Questions tagged [deleted-accounts]
For questions about user accounts that have been deleted ("user was removed" in your reputation history) or the process of that deletion.
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Help center suggests requesting disassociation of content prior to deleting your account
I was perusing the help center articles and found How do I delete all my contributions?
I found this line:
However, we can offer one option instead: you may contact us and request that we ...
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Rep -100 due to user deletion (shouldn't this be -10?) [duplicate]
Today I noticed in my rep calculation a "-100 user was removed". I'm aware of the reason that votes on answers are rolled back if users who did the vote got removed. But that would account ...
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Don't throw away all votes when a user is deleted
Currently, when a moderator deletes a user all of the user's votes are removed along with the user themselves. I was pretty surprised at this behaviour when I first heard about it, and I don't think ...
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Can people still answer my questions if I delete my account?
I know if I delete my account, my question still remains.
Can people still answer my questions if I delete my account?
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Does the suspension timer continue to increment after an account is deleted?
On My account has been temporarily suspended; what does that mean?,
If the account holder creates a new account to bypass the suspension, that new account will also receive the same suspension ...
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Get statistics about self-deleted accounts
It's interesting to know is there a possibility to get the number of deleted users on site per specified period?
Additional information like reputation, number of posts etc on the moment of deletion ...
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Server error when trying to view an old deleted user as a mod
When I try to visit a specific deleted user stub, it tries to load for a while and then gives an error. At least it was, and now it's just taking about 3 seconds to load, which seems unusually long. I ...
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Can I search the posts of a deleted user for specific keywords like I can do with posts from extant users?
I remember reading a very good answer on a site from a particular user who unfortunately has deleted their account and left SE. But of course all the posts are still available as part of the archival ...
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404 error when (re)creating account from the "account deletion completed" page
When you delete one of your profiles, you end up at this page:
https://stackoverflow.com/users/delete/completed
After clicking the blue 'Join this community' button in the top bar, you'll reach the ...
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Nonlocalized icons are used on comments from deleted user page
Instead of localized "В" and "О" icons I see the English "Q" and "A" on comments from deleted user page:
On the other pages localized icons are used:
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"Posts by deleted user" page should allow sorting by last activity
One common use of the "Posts by deleted user" page is investigating vandalism by a deleted user (generally part of a rage-quit), either edits or deletions. If the user doesn't have a lot of ...
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Why has my account disappeared without any notifications or warnings?
I used to have an account with id user:12361700 with more than 12,000 points on Stack Overflow. Eight hours ago, I could log in without any problem, but this morning, without any prior warning nor ...
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When an account is scheduled for deletion, make every action reset the timer
Consider the following scenario:
A high-reputation user schedules their account for deletion – which has 24 hours time. (They don't have enough voting activity to trigger a staff review of their ...
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How can I delete my account?
How can I delete my Stack Exchange account(s)? Also,
What happens to my content? Can I request it be deleted as well?
What if I'm suspended, rate-limited, or banned from posting questions or answers?
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Are Meta accounts deleted along their "main" account?
As the title says, I wonder if scheduling for deletion of an account (say on The Workplace) will also delete the Meta account related to that Stack? (Meta The Workplace)
I checked How can I delete my ...
GlorfindelMod
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