Account deletion - Not possible, so... read this

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Mod.Zilla Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 5 Sep 06 Posts: 423 Credit: 6 RAC: 0	Message 31231 - Posted: 16 Nov 2006, 6:09:33 UTC Last modified: 15 Jun 2007, 15:32:34 UTC How to "delete" your own BOINC user account Click the "Participants" link above on this message board. Click the change links for EMail address and other account info. Modify or remove any information you do not wish to remain. If you have created an account profile, click the link to delete it. So you see, the "account" will still exist, but it won't have any of your personal information anywhere. Presumably at that point you would stop crunching under that account as well. Although it will still work. It's just that if you forget the EMail address and password for the account you won't be able to signon to post to the message boards. Ethan's post here is the current official word on the subject of account deletion. You see user accounts go deeper then just stopping new work and deleting some user information, they are tied in to the message boards and the work units, and other databases in the BOINC system. So it requires some study. Rosetta Informational Moderator: Mod.Zilla ID: 31231 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

Marcin Dobosz Send message Joined: 30 Nov 06 Posts: 1 Credit: 1,605 RAC: 0	Message 36154 - Posted: 5 Feb 2007, 14:18:56 UTC Hi, could I have my account deleted? Thanks ID: 36154 · Rating: 1 · rate: /

Copycat-Digital for WCG* Send message Joined: 11 Mar 07 Posts: 1 Credit: 1,607 RAC: 0	Message 38787 - Posted: 31 Mar 2007, 23:14:35 UTC Please delete my account ID: 38787 · Rating: 1 · rate: /

Felipe Send message Joined: 8 Jan 06 Posts: 1 Credit: 56 RAC: 0	Message 39298 - Posted: 12 Apr 2007, 8:56:57 UTC Could you please delete my account. Thank you ID: 39298 · Rating: 1 · rate: /

Donna MacEachern Send message Joined: 19 Mar 07 Posts: 1 Credit: 1,609 RAC: 0	Message 39383 - Posted: 15 Apr 2007, 7:50:13 UTC could you please delete my account. thanks. ID: 39383 · Rating: 1 · rate: /

daniellowitsch Send message Joined: 20 Mar 07 Posts: 2 Credit: 3,965 RAC: 0	Message 39574 - Posted: 18 Apr 2007, 19:58:49 UTC Could you please delete my account. Thanks a lot. ID: 39574 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

Ethan Volunteer moderator Send message Joined: 22 Aug 05 Posts: 286 Credit: 9,304,700 RAC: 0	Message 39580 - Posted: 18 Apr 2007, 23:08:26 UTC We're evaluating what it would take to delete users from the system (generally if people decide to stop participating they just stop returning results). What are the concerns that led to these requests? Thanks! ID: 39580 · Rating: 9.9920072216264E-15 · rate: /

daniellowitsch Send message Joined: 20 Mar 07 Posts: 2 Credit: 3,965 RAC: 0	Message 39600 - Posted: 19 Apr 2007, 10:37:39 UTC Please.. just delete my account :) if you can do it. Thank you! ID: 39600 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

altracan Send message Joined: 6 Nov 05 Posts: 1 Credit: 21 RAC: 0	Message 41290 - Posted: 22 May 2007, 7:52:04 UTC Ahem, I'm managing to clean my internet footprint... Since 1995 i've managed to give my dozens of emails adress on hundreds of forums, websites... Where's the big "Delete my old accounts, old pseudos, old webpages from ALL THE INTERNET..." ? I wish it would exist. sooo please please delete my rosetta account and info :) (I say that because I like rosetta, but I can't help the community when I only go to the internet once a month) ID: 41290 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

Shaman Send message Joined: 6 May 07 Posts: 1 Credit: 591 RAC: 0	Message 41339 - Posted: 23 May 2007, 10:44:05 UTC Hello. I'd appreciate it for an admin to actually delete my account. Unfortunately no time for Rosetta. ID: 41339 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

Ertugrul Gokcen Send message Joined: 22 May 07 Posts: 2 Credit: 6,399 RAC: 0	Message 41965 - Posted: 8 Jun 2007, 15:21:10 UTC I have an account opened with the e-mail address ertugrul.gokcen@turkcell.com.tr. But I don't have access to that e-mail address any more, and I don't know the related account key and cross project ID. If I had known any one of them, I would have logged in and changed the e-mail address (that's what I did for other BOINC projects.) So I opened another account with the e-mail address egokcen at yahoo dot com, which I'm using now, and I would like the former account with the e-mail address ertugrul.gokcen@turkcell.com.tr to be deleted. They both have the same account name: Ertugrul Gokcen. Is this possible? If not, can these two accounts be merged? ID: 41965 · Rating: 9.9920072216264E-15 · rate: /

HTH Send message Joined: 6 Mar 06 Posts: 15 Credit: 250,712 RAC: 0	Message 42498 - Posted: 23 Jun 2007, 9:44:35 UTC Last modified: 23 Jun 2007, 9:45:09 UTC Why would anyone have his/her account deleted? I just do not get it. If you do not want to crunch, just detach from the project in the BOINC Manager. That is it. If you have a profile and you hate it, edit/delete it. ID: 42498 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

[B@H] Ray Send message Joined: 20 Sep 05 Posts: 118 Credit: 100,251 RAC: 0	Message 42572 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 18:33:56 UTC - in response to Message 42498. Why would anyone have his/her account deleted? I just do not get it. If you do not want to crunch, just detach from the project in the BOINC Manager. That is it. If you have a profile and you hate it, edit/delete it. If they want an account deleted all they have to do is join Predictor@Home, DLB over there is am expert at that. Pizza@Home Rays Place Rays place Forums ID: 42572 · Rating: -9.9920072216264E-15 · rate: /

Greg_BE Send message Joined: 30 May 06 Posts: 5691 Credit: 5,859,226 RAC: 0	Message 42579 - Posted: 24 Jun 2007, 19:22:25 UTC - in response to Message 42498. should make that a FAQ thing. Why would anyone have his/her account deleted? I just do not get it. If you do not want to crunch, just detach from the project in the BOINC Manager. That is it. If you have a profile and you hate it, edit/delete it. ID: 42579 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

aquanoir Send message Joined: 21 Jan 07 Posts: 1 Credit: 67 RAC: 0	Message 42878 - Posted: 30 Jun 2007, 13:26:09 UTC please delete my account! thanks! ID: 42878 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

NetworX Send message Joined: 30 May 07 Posts: 2 Credit: 1,518 RAC: 0	Message 45527 - Posted: 28 Aug 2007, 0:39:51 UTC Hello, I woud to know how can i delete my account? please delete my account thx ID: 45527 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

NetworX Send message Joined: 30 May 07 Posts: 2 Credit: 1,518 RAC: 0	Message 47501 - Posted: 7 Oct 2007, 20:57:54 UTC - in response to Message 45527. Hello, I woud to know how can i delete my account? please delete my account thx or pls dont delete this :) ID: 47501 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

vNNN Send message Joined: 20 Apr 07 Posts: 1 Credit: 3,375 RAC: 0	Message 50686 - Posted: 14 Jan 2008, 20:11:25 UTC please delete my account thank you ID: 50686 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

Luuklag Send message Joined: 13 Sep 07 Posts: 262 Credit: 4,171 RAC: 0	Message 50722 - Posted: 15 Jan 2008, 20:31:27 UTC guys, i dont believe there is the need to delete your account, if you just do the same as above, your account is just an empty shell, it only contains your posts in the message board and the statistics of the things you crunched in the past. but there is nothing left to relate it to you. ID: 50722 · Rating: 0 · rate: /

dag Send message Joined: 16 Dec 05 Posts: 106 Credit: 1,000,020 RAC: 0	Message 50740 - Posted: 16 Jan 2008, 21:13:29 UTC - in response to Message 50722. guys, i dont believe there is the need to delete your account, if you just do the same as above, your account is just an empty shell, it only contains your posts in the message board and the statistics of the things you crunched in the past. but there is nothing left to relate it to you. I did some crunching for a project that was so crummy, I didn't want it to show up in my combined statistics so anyone could see it. There are reasons. dag --Finding aliens is cool, but understanding the structure of proteins is useful. ID: 50740 · Rating: 0 · rate: /