Delete Account

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  unusername · Member · Dec 9, 2012 at 6:29 pm

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  I would like to delete my account because I prefer to use Blogger.

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  kardotim · Member · Dec 9, 2012 at 6:32 pm

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  I’m sorry to hear you want to leave WordPress.com! Is there anything you may need help with before you go? WordPress.com accounts are permanent, but you can easily delete your blog. You can read more about this here:

  http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/delete-blog/

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

  If you are trying 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/#!/read/subsettings/

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  unusername · Member · Dec 9, 2012 at 6:46 pm

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  “WordPress.com accounts are permanent”?. Nothing is permanent. I want to delete my account and no one should force me to do so. I do not think it’s legal stop me delete an account. If wordpress do not delete my account I will take legal action.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 9, 2012 at 6:48 pm

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  There is no legal action you can take.

  Username accounts are not deleted but 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.html

  4. 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.