Comment on Just Delete MeComments−cremnob13yCan you delete a HN account?−9emE0iL18gxCqLT13yNo. You can't delete a Hacker News account: http://www.accountkiller.com/en/delete-hacker-news-account−ohwp13yYou can by sending an email to PG.−tlrobinson13yWill it delete your comments as well?−[deleted]13y[deleted]−ngoel3613yFalse. From the FAQ:In my profile, what does showdead do?If you turn it on, you'll see all the submissions and comments that have been killed by the editors. They're mostly spam and duplicates.−pc8613yWhich is not at all a way to delete your own account, and proof that even spam and duplicate accounts are not actually deleted.−AgentConundrum13yI think that's what he's saying. There's a deleted post above him. I think the comment you're replying to is saying the same thing you are.−9emE0iL18gxCqLT13yI don't see how doing that deletes your account or your data for that matter. From what I understand it just shows you content that was 'supposedly' deleted but in fact it was just hidden.−ngoel3613yAh the comment I was replying to was deleted :-/. The comment suggested to use 'showdead', that's what I claimed to be false..
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Can you delete a HN account?
No. You can't delete a Hacker News account: http://www.accountkiller.com/en/delete-hacker-news-account
You can by sending an email to PG.
Will it delete your comments as well?
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False. From the FAQ:
In my profile, what does showdead do?
If you turn it on, you'll see all the submissions and comments that have been killed by the editors. They're mostly spam and duplicates.
Which is not at all a way to delete your own account, and proof that even spam and duplicate accounts are not actually deleted.
I think that's what he's saying. There's a deleted post above him. I think the comment you're replying to is saying the same thing you are.
I don't see how doing that deletes your account or your data for that matter. From what I understand it just shows you content that was 'supposedly' deleted but in fact it was just hidden.
Ah the comment I was replying to was deleted :-/. The comment suggested to use 'showdead', that's what I claimed to be false..