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Account Deletion

Mr. Lost ManMr. Lost Man Registered User regular
edited February 2009 in H.Q. Reception Desk
Can I have my account here deleted?

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  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Why?

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited February 2009
    Nope.

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  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Regardless of why the short answer is no.

    the longer is no because that doesn't happen here, ever.

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  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    You can never leaveeeee

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited February 2009
    I'm curious as to why people answer questions directed at me either before or especially after I have answered them.

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  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Positive reinforcement!

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  • Tommy2HandsTommy2Hands what is this where am i Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Just Cause!

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  • wasted pixelswasted pixels Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Henroid wrote: »
    Positive reinforcement!

    Now he's probably wondering why people insist on answering rhetoric questions.

    This thread reminds me that I've been meaning to ask why Penny Arcade (and the forums therein) don't have a privacy policy or terms of service anywhere. Not that I run websites for a living or anything, but issuing cookies and storing user data indefinitely with no clearly defined privacy policy is probably not an awesome idea.

    And now I'm going to say "Robert Khoo" in smaller, slightly obscured text to summon him and get his input.

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited February 2009
    We have a terms of service, you agree to it when you sign up to the forums. We don't have a privacy policy because we don't need one. If you don't like being part of a site with no privacy policy, don't sign up.

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  • commacomma Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    But I don't want people to find out that I'm a dick!

    It ruins the surprise in the real world!

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  • MKRMKR Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Cardboard Tube wrote: »
    I'm curious as to why people answer questions directed at me either before or especially after I have answered them.

    You don't like having your own personal chorus?

    :(

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  • ZackSchillingZackSchilling Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Whenever I see people who want their accounts deleted, I wonder what is happening in their lives and if by "delete my account" they actually mean "delete all the retarded shit that I've written because someone figured out the link between my real identity and this screen name".

    Because that's all the more reason not to delete the account.

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  • ForarForar #432 Toronto, Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    ZackSchilling wrote: »
    Whenever I see people who want their accounts deleted, I wonder what is happening in their lives and if by "delete my account" they actually mean "delete all the retarded shit that I've written because someone figured out the link between my real identity and this screen name".

    Because that's all the more reason not to delete the account.

    I agree, but the OP only has 16 posts, most of them in a single thread, and only signed up a month and a half ago.

    Not exactly an old timer trying to cover their tracks or get a fresh start.

    To be clear, I'm not saying it should be deleted, just that it strikes me as weird.

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  • IvarIvar Oslo, NorwayRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    ZackSchilling wrote: »
    Whenever I see people who want their accounts deleted, I wonder what is happening in their lives and if by "delete my account" they actually mean "delete all the retarded shit that I've written because someone figured out the link between my real identity and this screen name".

    Because that's all the more reason not to delete the account.

    Couldn't you just delete all your posts instead? And/or stop posting here?

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  • commacomma Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Yes, but if you did something particularly stupid, the damage will have been done. People quoting you, Google caching your posts and threads and so on.

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  • I Win SwordfightsI Win Swordfights all the traits of greatness starlight at my feetRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Cardboard Tube wrote: »
    I'm curious as to why people answer questions directed at me either before or especially after I have answered them.

    posted from my phone, and by the time i had typed it out and submitted and it actually GOT submitted, you had posted.

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  • Gabriel_PittGabriel_Pitt Stepped in it Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Some people have the fixation that if they stop using a service, they _must_ delete their account with it, even if the service is free, and the inactive account remaining in a database means nothing.

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  • VixxVixx Valkyrie: prepared! Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Ivar wrote: »
    ZackSchilling wrote: »
    Whenever I see people who want their accounts deleted, I wonder what is happening in their lives and if by "delete my account" they actually mean "delete all the retarded shit that I've written because someone figured out the link between my real identity and this screen name".

    Because that's all the more reason not to delete the account.

    Couldn't you just delete all your posts instead? And/or stop posting here?

    or you could just not post retarded shit in the first place

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  • Gabriel_PittGabriel_Pitt Stepped in it Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    There's a reason why I've stayed the fuck away from the 'Horrible Things You've Done' thread. The easiest way to keep a secret is making sure nobody else the fuck knows.

    I keep the same attitude with my social networking pages.

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    There's a couple things in that thread that people probably should've kept quiet about, even on an anonymous forum.

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  • Gabriel_PittGabriel_Pitt Stepped in it Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I think I heard the phrase, 'you can't unring a bell,' at a very impressionable age, and it stuck.

    Wait, we have a mod named Scooter?o_O

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  • ScooterScooter Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Apparently!

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  • YourFatAuntSusanYourFatAuntSusan Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I know that some people are being pretty cautious now about the amount of online data out there. I recently went on a "deletion spree" and had the owners of various forums delete my accounts not because I was trying to cover up "retarded posts" but because if someone managed to tie my real identity with my online identity, it would be very easy to create a pretty accurate description of major purchases, where I live, what I own etc.

    It's a legitimate issue.

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  • The_ScarabThe_Scarab Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I just assumed he wanted to circumvent CTs no name changing policy by deleting his account and creating a new one linked to his email address.

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  • AroducAroduc regular
    edited February 2009
    You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

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  • FalloutFallout ( ๑‾̀◡‾́)σ" Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Mr. Lost Man wrote: »
    Can I have my account here deleted?

    nice try. if you don't want anyone to know who you are you can try for a name change though. ignore the thread title, it's a joke :)

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  • commacomma Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Why is my champagne pink? I demand answers!

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I am totally going to sue until we allowed to delete accounts. My lawyer will be in touch.

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  • Folken FanelFolken Fanel anime af When's KoFRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I want my money back!

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    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    Characters I hate:

    Everybody @Folken Fanel plays as.
  • HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    LewieP wrote: »
    I am totally going to sue until we allowed to delete accounts. My lawyer will be in touch.

    Not if your mother grounds you first!

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  • BowenBowen Sup? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Henroid wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    I am totally going to sue until we allowed to delete accounts. My lawyer will be in touch.

    Not if your mother grounds you first!

    I think that was a jib to the guy from half a year ago who wanted his account deleted and was going to sic his lawyers on Mister Tube Esquire.

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  • ÄlphämönkëyÄlphämönkëy Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Yeah, this thread has gone two pages longer than it should have.

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