Is it possible to delete your own paint.net account?

[Yusuf Zah]

I would like to know if it is possible to delete my paint.net account. If it is possible, please tell me how to do it. I also want to know if accounts get deleted due to inactivity.

Edited September 14, 2012 by Yusuf Zah

[pyrochild]

Unless there's a privacy issue, there's no reason to delete your account. Just don't log in.

[Yusuf Zah]

I changed my mind now. I want to keep by account. Sorry, if I caused any trouble.

[pyrochild]

Welcome back!

[sali0516]

I really want to delete my account. How do I do that? Or I need to at least change my username. Thanks

[BoltBait]

You've only made 4 posts. Just create a new account and never login to the old account.

As long as you don't cause trouble, you're golden.

[Yusuf Zah]

I want to know, if it is possible or allowed to delete your own posts? Or is it rude?

[barbieq25]

Yes, you can edit your own posts. I don't understand why you would want to delete your own posts.

 

It is considered rude - wasting people's time who have bothered to help/respond & wastes resources. 

[Yusuf Zah]

Thanks bbq25. I haven't deleted any of my posts yet and I won't do so. Congratulations on becoming a moderator

[Yusuf Zah]

Now I really want to delete my paint.net account permanently beacuse I worry that it would get hacked and abused. My posts can be left on the site or removed depending on what the moderators think. Anyway I have not been using my account much. Unlike earlier, I am completely sure of this decision.

Edited June 24, 2014 by Yusuf Zah

[Ego Eram Reputo]

You're worrying for little reason.  The forum stores very little personal detail on you.

 

If you really, really want to say goodbye permanently,

 

1. Change your profile to remove your personal details.

 

2. Change your login password to something long, complex and inscrutable.  Don't keep a record of this.

 

3. Logout and don't log in again.

 

You're welcome back should you so choose.  Bye.

[Yusuf Zah]

Thank you very much. Bye.

[Algernon]

Maybe if you were incredibly abusive and annoying they would delete your account.  (I'm kidding of course)

[Eli]

Reviving old posts as you just did will also get you banned (No kidding).

[Algernon]

Really! I wasn't aware. Thanks for the heads up. I don't understand why but then again I don't have to, so thanks again. 

[Rick Brewster]

One reason we don't delete accounts is to defend against impersonation ... that is, someone hacks your account and then asks us to delete it. And then you try to login and it's all gone ...

[NinthDesertDude]

25 minutes ago, Algernon said:

I don't understand why but then again I don't have to, so thanks again.

A reasonable moderator would probably warn or only temp-ban unless you're reviving these posts without reason, posting spam, etc. It's an issue with lots of forum software: people rely on the system putting recent things at the top of each category in the forum, and old things at the bottom. Forums that allow 'bumping' will automatically move posts with new activity to the top of this pile, which if done in large quantities will drive all new posts down to the bottom of the page (or even a page over), making it harder to use the forum and annoying users with new activity on long-dead posts. Some forums lock old posts after a period of inactivity or bump conditionally (the best solution imo), but for those that don't, moderators often apply harsh penalties to discourage this behavior as "necroing" posts a lot will ruin the forum user experience.

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Deliberate acts tend to rile us more than innocent mistakes We find one warning is generally enough to correct most behaviors we don't deem appropriate or acceptable. Our tolerance rapidly evaporates with repeat offenders, and we have zero tolerance for spammers. Other than that, the Mods here are friendly, funny, knowledgeable and cool to work with.