Can someone delete my account ?

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    grandeconnemalade · Member ·

    Hi. I would like to erase myself from the internet and I’ve read in the support section I can’t delete my account myself. I would very much like to make it happen. What can I do ?

  • staff-ozmodiar · Staff ·

    We’re sad to see you go, but happy to help you wrap things up. Is there anything you need help with before you go?

    Since we don’’t want other people to have your username in the future, we don’’t delete usernames (they are kept so they cannot be recycled). For more information, please see this link below:

    http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

    Here’s a few suggestions for you if you’d like to scrub the account:

    1) Delete the blog:

    Delete a Website

    2) If you are trying to unsubscribe from emails sent to you from WordPress.com, go here and click on “Block Emails”:

    https://wordpress.com/settings/notifications/

    3) You can also go here to 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 will only leave the username behind:

    https://wordpress.com/settings/

    4) 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

    5) While you cannot completely delete your Gravatar profile, you can remove all of your profile information easily through the “Edit My Profile” page here:

    http://en.gravatar.com/profiles/edit/?noclose#about-you

    You can also hide your Gravatar profile from external access. Visit your profile page (click your name in the top navigation of the website), then click the “Hide My Profile” link in the bottom, right-hand corner.

    If you have a minute, it would be very helpful to us to hear why you to want to leave so we can try to improve our service in the future.

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