Simple question: How do I cancel my account here? I can't find a close/cancel account link or process anywhere.
I suggest you press the Report button and ask the question. It will be picked up by a Mod and hopefully you will get your wish.
Well 15 years a member proves that the accounts don’t close themselves. I think Catriona is right, a moderator can probably kill you off if you really want to be gone or you could stay for another 15!
To be gone from any forum with out trace Can be difficult. It would involve deleting any threads and posts and links to them. Mostly, when people leave a site due to a ban. Most of their posts stay, The complications and general disruption to threads can be immense. Most rules allow sites maintain their visibility through the original agreement given by the affected member. It is usually simpler to just stop posting and walk away.
If you ask to be deleted you may be shown as in the stop bath/suspended, which provides some anonymity but I expect your posts will remain.
On some forums when a user is deleted either by choice or public execution (!) for being a nuisance , their personal details and user i.d are scrubbed but all posts remain . So any posts would show as "unknown member" or words to that effect . But the content would remain .
Well, I'm not fuzzed about posts remaining, but I should be able to close my account with a simple click if I desire. I simply am no longer active in photography, so having accounts associated to me doesn't make sense to me.
So I take it you didn't try any of the measures we advised? Just press REPORT which is under you original post and request removal.
I can see where you are coming from but there will be a reason why you can't have a one click "close account" button. For a start it would be reasonable to ask if you want to just become unable to post or would you like your posts deleted (not a good idea as it would render some threads unreadable). Just email a moderator and it will be done but your posts will remain. The best, and easiest answer is to stop posting.
You seem to be posting more on the forum since you decided you wanted to leave it than you ever did when you wanted to be on it ! Maybe read post #2 again ? Or post #14 if you missed it . Failing that we'll see you around 2036 for another go , that's if any of us are still here !
I fail to see what the problem is here. Just walk away figuratively speaking. You just log out and stay logged out. End of.