Ask HN: Why can't I delete my HN account?

1 points by scurvy 12y ago ↗ HN

I'm kind of fed up with the 16 year olds that dominate HN these days, and I'd like to delete my good advice from its pages. However, HN doesn't allow for account deactivations or deletions.

What gives?

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angersock 12y ago ↗

I'm not sure, but consider that your HN username is something you might submit when applying to YCombinator.

So, it makes sense that they wouldn't let you delete the account; for better or for worse, you might have to explain your posting history to PG during an interview.

Also, consider how annoying it would be to remove all references to a deleted account from threads--not really worth the computational power.