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0 pointsscq14y ago0 comments

I think you can email pg to delete your account.

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ansy14y ago· 2 in thread

PG does not typically delete accounts; he just disables the login. All of the comments and submissions are still there under the original name.

irrumator14y ago

The poor man's HN account delete: change email, change pass to random gibberish, logout.

You're free.

Until the next account.

cynest14y ago

That's not necessarily the point. The most important use of a delete account functionality is to protect one's own privacy should you not want to be personally connected to statements you made anonymously.

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