Better strategy is probably to email the admin team hn@ycombinator.com
1- Add a page or DNS record proving that you own the domain
2- Email receipts showing that you owned the domain for the requested range
3- Wait 24 hours
https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-data-protectio...
> When does the right to erasure not apply?
> The right to erasure does not apply if processing is necessary for one of the following reasons:
> …
> for archiving purposes in the public interest, scientific research, historical research or statistical purposes where erasure is likely to render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of that processing
So Internet Archive is prob covered under archiving in the public interest. But don’t IA remove pages upon request?
Edit: just making yall laugh folks, i dont know about that kf yet
But I would also urge you to consider that people who feel like us leaving may make the HN community worse, as the percentage of people who support things like KF will be in greater percentage.
Perhaps using pseudo anonymous accounts and naming may help, that's what I do as I try to keep my online and real life partitioned
