delete account
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Hello,
I have a new WordPress account now, and I really want my old one (this one) deleted so someone else can register it. Please, please do this!The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
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This is a username account ie. profile link https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/scribbles5560
This is a blog URL http://bestbinweevilcheatssite.wordpress.com/
Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/
You may want to make it private instead and use it as a backup or testing blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/You must be logged in under the exact same username account that registered the blog. Deleting a site permanently removes it and you’ll never be able to reuse its WordPress.com address. If you delete a blog you will not be able to get it back and no one else will be able to use that blog address. You must be sure you never want to use the blog again if you delete it.
To prevent accidental or inadvertent deletion of blogs, there are multiple warnings given that blog deletion is permanent. Lastly, a verification link is sent in an email and must be clicked to delete a blog. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
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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”:
http://wordpress.com/#!/following/subsettings/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.html4. To hide your Gravatar profile, please read “How do I hide my profile?” section of the help page: http://en.gravatar.com/site/faq/#answer-1-8
IMPORTANT NOTE: Deleting blogs and/or blog content does not remove any indexed items from the SERPs (search engine page results). Google and Bing only clear their caches of deleted indexed content that produces a 404 (page not found) every 3 – 6 months.
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Would there be a way I could get in contact with the makers of WordPress and see if they could somehow delete my account?
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There is no such thing as “freeing up an account” here. There is no way to delete an account like this one https://en.forums.wordpress.com/profile/scribbles556 and contacting Staff will not change the answer I already posted. http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/
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