[SAD] I delete your account

[Mewtwo]

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Sincerely thanks for your enthusiastic help !

I've read what you've presented above, it almost has a specific, detailed and clear now. But perhaps because of my language skills are not good or I do not have much knowledge, so I still do not understand what is the purpose of this service ?

The purpose is to no longer be able to access your account, ever. E.g. if someone had a bad time here and wants to leave, I can help. If someone had a very good time here, but the forum takes too much time and they have a problem to stop I can help as well. As it was pointed out in the past, that is surely something many can do themselves, but so is baking bread or mowing the lawn. Its more convenient to have someone else take care of it.

I see you've said that, I put my account for you so that you deleted posts, messages , change password,...But but I do not see what you say to the account for my return. And if you return or admin recover it, I would do with it, I need to do with it ? Do I need to change or modify something or not ? where all the information about my account you already know all...
Generally, after I use your service, I will get something back from it ?
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No, you dont get the account back, that is the service I am offering. It would be possible for an admin to restore the account though. I have no say in what theymos does or does not do. I keep the passwords for 4 week to give some time in case of a hack. I want to make sure as best as I can that the victim of a hack does not lose the account because of me.

For those that just need a break, to stay away for a few weeks, I also offer that I do not delete the passwords, but send them back to the owner. That is not the main reason I made the thread though. I saw many asking in meta "can you delete my account please" and thus thought I could do the next best thing for someone that wants to leave for good.

Hi shorena,

Oh, really ! I see, now. I sincere thanks for your enthusiastic help ! If so, this is a great useful service for member here who want to leave.

Once again, thank you very much !

 

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[TriggerX]

What do you mean by "delete"? Remove all posts a user makes?

I'm not sure I get what you are trying to do because can't I just delete the account by myself?

[shorena]

What do you mean by "delete"? Remove all posts a user makes?

Removal of posts is extra, the basic service is just to remove your access to the account.

I'm not sure I get what you are trying to do because can't I just delete the account by myself?

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As it was pointed out in the past, that is surely something many can do themselves, but so is baking bread or mowing the lawn. Its more convenient to have someone else take care of it.
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[WhatTheGox]

Nice concept and business idea you have there. However, I doubt there will be any customer.

Yeah, it does seem a bit farfetched.

Some will want to delete their account due to not wanting associations to it any longer, seems like a rare thing but occassionaly you will find people who want this.

[seoincorporation]

What do you mean by "delete"? Remove all posts a user makes?

Removal of posts is extra, the basic service is just to remove your access to the account.

I'm not sure I get what you are trying to do because can't I just delete the account by myself?

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As it was pointed out in the past, that is surely something many can do themselves, but so is baking bread or mowing the lawn. Its more convenient to have someone else take care of it.
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Hi shorena.

The title say; "I delete your account" but what you really do is "just to remove your access to the account."

If you tell me that you will delete my account i would expect.

-Delete my user from the data base
-Delete past post

But if i give you my user, mail and pass just to be changed for a random info;

1.-My account still here.
2.-Now my account is under your control and if 10 users get the service you will have 10 new accounts.

I really like the concept of deleting accounts, but what you do is not really delete them.

I wish you good luck with this service, i not interested on it but the idea is very original and i want to share my point of view.

[Muhammed Zakir]

What do you mean by "delete"? Remove all posts a user makes?

Removal of posts is extra, the basic service is just to remove your access to the account.

I'm not sure I get what you are trying to do because can't I just delete the account by myself?

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As it was pointed out in the past, that is surely something many can do themselves, but so is baking bread or mowing the lawn. Its more convenient to have someone else take care of it.
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Hi shorena.

The title say; "I delete your account" but what you really do is "just to remove your access to the account."

If you tell me that you will delete my account i would expect.

-Delete my user from the data base
-Delete past post

But if i give you my user, mail and pass just to be changed for a random info;

1.-My account still here.
2.-Now my account is under your control and if 10 users get the service you will have 10 new accounts.

I really like the concept of deleting accounts, but what you do is not really delete them.

I wish you good luck with this service, i not interested on it but the idea is very original and i want to share my point of view.

Shorena deletes posts. If you trust Shorena, you will know he/she will change password to a random one so that he/she can't access it. Else, don't use this service or use this while thinking you are doing a giveaway.

[arallmuus]

But if i give you my user, mail and pass just to be changed for a random info;

1.-My account still here.
2.-Now my account is under your control and if 10 users get the service you will have 10 new accounts.

Yes your account is still here in the database as it has been stated in OP that admin could restore the account which means that the account never vanished from database here.

Not just changed to random info but also delete your posts and PM. Random info as if no one will be able to access it no more, not you not shorena either and the account is not "under his control" and you could clearly known if your account is under shorena's control or not since if someone suddenly login into the account after it has been "deleted" than the person could be only shorena

I really like the concept of deleting accounts, but what you do is not really delete them.

Not truly "delete" yes but if you got all your posts, PM and the other info deleted, sooner or later no one will ever know that your account existed in here. That is why the words "Delete" is appropriate to be used

[seoincorporation]

But if i give you my user, mail and pass just to be changed for a random info;

1.-My account still here.
2.-Now my account is under your control and if 10 users get the service you will have 10 new accounts.

Yes your account is still here in the database as it has been stated in OP that admin could restore the account which means that the account never vanished from database here.

Not just changed to random info but also delete your posts and PM. Random info as if no one will be able to access it no more, not you not shorena either and the account is not "under his control" and you could clearly known if your account is under shorena's control or not since if someone suddenly login into the account after it has been "deleted" than the person could be only shorena

I really like the concept of deleting accounts, but what you do is not really delete them.

Not truly "delete" yes but if you got all your posts, PM and the other info deleted, sooner or later no one will ever know that your account existed in here. That is why the words "Delete" is appropriate to be used

Hey guys, don't take my feedback as bad, what i say i just my point of view. I know shorena is a trust user here on the forum and he don't have the intentions to keep the accounts. That was just an scenario.

My point was, he can't give what he offer. "Delete" is not the right word for this service.

If he could join to the DB and Delete all the info, that would be a true user deletion, but editing all post and deleting al PM, will not delete the account from the data base.

And now i ask my self, Why users what to delete their accounts if they can sell it?

By the way, i think shorena is a good and trusted user on this forum and he don't have bad intentions, he was as all we, searching that business opportunity, and the idea was very original. I really hope he get some BTC with this service.

[bitllionaire]

Why would I pay you if I can change the password myself,without being possible to recover it?

[arallmuus]

But if i give you my user, mail and pass just to be changed for a random info;

1.-My account still here.
2.-Now my account is under your control and if 10 users get the service you will have 10 new accounts.

Yes your account is still here in the database as it has been stated in OP that admin could restore the account which means that the account never vanished from database here.

Not just changed to random info but also delete your posts and PM. Random info as if no one will be able to access it no more, not you not shorena either and the account is not "under his control" and you could clearly known if your account is under shorena's control or not since if someone suddenly login into the account after it has been "deleted" than the person could be only shorena

I really like the concept of deleting accounts, but what you do is not really delete them.

Not truly "delete" yes but if you got all your posts, PM and the other info deleted, sooner or later no one will ever know that your account existed in here. That is why the words "Delete" is appropriate to be used

Hey guys, don't take my feedback as bad, what i say i just my point of view. I know shorena is a trust user here on the forum and he don't have the intentions to keep the accounts. That was just an scenario.

My point was, he can't give what he offer. "Delete" is not the right word for this service.

If he could join to the DB and Delete all the info, that would be a true user deletion, but editing all post and deleting al PM, will not delete the account from the data base.

And now i ask my self, Why users what to delete their accounts if they can sell it?

By the way, i think shorena is a good and trusted user on this forum and he don't have bad intentions, he was as all we, searching that business opportunity, and the idea was very original. I really hope he get some BTC with this service.

Well there is no way to "delete" your account . So what he offers is actually quite right by the words of "delete" . Perhaps you can offer other name for this service?

Some people back then posted in meta on how to delete an account, so it is not surprising that some one may just want to delete his account rather than to sell it

Why would I pay you if I can change the password myself,without being possible to recover it?

If you read it carefully this is not just about changing the password of the account but also to delete posts + PM making the account looks like doesnt exist at all

[Trifixion713]

I should refrain from getting really baked before reading threads on here lmao

[DropsOfJupiter]

Guys, I think we need to ask her 'why can't we do it ourselves' a few more times.

[shorena]

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I really like the concept of deleting accounts, but what you do is not really delete them.
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Hence the fineprint:

Accounts do not actually get deleted from the database, admins could restore an account.

The trust issue has already been addressed in the past and I see little I could add.

Guys, I think we need to ask her 'why can't we do it ourselves' a few more times.

 

[Phat Buzz Tart]

Guys, I think we need to ask her 'why can't we do it ourselves' a few more times.

Yeah, why cant we do it ourselves?
I don't get it.....

[Grand_Voyageur]

Guys, I think we need to ask her 'why can't we do it ourselves' a few more times.

Yeah, why cant we do it ourselves?
I don't get it.....

You can do it by yourself; however, some people may want to externalize the task to others and OP said he/she can do it for the prices listed in the first post.
Everybody is free to make a free choice.

[sho_road_warrior]

Guys, I think we need to ask her 'why can't we do it ourselves' a few more times.

Yeah, why cant we do it ourselves?
I don't get it.....

You can do it by yourself; however, some people may want to externalize the task to others and OP said he/she can do it for the prices listed in the first post.
Everybody is free to make a free choice.

I think they are just trolling or at least mocking those asking the question repeatedly.

[Mt. Gox]

Seems like a lot of work is required to delete an account. Couldn't most of the process be automated? Bots are great at doing tedious tasks that humans don't have time for and this looks like the kind of job that a bot could do well. In fact, you might not even need a bot. I used to manage a discussion forum a while back (although it was based on phpBB and not SMF) as well as a wiki running on MediaWiki, and for both of these sites, it was possible to completely delete a user's entire posting history and even their account by clicking a "nuke" button. Couldn't an admin do the same in these forums?

[jacktheking]

Seems like a lot of work is required to delete an account. Couldn't most of the process be automated? Bots are great at doing tedious tasks that humans don't have time for and this looks like the kind of job that a bot could do well. In fact, you might not even need a bot. I used to manage a discussion forum a while back (although it was based on phpBB and not SMF) as well as a wiki running on MediaWiki, and for both of these sites, it was possible to completely delete a user's entire posting history and even their account by clicking a "nuke" button. Couldn't an admin do the same in these forums?

I believe MyBB have this feature too. So, SMF should have it too. I think the admin just want to give people like shorena a job. This is actually a creative idea.

[Mt. Gox]

Seems like a lot of work is required to delete an account. Couldn't most of the process be automated? Bots are great at doing tedious tasks that humans don't have time for and this looks like the kind of job that a bot could do well. In fact, you might not even need a bot. I used to manage a discussion forum a while back (although it was based on phpBB and not SMF) as well as a wiki running on MediaWiki, and for both of these sites, it was possible to completely delete a user's entire posting history and even their account by clicking a "nuke" button. Couldn't an admin do the same in these forums?

I believe MyBB have this feature too. So, SMF should have it too. I think the admin just want to give people like shorena a job. This is actually a creative idea.

Yeah, I think most forum software has the ability to do this. It's almost always used for newbie accounts and particularly spambots but I remember being on a forum once (not the same forum I managed) and there was someone with over 1,000 posts who wanted their account deleted. A few minutes later, all their posts were gone and their profile page had disappeared too.

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I believe only patrollers can delete newbies posts or nuke them site-wide and they don't have to be reported. If you're just a local mod you probably can't do it outside of your jurisdiction unless you're a patroller as well (like Eal).

I'm guessing by "nuke", he's referring to what I described - i.e. deletion of all posts as well as the account.

[shorena]

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I'm guessing by "nuke", he's referring to what I described - i.e. deletion of all posts as well as the account.

Yes, mods have a nuke button. I would not want to delete posts that are related to scams though, so a bot is not an option.