Should I delete user accounts when requested? See the announcement for more information:

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...t.php?f=53&a=8

 

In response, I feel that Maxwell's contributions to this forum would become suddenly useless if he changed to "Guest". Thus, for the future integrity of all archived information on this forum, I voted No.

 

I don't see why he would want to delete his account... If he feels as though his privacy is being invaded, he can delete his personal contact information from the user CP... If he wants to change his user name, then he could probably re-sign using a different e-mail address and start fresh... If he is being harassed by other members and feels that he would not like to be a member of this forum any longer, or receive responses to his previous posts, he can block e-mails from this forum via his e-mail program...

PS: you should have not mentioned which member it was... Now we're all going to start RAZZING HIM JK...

Now. Can I remove myself from this thread ?

 

PS: If he feels as though he has posted something that he is embarrassed about, or should be deleted, then he can do that via this program...

Now enough about that... I have a race car to build.

 

Due to the way PHPBB handles deleted accounts and their messages, I too voted "no".

The integrity of the discussions should be kept intact.

Perhaps a sticky can be put up to step through how a user can cancel all subscriptions and wipe out the information on the User CP so that the account becomes, for all intents and purposes, deleted.

The only additional step I might suggest is for the "subtitle" of the user, i.e. Forum Regular, Administrator, to be changed to "Dormant" or some such word to reflect the status that this user is no longer participating in the forum.

This can be done by an Administrator pretty easily on request and could prevent people from replying to an old thread or not-so-old thread and wondering why someone is being an **** and not responding.

 

I vote no. The forum threads should be kept intact. If they no longer want to participate they can erase there info and just stop coming to the board.

 

I second the motion!

 

I voted no. Lets just keep things simple.

 

GOOD IDEA - or perhaps "Former Member"

 

I'm not being harassed by anyone nor am I embarrassed by my postings. I just don't see why I can't delete my account. On other web forums they allow you this feature. Besides I haven't really added anything to the site. I've just been a lurker.

 

You're the 16th most active poster on the whole site... removing your posts would leave a huge gap in tons of threads. You have close to 1% of all posts on here.

 

Maxwell you say:
"I haven't really added anything to the site.
I've just been a lurker".

You have contributed 1,083 posts during your time here.
It's fine if you want to slip away, Just don't log in anymore and move on.

 

I agree with Maxwell, he doesn't really add anything to this site, well except the Political section. But I would rather you not delete his accounts, anytime I need a laugh I just have to go to the political section and read some of his posts...

 

Why not just rename his account to Guest or something fictitious, delete all personal information and disable it?

 

I voted NO.

Deleting his account might also delete any and all posts, which could then turn into a bunch of 'holes' in threads. One could be reading and then the thread won't make sense because the deleted posts aren't there.

I've left other forums, and just left. Never went back. Perhaps that's Maxwell's best plan of action ... don't act.

adoni

 

Your 1,083 Posts would suggest otherwise. If your account was deleted, then I think all of those 1,083 post would also be deleted, which would cause havoc in the threads under which you have contributed. All of a sudden, these threads would cease to make any sense. For continuity, I think you should just erase your personal info, email etc. Cancel all subscriptions and just walk away from it.

 

yeah but they're more like wisecracks and silly comments. nothing of real value.

 

I also voted "no". Instead of deleting the account, would it be possible to lock it and then change the description from "Forum Regular" or "Senior Member" ot "Account Closed" or "No Longer Active" ?

 

never mind, this is starting to get blown out of proportion, leave it be. C-yawl.

 

Ditto for me.