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How do I delete my account? (Original Post) Old Crow Aug 2015 OP
Try contacting Admin, link is at the bottom of every page on DU. uppityperson Aug 2015 #1
I'm finding this place to be intolerant and unfriendly. Old Crow Aug 2015 #2
There are a certain number of outspoken people who are not very nice. But there are enough who uppityperson Aug 2015 #3
Thanks; I appreciate the friendly response. (N/T) Old Crow Aug 2015 #4
Do you know why you cannot delete your account at DU? How can they legally not allow you to EV_Ares Nov 2015 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Dec 2015 #21
How did you activate an account without agreeing to DU's Privacy Policy? Make7 Dec 2015 #22
This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Dec 2015 #23
You're welcome! bettyellen Jan 2017 #28
You won't get an answer like that from that poster. Agschmid Aug 2015 #5
Thanks, I try to be helpful and at minimum civil if not wonderfully friendly. uppityperson Nov 2015 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Dec 2015 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Dec 2015 #19
This is a problem that comes and goes. Turbineguy Jan 2017 #29
Good description. I was ready to leave after having a couple of posts removed. rzemanfl Jan 2017 #30
Accounts can't be/aren't deleted REP Aug 2015 #6
How can they force you to stay activated on DU. I want out too. This place sucks anymore. EV_Ares Nov 2015 #7
No one is forced to participate. If you want your account inactivated, contact Admin uppityperson Nov 2015 #9
OK that is good but the other poster in this thread says that Admin will not do it. EV_Ares Nov 2015 #11
At the top right hand corner is log out link. uppityperson Nov 2015 #12
All is good & thanks for your time & assistance. EV_Ares Nov 2015 #13
It is true; Admin will not delete your account. REP Nov 2015 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Dec 2015 #18
There is another way, but I would not recommend it. MADem Dec 2015 #16
Hey, thanks but how does that work. They actually do close your account. Thanks. Alekzander Jan 2017 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author IHateTheGOP Dec 2015 #20
Same here trying to get out of DU. Alekzander Jan 2017 #25
Goodbye!. marybourg Jan 2017 #31
I became a member around the same time as you... FrankfurtCat Feb 2017 #36
It's the Corbynites Jeneral2885 Dec 2015 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author Contrary1 May 2016 #24
I'm sorry you're experiencing that Cary Jan 2017 #27
You thoroughly supported Hillary? WhiteTara Jan 2017 #32
Yes, but I have never been anti-Sanders Cary Jan 2017 #33
Yes, all of that was a very tough time. WhiteTara Jan 2017 #34
I doubt it Cary Jan 2017 #35
I see you've changed your mind since 2015 and have resumed participating! nt MADem Feb 2017 #37
Yup. I've learned which threads and personalities to steer clear of. Old Crow Feb 2017 #38
It's possible to completely curate your experience using the ignore mechanism, too. MADem Feb 2017 #39
I would recommend you MosheFeingold Feb 2017 #40

Old Crow

(2,227 posts)
2. I'm finding this place to be intolerant and unfriendly.
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 10:48 PM
Aug 2015

As proof of that? I'm even afraid to post this message in response to your question.

I'd say there's about a 95% chance that this very post, where I'm giving an honest answer, will result in either an unfriendly response ("Don't let the door hit you on the way out--we don't need your kind anyway!&quot or a trial-by-jury or both.

uppityperson

(115,880 posts)
3. There are a certain number of outspoken people who are not very nice. But there are enough who
Sat Aug 8, 2015, 11:11 PM
Aug 2015

are and enough different forums/groups to make it worthwhile here. I've gotten frustrated with nasty tone and taken a break, coming back to view LBN's gathering of news and some of the smaller groups/forums.

It gets weird here at times and around now in the election cycle is one of those times. I wish it wasn't, but it does happen at times. My advice is to take a break, or chose what to reply to carefully, or seek out the smaller forums found under Forums and Groups tab at the top of the page.

 

EV_Ares

(6,587 posts)
8. Do you know why you cannot delete your account at DU? How can they legally not allow you to
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 04:36 PM
Nov 2015

deactivate it. I have looked at their rules & do not see where that was told to you when you signed up.

Just asking for now, but may pursue further when can get enough info.

Thanks if you can assist.

Response to EV_Ares (Reply #8)

Make7

(8,546 posts)
22. How did you activate an account without agreeing to DU's Privacy Policy?
Thu Dec 17, 2015, 12:38 PM
Dec 2015

[div class="excerpt" style="margin-right:2px; border:1px solid #bfbfbf; border-radius:0.4615em; box-shadow:-1px -1px 3px #bfbfbf inset;"]Opt-Out and Modification of Provided Information

Democratic Underground users may request that their personal information be deleted from Site records by sending an email to [email protected]. The Site will remove personally identifiable information from its records for any user that requests removal, provided that the user’s account remains inactive for seven days. Any user whose information is removed from Site records shall thereafter be bound by rules for “All Users,” as provided above, except that information in the public domain, such as a user’s forum posts while a Registered User, will not be deleted from the Site’s records.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=privacy

Response to Make7 (Reply #22)

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)
5. You won't get an answer like that from that poster.
Tue Aug 11, 2015, 01:49 PM
Aug 2015

In general I think you'd have to self-delete everything, then change your password to a scramble, and log out. That's about the only option.

uppityperson

(115,880 posts)
10. Thanks, I try to be helpful and at minimum civil if not wonderfully friendly.
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 06:20 PM
Nov 2015

I think that's what you meant. If not, I am sometimes naively confused.

Response to Old Crow (Reply #2)

Response to Old Crow (Reply #2)

Turbineguy

(38,438 posts)
29. This is a problem that comes and goes.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 05:27 PM
Jan 2017

And at this particular time in history (and for good reason) people are on edge. This in addition to the usual knee-jerk reaction to postings not fully read. I think a lot of trolls signed up to try and create chaos. Now that they are creating chaos in the government, they don't need us anymore.

There are a number of things that I think are good about DU. One, if something happens, it's out there quickly. Not always well-described, but out there. And then there's the times you wake up at 2 in the morning with a burning question and somebody answers in 10 minutes.

Sometimes you need a thick skin and other times it's lovy-dovy-warm and fuzzy.

rzemanfl

(30,291 posts)
30. Good description. I was ready to leave after having a couple of posts removed.
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 05:33 PM
Jan 2017

People are, as you say, "on edge." Drumpf is horrifying and our horror comes in various flavors and provokes different responses. Mine tend toward sarcasm and profanity.

REP

(21,691 posts)
6. Accounts can't be/aren't deleted
Tue Aug 11, 2015, 02:11 PM
Aug 2015

You can self-delete all your posts one by one, but there's no "switch" to deactivate it and Admin won't do it.

uppityperson

(115,880 posts)
9. No one is forced to participate. If you want your account inactivated, contact Admin
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 06:17 PM
Nov 2015

There is a link at the bottom of every page. You can just sign out and not participate but the only way to make your posts go away is to self delete them.

 

EV_Ares

(6,587 posts)
11. OK that is good but the other poster in this thread says that Admin will not do it.
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 07:00 PM
Nov 2015

That is why I was wondering. Thanks for the info. Haven't seen the sign-out yet but will I guess.

uppityperson

(115,880 posts)
12. At the top right hand corner is log out link.
Sun Nov 22, 2015, 07:08 PM
Nov 2015

I've taken breaks from DU, sometimes it is not particularly nice here in the big forums. Lbn works and some of the smaller forums are good. It's too easy to spend lots of time and energy here. Best of luck.

Response to REP (Reply #14)

MADem

(135,425 posts)
16. There is another way, but I would not recommend it.
Sat Dec 5, 2015, 01:27 PM
Dec 2015

It requires you to run around insulting people (and nowadays, the insults have to be pretty egregious, owing to the partisanship of the primary season), get a bunch of hides, and then have the admins tombstone you.

Response to uppityperson (Reply #9)

FrankfurtCat

(1,213 posts)
36. I became a member around the same time as you...
Wed Feb 1, 2017, 10:30 AM
Feb 2017

Last edited Thu Feb 2, 2017, 09:47 PM - Edit history (1)

...and I have enjoyed your posts very much! It is selfish of me, but I really hope you will STAY!!!!

Response to Old Crow (Original post)

Cary

(11,746 posts)
27. I'm sorry you're experiencing that
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 05:26 PM
Jan 2017

It wasn't like this when I joined. This place was home. Unfortunately it went off the rails somehow.

I understand how disappointing that is. I used to believe we were better than "conservatives." Now I don't know. It seems to me we could coalesce around Democrats but that doesn't seem possible at this place. Why? I really don't know. Apparently I became a "third way" or a "corporatist" somewhere along the way. I often wonder how that happened. What did I do? Why on earth did I do that?

Cary

(11,746 posts)
33. Yes, but I have never been anti-Sanders
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 07:50 PM
Jan 2017

I would have liked to have been friends with everyone. The Hillary people were fine with that. The Sanders people were not.

Cary

(11,746 posts)
35. I doubt it
Tue Jan 31, 2017, 10:23 PM
Jan 2017

A scorpion and a frog meet on the bank of a stream and the scorpion asks the frog to carry him across on its back. The frog asks, “How do I know you won’t sting me?” The scorpion says, “Because if I do, I will die too.”

The frog is satisfied, and they set out. But in midstream, the scorpion stings the frog. The frog feels the onset of paralysis and starts to sink, knowing they both will drown, but has just enough time to gasp “Why?”

Replies the scorpion: “It’s my nature…”

Old Crow

(2,227 posts)
38. Yup. I've learned which threads and personalities to steer clear of.
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 12:32 AM
Feb 2017

I try to spend as much time hanging out with Yui Yoshida as possible. She's mellow and doesn't have a hair-trigger temper like some around here.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
39. It's possible to completely curate your experience using the ignore mechanism, too.
Thu Feb 2, 2017, 01:44 AM
Feb 2017

If you see someone that goads/baits you and you can't just pass them by, you can ignore them mechanically. They disappear from your universe and the air is clearer!

I think the opposite of love isn't hate, it's indifference, as a famous fellow once said.

There are enough "fun" corners in this site to find a good conversation or two!

MosheFeingold

(3,051 posts)
40. I would recommend you
Fri Feb 3, 2017, 11:36 AM
Feb 2017

post offensive right wing garbage. Sprinkle it with hate speech.

It would be fun to watch, at least.

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