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  accountkiler · Member · May 6, 2014 at 4:03 pm

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  Why cant we delete our accounts??? it will last forever!!!! it’s strange! People can do wrong things with your accounts. They can use it and now all your information. Change wordpress, and give people more privacy! thanks THE ACCOUNTKILLER aka a girl who’s unhappy with her account .

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  timethief · Member · May 6, 2014 at 8:54 pm

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  I told you how to do this on April 25th, 2014 here https://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/i-really-want-to-delete-my-account-2?replies=2#post-1765988

  Here’s how to deactivate your account:

  All you were required to provide to register an account here was an email address that can be replaced at any time.

  Any personal information that you voluntarily posted can also be removed at any time.

  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”:
  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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  druesome · Staff · May 8, 2014 at 4:42 am

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  Hi there!

  Sorry about that. Yes, we do not allow account deletions. Echoing what timethief said, we only ask for little information from you, and you have complete freedom to remove these at any point in time. Rest assured that your data is secure with us, and we take nothing for granted in keeping it that way.

  Keep Your Site Safe and Secure

  To add another layer of security to your account, you may want to look into activating two-step authentication:

  Enable Two-Step Authentication

  Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have more questions or concerns. Thank you!