How to Delete MacRumors Account & ALL Previous Posts/Threads?

[MacNut]

A person's identity is not merely comprised of your past, but is also related to the present and future.

I'm sorry for I couldn't be angry with him if I tried. Who suffers by his ill whims? Himself always!

Unless the dude is going into witness protection, which I don't think he would be good at as the first rule of witness protection is don't announce you are in witness protection.

Why would you take a job that demands you scrub your online past and force you into posting things you do not agree with.

 

[ericgtr12]

Unless the dude is going into witness protection, which I don't think he would be good at as the first rule of witness protection is don't announce you are in witness protection.

Why would you take a job that demands you scrub your online past and force you into posting things you do not agree with.

Maybe going a bit off topic here but with the growth of social media and an online presence it's easy to see why someone wouldn't necessarily want all their past posts to be reviewed, especially just a few years ago not knowing it would be so readily available. We should certainly know better now but there is some merit to posts made many years ago.

 

[MacNut]

Maybe going a bit off topic here but with the growth of social media and an online presence it's easy to see why someone wouldn't necessarily want all their past posts to be reviewed, especially just a few years ago not knowing it would be so readily available. We should certainly know better now but there is some merit to posts made many years ago.

Web forums are different from front facing sites like Facebook and Instagram. People are more guarded here as opposed to letting everything hang out on social media sites. If we crossed the line that everything we post online is bad this place might as well shut down.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Web forums are different from front facing sites like Facebook and Instagram. People are more guarded here as opposed to letting everything hang out on social media sites. .

And rightly so.

Some of the threads that set my spidey sense off are those - often started by a newbie (who then proceeds to disappear or vanish into the ether) who requests information with a disingenuous first (and last) post which suggests that "we all introduce ourselves".

Unless the dude is going into witness protection, which I don't think he would be good at as the first rule of witness protection is don't announce you are in witness protection.

Why would you take a job that demands you scrub your online past and force you into posting things you do not agree with.

Absolutely agree.

Personally, I think it outrageous that companies (reminiscent of those jealous, controlling boyfriends you hear about) demand access to your online account and history; it is none of their business as long as you are discreet and professional while working for them.

 

[bigjnyc]

I’ve not done anything illegal or anything of that sort; it’s just that I’m the future anonymity will be harder to achieve and as it turns out I’ve been shown that my Achilles heal is MR. I personally don’t mind my threads and posts of the past ten years but this is an incredible opportunity I just can’t pass up.

OP is either working for the CIA and becoming a special ops ghost..... or he is working for Samsung
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Unless the dude is going into witness protection, which I don't think he would be good at as the first rule of witness protection is don't announce you are in witness protection.

Why would you take a job that demands you scrub your online past and force you into posting things you do not agree with.

People have done much worse for Money

 

[Scepticalscribe]

OP is either working for the CIA and becoming a special ops ghost..... or he is working for Samsung
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People have done much worse for Money

True.

But not if you value your personal space, revere your privacy and enforce your boundaries.

 

[niploteksi]

Unless the dude is going into witness protection, which I don't think he would be good at as the first rule of witness protection is don't announce you are in witness protection.

Why would you take a job that demands you scrub your online past and force you into posting things you do not agree with.

Sorry, just trying to get into the Christmas spirit...

 

[jtara]

Why would you take a job that demands you scrub your online past and force you into posting things you do not agree with.

Indeed.

Why WOULD anybody apply for a job at the White House?!

 

[samiwas]

Web forums are different from front facing sites like Facebook and Instagram. People are more guarded here as opposed to letting everything hang out on social media sites.

I'm not sure that's true. I'm much more careful about what I post on social media, as friends, co-workers, and possible employers can read it. I rarely every post anything political on my Facebook (the only social media I have). However, before I got kicked out, I was very active in PRSI, sharing many things I would never talk about in personal public.

 

[Apple fanboy]

I'm not sure that's true. I'm much more careful about what I post on social media, as friends, co-workers, and possible employers can read it. I rarely every post anything political on my Facebook (the only social media I have). However, before I got kicked out, I was very active in PRSI, sharing many things I would never talk about in personal public.

But in FB people tend to use their real names.
I’m guessing you are not called Samiwas?
Plus even if it was your real name, most potential employers will search FB or Twitter. Not MR.

 

[samiwas]

But in FB people tend to use their real names.
I’m guessing you are not called Samiwas?
Plus even if it was your real name, most potential employers will search FB or Twitter. Not MR.

Maybe I misunderstood MacNut's post. I took it to mean that on MR, people will be more careful about what they say, while on Facebook and Twitter and whatnot, they say whatever they want. Now that I read it again, when he says "people are more guarded here", he means that people are more anonymous here, not that they hold back their words.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Maybe I misunderstood MacNut's post. I took it to mean that on MR, people will be more careful about what they say, while on Facebook and Twitter and whatnot, they say whatever they want. Now that I read it again, when he says "people are more guarded here", he means that people are more anonymous here, not that they hold back their words.

Having never been on FB or Twitter, I find it hard to believe that the posts can be more carefree than some posters on here!
Some posters WAY over share.

Anyway off to put that cream on my rash that’s flared up again on my tooshie!

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Having never been on FB or Twitter, I find it hard to believe that the posts can be more carefree than some posters on here!
Some posters WAY over share.

Anyway off to put that cream on my rash that’s flared up again on my tooshie!

Twitter can be useful, but I will confess that I have never seen the point of FB.

 

[MacNut]

Twitter can be useful, but I will confess that I have never seen the point of FB.

Facebook has turned into the cesspool of the internet.

 

[C DM]

Twitter can be useful, but I will confess that I have never seen the point of FB.

Being able to easily share things amongst some family or friends, at least that's what it mainly was early on and still is for many. Twitter on the other hand mostly just seems sending whatever is on your mind into nothingness and then it's up to wherever might be interested in it to actually hear it.

That said, seems like that's not quite what the thread is about.

 

[jtara]

Twitter on the other hand mostly just seems sending whatever is on your mind into nothingness and then it's up to wherever might be interested in it to actually hear it.

Twitter, actually, is quite useful for a number of things besides "sending whatever is on your mind".

For one, it is used by many tech companies as an emergency/alternative means of communication. Website/API/whatever goes down? So many companies tweet to keep their users informed.

 

[monokakata]

Twitter can be useful, but I will confess that I have never seen the point of FB.

Although I haven't read a criticism of FB that I don't agree with, for me, FB is valuable. This is because I live in a remote part of the US, and many of my friends and associates live up on the mainland. I see them once a year at most; some I haven't seen for two or three years. Yet via FB, we can stay in touch. Yes, email works too. But FB -- especially with comments -- seems much more immediate.

I also have a relationship of now almost 50 years with a tribal people in the southwestern Pacific. It used to take many days or even weeks to exchange letters. Now, although many of the people I was close to have died, I'm in constant FB communication with their children and grandchilden, most of whom have mobile phones with FB on them

If I dropped out of FB, and believe me I've thought about it many times, I'd lose that connection. And I can't let that happen.

I'm contributing to thread drift here, so I won't go on.

 

[sracer]

Maybe the OP was only pretending to ask for their own situation. Considering that it was a public inquiry, I think it more likely that he/she asked with the real intention of determining if it was possible for someone ELSE to have done it. Maybe they suspected someone that THEY are considering for employment of having done it and wanted to see how feasible it was. Just sayin'

 

[millerj123]

Maybe the OP was only pretending to ask for their own situation. Considering that it was a public inquiry, I think it more likely that he/she asked with the real intention of determining if it was possible for someone ELSE to have done it. Maybe they suspected someone that THEY are considering for employment of having done it and wanted to see how feasible it was. Just sayin'

This explanation is so convoluted and strange, it must be true.

 

[millerj123]

This explanation is so convoluted and strange, it must be true.

And now, new threads. Did the opportunity fall through?<Baffled>

 

[HappyDude20]

And now, new threads. Did the opportunity fall through?<Baffled>

I started working with this employer on March 1st, as stated in the original post.

However, instead of forcing me to delete my MacRumors account I was giving a long list of topics I am forbidden about inquiring within the MR forum. I can’t start or respond concerning certain topics, which I signed a form stating I wouldn’t for at least 18 months after I left the company I that day is ever to come.

An interesting side note, a few weeks ago I was invited to attend today’s Apple Keynote at the Steve Jobs Theater but my new employer told me I couldn’t attend or I would receive a mark on my file. I flat out told them I would be willing to receive this ‘mark’ in my file but just 2 Friday’s ago they incentivized me to not attend by giving me a high valued Apple gift card, which I used on a new MacBook Pro and a leather carrying sleeve.

Though I can’t even allude as to which particular company I now work for, I can mention that I’m on the relations side. And I wouldn’t dare post more cause I’m sure our I.T. Department checks this MR account at least once a month. I know they did when I first signed up the first week of March.

Thank you for bringing back this thread. I was told to not post here unless I was asked within the thread.

It’s a great job and I understand why they don’t want me even associated with Apple but they know I bleed in 5 colors for the past 15 years and admittedly they hired me without my even applying for the job so it’s an interesting situation I’m in.

 

[C DM]

they incentivized me to not attend by giving me a high valued Apple gift card, which I used on a new MacBook Pro and a leather carrying sleeve.

Incentivizing not to attend an Apple event by essentially giving Apple money...interesting.

 

[HappyDude20]

Incentivizing not to attend an Apple event by essentially giving Apple money...interesting.

I didn’t even plan on telling anyone from work I was going to attend but it slipped out at lunch time and my boss’s boss was dining with us and he said I wouldn’t be able to attend. I pretty much cackled in his face and he then adjusted what he said by stating I’d receive some sort of ‘mark.’ 3 days later I’m called into a conference room and am given a $1,500 Apple gift card if I agree to not attend. I snatched that card up so fast.

If it was WWDC or the September event I probably would’ve refused the card.

 

[tobefirst ⚽️]

#humblebrag

 

[millerj123]

I started working with this employer on March 1st, as stated in the original post.

However, instead of forcing me to delete my MacRumors account I was giving a long list of topics I am forbidden about inquiring within the MR forum. I can’t start or respond concerning certain topics, which I signed a form stating I wouldn’t for at least 18 months after I left the company I that day is ever to come.

An interesting side note, a few weeks ago I was invited to attend today’s Apple Keynote at the Steve Jobs Theater but my new employer told me I couldn’t attend or I would receive a mark on my file. I flat out told them I would be willing to receive this ‘mark’ in my file but just 2 Friday’s ago they incentivized me to not attend by giving me a high valued Apple gift card, which I used on a new MacBook Pro and a leather carrying sleeve.

Though I can’t even allude as to which particular company I now work for, I can mention that I’m on the relations side. And I wouldn’t dare post more cause I’m sure our I.T. Department checks this MR account at least once a month. I know they did when I first signed up the first week of March.

Thank you for bringing back this thread. I was told to not post here unless I was asked within the thread.

It’s a great job and I understand why they don’t want me even associated with Apple but they know I bleed in 5 colors for the past 15 years and admittedly they hired me without my even applying for the job so it’s an interesting situation I’m in.

Dirty pool, old man, dirty pool.