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Do I have a right for references to my username to be anonymized if I delete my account?
I'm posting this from an anonymous account for privacy reasons.
I understand that, should I remove my account, content remains available. However, there are many references to my username scattered ...
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If a user changed their username before their account is deleted, questions they voted to close show their old username at the time of closure [duplicate]
Imagine a user votes to close a question, and the question gets closed:
closed as off-topic by Ivo Robotnik, User2, User3, User4, User5
Then, "Ivo Robotnik" changes their username:
closed ...
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Show a deleted user's name in plain text instead of the Community user when viewing a review
This is a follow up to How can the Community user review a Low Quality post?
When viewing a review where one of the viewers has deleted their account, that user's username should appear in plain text ...
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Should username of a deleted OP account be highlighted in comments?
For example, take a look at this question: Free web hosting for academics
User102 asked this question. They have deleted their account. But they are also the OP. Should their name be highlighted in ...
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Why isn't the username obfuscated as one of the close-voters once the user is deleted? [duplicate]
We recently had this Meta question on Ask Ubuntu which showed that "Mik" had cast a close-vote on one of the questions however his profile wasn't linked. It became clear later on in the answers and ...
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Comments aren't updated after account removal
I've just noticed, if somebody deletes one of his Stack Exchange accounts, his username is replaced. That's pretty nice, but comments aren't updated and still reveal the original username "@username ...
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Further anonymize deleted accounts by changing the username in close/delete notices
When an account is deleted, the username in the user's posts and comments is changed to a generic user<userID>. But the username stays the same on close and delete notifications on posts the ...
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Answer with no owner at all
Windows Server Backup says the filename, directory name, or volume label is incorrect when adding another destination drive to the backup
The answer has no owner at all, which is interesting. My first ...
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