the account email to that throwaway address. This only leaves the username behind.

  2. To unsubscribe from email sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block all subscription emails from WordPress.com”:
  https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/

  3. To ensure the account is locked up tightly, visit this site, generate a password of 15-20 characters, and change the account password to it:
  http://www.thebitmill.com/tools/password.html

  4. To hide your Gravatar profile, login and on the bottom right hand corner of your Gravatar profile page you will find a “hide” button visible only to you that you can click.

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  timlegrand · Member · Apr 8, 2015 at 8:51 pm

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  so you cannot be impersonated and have your reputation affected by anyone registering the same username in the future

  So this is the point.
  But should’nt it be my own decision?

  Anyway, thank you for your quick answer.

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  timethief · Member · Apr 8, 2015 at 8:56 pm

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  Shoulds, woulda, coulda …
  Information removal and deactivation is your own decision. lol :D

  You’re welcome Tim and best wishes. :)