How to delete my profile/account?

[hal9000]

I would like to know if it´s possible and how to do it.

Thanks a lot.

[janusz]

This wasn't possible, I'm not aware of any change.

[hal9000]

Originally Posted by janusz

This wasn't possible, I'm not aware of any change.

Thank you very much janusz.

[janusz]

Just a thought: if Google now offers "the right to be forgotten", shouldn't EMD do the same?

[FredOnline]

Originally Posted by janusz

Just a thought: if Google now offers "the right to be forgotten", shouldn't EMD do the same?

No - EMD and the Hotel California - both the same.

[janusz]

Can you explain your comparison to the Hotel California? Are you referring to a film that follows three professional criminals in Los Angeles, or to the Eagles album described as a metaphor for the perceived decline of America into materialism and decadence ?

[FredOnline]

Not obvious?

Sorry, it was for me.

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

[janusz]

Some folks need more lengthy explanations than others

[Bamb0]

Originally Posted by janusz

Just a thought: if Google now offers "the right to be forgotten", shouldn't EMD do the same?

Well the problem is if you delete threads someone has posted in and it has replies everyones post count drops that posted in it and if you just delete the posters account it looks strange (They show up as GUEST which looks kinda weird in the thread)

[hal9000]

Originally Posted by FredOnline

Not obvious?

Sorry, it was for me.

You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.

lol very good one

[kijinbear]

Originally Posted by Bamb0

Well the problem is if you delete threads someone has posted in and it has replies everyones post count drops that posted in it and if you just delete the posters account it looks strange (They show up as GUEST which looks kinda weird in the thread)

Yeah, some programs simply aren't designed with that possibility in mind. EMD just uses an off-the-shelf program called vBulletin, so if the program doesn't support deleting user accounts without messing up all sorts of other things, there's not much that the admins can do.

Originally Posted by janusz

Just a thought: if Google now offers "the right to be forgotten", shouldn't EMD do the same?

Google doesn't "offer" it out of good will, they were forced to do so by the authorities in certain jurisdictions and they're doing the bare minimum necessary to comply with such orders. There is no such thing as a worldwide "right to be forgotten", only a bunch of court orders to hide certain search results from users in certain regions. Nothing's really getting deleted from Google's servers.

[FredOnline]

Originally Posted by kijinbear

Google doesn't "offer" it out of good will, they were forced to do so by the authorities in certain jurisdictions and they're doing the bare minimum necessary to comply with such orders.

IMHO, that's irrelevant to the post by janusz - the "offer" is available.