topic How do i delete my account? in Welcome and orientation

How do i delete my account?

Mary_Ploppins — Fri, 25 May 2018 11:41:58 GMT

Hi i want to delete all my posts and remove myself completely from this website but can't seem to find an option anywhere.Could i get some help please?

How do i delete my account?

blondguy — Fri, 25 May 2018 12:04:04 GMT

Hi Mary

The email address for contact with forum management is modsupport@beyondblue.org.au (during business hours)

Or click on 'Report post' on the right hand side of your post above and ask for your posts to be removed

May I ask you Mary what you think about the forums? I really hope that you havent had an unpleasant experience in your time here.

I am a volunteer on the forums and am happy to listen if you wish to have a talk 🙂 If not...no worries at all

Just a note...the forums are a safe and judgement free place for you to post.....otherwise I wouldn't be here

My kind thoughts and respect Mary

Paul

How do i delete my account?

geoff — Fri, 25 May 2018 22:02:57 GMT

Hello Mary, I'm really sorry that you feel this way and heartbroken that you want them all removed.

I have gone back through all your last posts and I know that you are struggling like **** if I can say that, and sorry in doing so, perhaps if you like we could help you by approaching this in another way.

I see that OCD has been mentioned and I know myself that this illness is debilitating and it's not what other people could ever realise how controlling it is to us, for example, how can we explain to someone sitting next to us that we have to check the door lock 3 maybe 4, or how many times your mind is programmed into believing you need to do.

Sometimes we say things that no one will understand because we need to check that lock for the 4th time, so our mind is focused on having to do this.

As you know I have OCD so I'd really love to hear back from you.

I hope you can change your mind.

Geoff. x

How do i delete my account?

Sophie_M — Sun, 27 May 2018 22:36:59 GMT

Hi Mary,

You can get in touch with us privately to have your account deleted. Unfortunately, we don't remove posts from the forums once they're made unless the community rules have been violated.

This is addressed in the forum FAQ (pink button at the top of the page).

How do I delete my account?
Please get in touch with our team offline. When your account is deleted, any posts made prior to deletion remain on the forum. Your avatar is removed from the posts and your display name changed to "Guest". Due to the volume of posts, we will not be able to remove your display name from posts made by others in replies to you.

Why do my posts remain online after my account gets deleted?
When you post, you're entering a conversation with our community in which multiple people have a stake besides yourself. Our members and volunteers spend a lot of time composing replies. There is also a much wider audience (90,000+ per month) that gets a lot out of reading what has been written, often several years after the original thread has been posted. It's not fair to ask the community for support, then ask to have it removed once you've read it so others can't also benefit. We ask users to exercise discretion when posting here - think about the level of detail you are sharing, and think also about who might know you are posting here.