Deleting yourself from vBulletin forums

Jonny69 · 30-06-2010, 19:35

Hey folks, not for here obviously, but is there an easy way to delete yourself from vBulletin forums? One or two forums I'm on have a delete account button but others not. Am I just missing something or do I have to find the admin on those forums and get them to do it?

Otherwise I think I'm going to have to troll through the forums changing passwords and email addresses to clear myself from them.

Blighter · 30-06-2010, 19:56

It's not a normal vBulletin option - the ones you have done it on probably had add-ons installed.

Burble · 30-06-2010, 19:57

The option to delete your own account has to be enabled implicitly by an administrator. if they don't enable it, you can't do it unfortunately.

Jonny69 · 30-06-2010, 20:16

Damn, this should be fun

Blighter · 30-06-2010, 20:26

Just quote the Data Protection Act and most average sys admins will just poop their pants

Jonny69 · 02-07-2010, 13:23

Yeah I was hoping to have little or no contact with the admin on that forum because they are a bunch of idiots and will make a scene about it.

ElRazur · 03-07-2010, 19:31

^^^^ The sps? Lol.

A Place of Light · 10-07-2010, 09:59

Why do you want/need your account(s) deleted?
Isn't simply not visiting them anymore enough?

Stan_Lite · 10-07-2010, 10:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Why do you want/need your account(s) deleted?
Isn't simply not visiting them anymore enough?

Why is it that every time someone asks this question, someone gives the above reply at some point?

It's nobody's business but his own why he wants to delete his account but his own and if "simply not visiting them anymore" was enough, he wouldn't have asked the question.

A Place of Light · 10-07-2010, 10:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stan_Lite

Why is it that every time someone asks this question, someone gives the above reply at some point?

Maybe because it`s the logical reply to this type of question?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stan_Lite

It`s nobody`s business but his own why he wants to delete his account but his own and if simply not visiting them anymore was enough, he wouldn`t have asked the question.

If it`s a reason that he doesn`t wish to share, he can say so.....I of all people would respect that right to privacy, but if he omitted it just to keep the OP concise then its a valid question. While you may or may not be able to delete a forum account, you can remove any personal info that you`ve previously entered. So, other than the ip numbers attached to the posts you`ve made what else would remain and why would it impact on your life at all?

Thanks for the attitude, by the way, it went well with my toast.

30-06-2010, 19:35	#1
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Deleting yourself from vBulletin forums Hey folks, not for here obviously, but is there an easy way to delete yourself from vBulletin forums? One or two forums I'm on have a delete account button but others not. Am I just missing something or do I have to find the admin on those forums and get them to do it? Otherwise I think I'm going to have to troll through the forums changing passwords and email addresses to clear myself from them. __________________

30-06-2010, 19:56	#2
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	It's not a normal vBulletin option - the ones you have done it on probably had add-ons installed. __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

30-06-2010, 20:16	#4
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Damn, this should be fun __________________

30-06-2010, 20:26	#5
Blighter Dubious Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Northampton Posts: 1,571	Just quote the Data Protection Act and most average sys admins will just poop their pants __________________ Look at your signature, now back to mine, now back to yours, now back to mine. Sadly, yours isn't mine. But if you stopped writing about other things and made this your signature, yours could be like mine. Look down, back up. Where are you? You're on Boat Drinks, reading the signature your signature could be like. I'm on a computer. My Blog \| More Outdoors \| MSN \| Email \| Call Me

02-07-2010, 13:23	#6
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Yeah I was hoping to have little or no contact with the admin on that forum because they are a bunch of idiots and will make a scene about it. __________________

30-06-2010, 19:57	#3
Burble Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,826	The option to delete your own account has to be enabled implicitly by an administrator. if they don't enable it, you can't do it unfortunately.

03-07-2010, 19:31	#7
ElRazur Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 214	^^^^ The sps? Lol. __________________ "Never ignore fools in large numbers."

10-07-2010, 09:59	#8
A Place of Light Absinthe Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,247	Why do you want/need your account(s) deleted? Isn't simply not visiting them anymore enough?

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