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  nolongeractive21 · Member · Jan 1, 2015 at 12:10 am

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  Hi, I am unhappy with my account. I no longer want it, thanks. Please delete it!!

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

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  timethief · Member · Jan 1, 2015 at 12:13 am

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  Hi there,
  Hello there,
  Accounts cannot be deleted here http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/ but blogs can be deleted http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/ or made private. http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  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.

  Here is how to deactivate your account.

  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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  djklippa · Member · Jan 1, 2015 at 6:53 pm

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  I have an issue where someone else has registered an account to my email and it is in some foreign language I don’t understand. I got in via a password reset but cannot understand how to reset the account as if it is my own account I have created and remove details for the person who was unable to type his own email address correctly. Any tips? I only want to use a gravatar for my battlelog but would prefer not to have any other content tied to my email address which the creator may have left.

  Thanks :)

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  timethief · Member · Jan 1, 2015 at 6:58 pm

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  @klipperforlivet
  We find it very confusing when bloggers post off-topic into existing threads. Please use this link to copy and paste your question into a new thread and we will gladly answer question there. https://en.forums.wordpress.com/?new=1