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Re:Ways to Say No – With Grace and Style by steveklabnik on Sunday June 25, 2023 @09:45AM (#36468121)
From the FAQ: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html

> Can I delete my account?

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> We try not to delete entire account histories because that would gut the threads the account had participated in. However, we care about protecting individual users and take care of privacy requests every day, so if we can help, please email [email protected]. We don't want anyone to get in trouble from anything they posted to HN. More here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23623799

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Re:Ways to Say No – With Grace and Style by have_faith on Sunday June 25, 2023 @10:02AM (#36468278)
> because that would gut the threads the account had participated in

It wouldn't if it just gutted the data and replaced the username with a generic string. This feels very "perfect being the enemy of good" teritory.

Of course if HN was based in the EU this would have to have been solved by now.

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