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  grrrlpower90 · Member · Mar 27, 2017 at 11:33 am

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  Hello,
  For personal reasons, and the email link to this account I will need to delete this account and start again.
  Best wishes,
  Jenny

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  ackaeser · Member · Mar 27, 2017 at 11:50 am

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  Hi there,

  Although username accounts are not deleted, so that you cannot be impersonated, there are steps you can take that amount to removing all personal information and result in leaving only a throwaway email address behind.

  Here’s how to deactivate your account:

  1. Go to My Account->Edit Profile at https://wordpress.com/me/account 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 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

  For the complete list of instructions: http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/