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12 Post author: Louie 01 April 2011 05:46AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 01 April 2011 03:39:55PM 2 points [-]

I have no idea where I should post this, so I just leave this here: Where can I delete my less wrong account?

No, the 'delete account' function doesn't work, and I am not posting from the account I want to have deleted as I don't want the name to stay in the google cache for another couple of months.

Comment author: Pavitra 01 April 2011 10:19:15PM 1 point [-]

What exactly is your original goal? Do you want to be unable to make further posts under a given handle? Do you want certain existing posts to disappear from the internet?

Comment author: [deleted] 05 April 2011 09:08:58AM *  0 points [-]

I don't want people searching for a variant of my full name to be able to see my account (which will be true some months after the account is deleted)

I don't know whether the failing delete-account-function is a true bug or a conscious inconveniency. It should be fixed in both cases.

Comment author: Pavitra 06 April 2011 04:57:46AM *  0 points [-]

(Sorry for the noise.)

It seems that deleting all your posts should work.

Edit: just saw this. If you delete, rather than edit, your posts, then the blank user page shows only that you registered on this site at some point, which I guess you'd have to consult your threat model to decide whether to care about.

Actually fixing the problem is clearly superior, though.

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Comment author: pavitra_testing2 06 April 2011 04:55:09AM 0 points [-]

Testing...

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