It is really impossible to delete my account ?

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  emmanuellee · Member · Feb 10, 2012 at 11:23 pm

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  I would like to delete my wordpress account because I do not use it anylonger. I enjoy writing and posting pixtures on a blog but wordpress is quite difficult to understand and I do not have enough time to use it. Could I delete it ? Indeed, it is unuseful to have an account now … Thank you for your help.
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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Feb 11, 2012 at 1:17 am

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  We’re sad to see you go but happy to help you wrap things up. Is there anything you may need help with before you go?

  Since we don’t want other people to have your username in the future, we don’t delete usernames (they are kept so they cannot be recycled). For more information, please see
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/deleting-accounts/

  I also see you’ve already deleted your blog(s). I do have a few suggestions for you if you really want to scrub the 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 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

  3) To learn how 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

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  emmanuellee · Member · Feb 11, 2012 at 1:30 pm

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  Thank you for your really useful help :)

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  staff-blorbo · Staff · Feb 12, 2012 at 11:14 pm

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  You’re welcome!