I don't want to be part of this community anymore.
How would I delete my account?
How would I delete my account?
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Please use the contact us link: https://forums.macrumors.com/misc/contact/ and the administrators will cancel your account
Please review the FAQ regarding canceling your account
You’re letting PRSI get to you. There are plenty of other places on here that you’ll likely fit into. I suggest browsing around.
If you don't want to be a member here anymore, don't bother logging in and posting. Real simple. No need for a mod to do that which you can do on your own.
that's a very inclusive attitude and im sure will encourage him to stick around! i cant imagine why somebody would want to leave when they get answers like that.
BTW, thanks OP because I literally just came here for the exact same reason. this place *(&@#*(& sucks now, and ive been coming here for 15 years.
He already had his mind made up. No need to debate him.
This is a great forum. If you don’t like the forum anymore, you don’t have to post. No need to be dramatic about it.
What does "PRSI" stand for. Maybe I don't want to be around either if it's catching...
https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/politics-religion-social-issues.47/
Politics, Religion, Social Issues
I actually did the opposite for probably the same reason. Let me explain ...
For ages I didn't bother creating an account here, and even after I did to post once, I didn't bother logging in again. However, the fact that once logged in there are options to block sub forums (PRSI in my case) now means I log in every time I come to this site.
For ages I didn't bother creating an account here, and even after I did to post once, I didn't bother logging in again. However, the fact that once logged in there are options to block sub forums (PRSI in my case) now means I log in every time I come to this site.
What kind of attitude is this?
I am pretty sure the OP has a legal right to have his account deleted, therefore his request sounds pretty reasonable and acceptable to me.
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Then don't.
Agreed, he has a perfect right to delete his account, and to request this of the mods and staff.
However, what is a matter of small surprise is that he has chosen to do so publicly, when it is perfectly possible to achieve this result with a private, written communication.
It's not entirely obvious on this site on how one goes about the process of deleting their account. (And some people may want their account deactivated/deleted for their own reasons rather than laying dormant) Those are active and involved on this site and know the existing process, know they can click on the support button for the "contact us" link.
And while all of this is documented, (imo) not everybody will take the time to go through the site to find the relevant information.
It may just be easier to ask the question in a forum.
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I agree with the sentiment. But the guy should be able to tell companies to remove any personal information they have about him from their databases. A simple example is if he doesn’t want them emailing him, them just being like “we won’t!” often isn’t enough because I’ve been emailed by plenty of companies who I’ve contacted and told to stop contacting me. Their lazy IT departments ignore procedures the company has set up and they email me anyway...
VERY easy answer here. When prompted for an email address, use a "garbage" email. I've got one with yahoo that I only use if I don't want to be hounded with a bunch of crap. Periodically I take a quick look at the server and delete up to 1000 garbage emails.
NOTE, recently I made a huge mistake on a clickbait item that asked for my email address up front. About 2 minutes into the presentation, I realized it was garbage, but they already had one of prized email addresses. Almost everyday I get 3 or 4 garbage scams. I've dumped that address for all financial links that I have plus anything else. Don't know how to delete it (gmail) so I guess it will fill up into the thousands of garbage emails.
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A number of posts were removed as they had little to do with deleting an account. Please stay on topic.
A number of posts were removed as they had little to do with deleting an account. Please stay on topic.
Please delete all messages I ever posted on macrumors's forums and also delete my account. I'm European and I am protected under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Do your homework, you need to do that upon my request. I'm tired of being silenced and reprimanded here.
How do I cancel my account?
There is normally no need to cancel a MacRumors account. If you expect not to need to post at MacRumors, you can simply stop visiting our site. There is nothing you need us to do. Under our Privacy...
Here is a FAQ explaining how we close accounts. Please look it over then send a request in to the admins using this form.
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I too cannot stand the PRSI section. I have posted there once or twice since being admonished by mods a year or two back. Very easy to get baited into posting there. That aside, I am curious why there is no option to delete? Sorry if that has been clearly covered - I just didn't seem to locate where this was discussed. With all do respect to the moderators/operators of MR, the article in the Help Center link does not address that question and really says "sucks to be you" if you want coimpletely remove your account. Is there a clear reason why an option to delete is not available outside of the listed reason for employment contract reasons?
I wasn’t aware you had to give any reason to request an account deletion. Simply use the contact us link provided and request it.
Deleting your account could potentially impact countless discussions where a member participated, so having an option where a member chooses to delete their account is not provided. Additionally the registration agreement that you agreed to when you signed up, also states that your posts will remain if you decide to terminate the account
Given those two reasons, if you wish to close your account and remove your personal details, then the administrators have to get involved as they can anonymize your account name and remove your personal details. You do not have to state any reasons why you wish to leave, other then you read the FAQ and wish to cancel the account
I wish I could delete my account for good, the moderators here do a horrible job... 🤟
I'm going to close this thread now because the initial question has been answered.
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