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A comment on Ask HN: Why can't we delete our accounts or remove old posts?.

Re:Ask HN: Why can't we delete our accounts or remove old po... by Thorondor on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @06:43PM (#10006765)
Jacquesm's Unofficial FAQ (from 2011) also says it's impossible. http://jacquesmattheij.com/the-unofficial-hn-faq#deleteaccou... I think this is the right policy; it encourages people not to post things they'll regret later. As jacquesm points out, you can always just remove all identifying information from your profile and start a new account if you really don't want to be associated with your past links/comments.
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Re:Ask HN: Why can't we delete our accounts or remove old po... by Fjolsvith on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @07:44PM (#10007109)
I've been able to delete comments I've regretted.
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Re:Ask HN: Why can't we delete our accounts or remove old po... by benologist on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @08:33PM (#10007343)
There's a 2 hour window on editing/deleting comments.
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Re:Ask HN: Why can't we delete our accounts or remove old po... by ggchappell on Tuesday August 04, 2015 @08:36PM (#10007350)
Editing and deleting an HN comment can be done within a limited time (an hour?) after the comment is created. After that it does not seem to be possible -- at least for me.
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