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ansy
on Oct 5, 2011
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Ask HN: Anyone know where Mark Pilgrim went?
PG does not typically delete accounts; he just disables the login. All of the comments and submissions are still there under the original name.
irrumator
on Oct 5, 2011
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The poor man's HN account delete: change email, change pass to random gibberish, logout.
You're free.
Until the next account.
cynest
on Oct 5, 2011
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That's not necessarily the point. The most important use of a delete account functionality is to protect one's own privacy should you not want to be personally connected to statements you made anonymously.
irrumator
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That's the great thing about the internet and pseudonyms :)
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