what purpose does it serve

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  opinionatedmofos · Member · Dec 7, 2014 at 3:33 pm

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  To allow an account to be created? you cannot remove it, so there must be a financial gain. No matter i just find it so typical of companies today. Give us your info …give us your info…give us your info.
  The potential exists for this to be a cool site,but when things dont function like they should and you have to start doing things from other sites to make this work properly…you lose…at the very least the potential for me to upgrade to a pay version. photo cropper sucks btw. Goodbye!

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

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  mountaincoward · Member · Dec 7, 2014 at 4:28 pm

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  I’m sure there’s a ‘delete site’ button on the dashboard?

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  timethief · Member · Dec 7, 2014 at 5:05 pm

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  Hi there,
  To delete a WordPress.COM blog you must be logged in under the exact same username account that registered the blog. To prevent accidental or inadvertent deletion of blogs, there are multiple warnings given that blog deletion is permanent and irreversible. Lastly, a verification link is sent in an email and must be clicked to delete a blog. If clicking that link does not work then copy and paste it into your upper browser window and click.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/
  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/

  Alternatively, to change blog visibility to private go to > Settings > Reading scroll to Blog Visibility and choose option 3 . See the guide here http://en.support.wordpress.com/settings/privacy-settings/

  Here’s how to deactivate your account:
  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.