Why can´t I delete my account?
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Hi!
Why can´t I delete my account, now that I have deleted my blog? I want to erase it.
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Although username accounts are not deleted, 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.html4. 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-youYou 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.
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Thank you for your help Timethief! It´s appreciated.
But I still want to know why it´s not possible to delete an account? And asked the support. It just sounds ridiculous. You can do in most settings ont he internet…
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If you still want to know why username accounts cannot be deleted so no one can register the same username again in the future and impersonate you, then type modlook into the sidebar and Staff will provide the answer. If you subscribe to the thread you will be notified when Staff respond.
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