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Ask HN: How do I delete my account here

11 points by blr_hack ↗ HN
Hi, There should be a way, to delete all my comments here, and close my account here. What is the way?

   I could not find a way for it. If there is none. I request and authorize any of the admins to do it for me please.
Thanks,

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coderdude
You have to email the owner, Paul Graham.

By the way, I see you told everyone you would "quit HN" if you didn't get a satisfactory response to this comment: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2088044

There are people here who down-vote simply because they don't like your face. Don't take it to heart. Just keep contributing useful commentary or stories and shrug it off.

blr_hack
Yes, I don't like the elitist negative voting policy of this forum.

So I want to quit. The community by and large is good, so I will be a lurker still. But I shall not be down voted.

PS: Would hate to bother PG with this. Have a lot of respect for him. So request any other admins to just remove my account. After deleting all my posts.

coderdude
The policy itself doesn't promote elitism. There really are just people here who think the down-vote button is for expressing disagreement, or for situations where someone is commenting against someone getting up-votes. Don't let one guy get you down. Seriously.
swombat
Wow, you must have a tough time on the internet with this thin skin of yours...

Relax, why do you care about karma so much? Make your comments, and forget about them. If you get downvoted, you might want to think about why, but acting on it (and throwing a tantrum about it, which this is, basically) is pointless.

Just comment when you feel like it, try to add something to the discussion when you do, and forget about the rest...

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blr_hack
Okay. This is mostly my final comment here. Sort of replying to all the various comments here...

Typically, I don't have a tough time. As I talk to people on the Internet, as if I would talk to them in real life. I don't take advantage of the anonymity. You can see all my prev comments as a proof.

I maintain: down-voting, should only be used for spammers, or for clearly defined things (like profanity being used etc.) . As it does feel quite insulting, to be down-voted. The up-votes, itself, can handle everything.

In any case, I am not really upset now, or anything (thanks for trying to make me stay, as a commenter, in good cheer) :)

You can consider, this as my way of protesting, about things I don't agree with it. (And I stand to gain, no advantage, out of this as I have been anonymous, on this from the beginning...).

swombat
Hey, I totally agree with you. Dowvoting below 0 should only be for spammers/trolls. Profanity? Fuck no! I'd hate it if profanity got downvoted on here. See my comment from almost a year ago: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1161148

But the reality is, downvoting goes wrong sometimes. That shouldn't be such a big deal, though. It works most of the time. Just stick around and you'll see.

hcack
>I maintain: down-voting, should only be used for spammers, or for clearly defined things (like profanity being used etc.)

If you’re going for the sympathy vote you should go easy on the entitlement.

revorad
Random downvotes for perfectly civil comments are by no means due to an "elitist negative voting policy of this forum". I think this is a direct result of some idiots joining HN recently. I call them downvote-trolls, whose only purpose seems to be to elicit reactions such as yours. Please don't leave because of this.
phamilton
I thought new accounts don't have the ability to down-vote.
revorad
Yeah I meant relatively new accounts. You do need 500 points to be able to downvote, but it's also become easier to get to that level by simply posting linkbait articles from any well-known blog.
sfphotoarts
"but I shall not be down voted"

Are you also going to stamp your foot and pout too?

How silly to quit something you clearly enjoy and see value in for something as mind-numbingly trivial as karma--

You simply cannot contribute to any community without the maturity to handle the diversity of other people's opinions and views. Some people here will down vote you for something as simple as beginning a sentence with 'but' or using 'a lot' for anything other than an auction.

Vote up, vote down, the sun" will shine tomorrow.

stuhacking
...or using 'a lot' for anything other than an auction.

Which is odd because 'a lot' is correct.

brk
You've been here less than 3 months. In reality, you probably need to chill out a bit.

To answer your question directly, there is no direct support for deleting accounts. PG might be able or willing to delete it if you email him and ask nicely.

[dead] cellurl
Just change all your info and let it lay there. Thats how I quit facebook.
limedaring
Honest question: Why does it matter if your comments are deleted? If you no longer want to participate in the community, then you can simply not return. If you want to stop yourself from logging in, then change the password to something incomprehensible and log out, effectively locking the account.

However, it feels like you are angry and you also want to withdraw the content you've submitted as well. Why does that matter? To be honest, your comments are going to fade into history even if they continue to exist. Deleting them aren't going to change anything. Same thing with your account — even open, with no new comments (if you stop using it), it'll fade into essential non-existence as well.