This has nothing to do with content removal, only private information.If an administrator can forbid a member to edit posts after a period of time, why would they let them delete their posts? I think I'd like the ability for the user to request their account to be suspended, and then:
1) Remove all IP's from their posts and other information
2) Change their userid to something from the Captain Underpants name generator: http://www.ultsoftware.com/NameGen.html, and put the userid in a usergroup similar to a banned usergroup.
1) Remove their email address from their account, which would prevent them from requesting a new password and logging back in, but allowing them to re-register it with a different user name.
If an administrator can forbid a member to edit posts after a period of time, why would they let them delete their posts? I think I'd like the ability for the user to request their account to be suspended, and then:
1) Remove all IP's from their posts and other information
2) Change their userid to something from the Captain Underpants name generator: http://www.ultsoftware.com/NameGen.html, and put the userid in a usergroup similar to a banned usergroup.
1) Remove their email address from their account, which would prevent them from requesting a new password and logging back in, but allowing them to re-register it with a different user name.
Even if it is a lot to do, it's what has to be done if the law requires it.That seems like an awful lot to have to do to me. Unless, of course, it was automatic in the admin panel when you deleted the account.
Yes it is an awful lot to do, but I think at a minimum, that's what the system would have to do, whether it was a feature or an add-on. Its what I do on my current forums (vB and SMF), but SQL can take care of most of it.
If an administrator can forbid a member to edit posts after a period of time, why would they let them delete their posts? I think I'd like the ability for the user to request their account to be suspended, and then:
1) Remove all IP's from their posts and other information
2) Change their userid to something from the Captain Underpants name generator: http://www.ultsoftware.com/NameGen.html, and put the userid in a usergroup similar to a banned usergroup.
1) Remove their email address from their account, which would prevent them from requesting a new password and logging back in, but allowing them to re-register it with a different user name.
I'd prefer a deactivate option. Letting users delete accounts leaves holes in your user listing (userids and such) and it can become quite annoying for us pedantic administratorsThere is a large forum I do belong to where you can deactivate your own account. But you can not delete your posts. What remains besides your posts is "Deactivated Member" but the threads remain intact. So it does work. And most of the members are adults not kids.
Liz
That's true... but this would be another option on the ACP side of things I guess. Whether the functionality deletes/deactivates should be at the discretion of the admin.Again, this doesn't have anything to do with the request, as the request is to abide by a law in Germany.
They're required to allow the ability to delete an account, or they have to do so themselves. Deactivating doesn't fit the scope of the law whatsoever.
Never is a strong word. I agree that this isn't generally useful, but this could be very useful to specific sites in specific situations. Just because your opinion is that this is a bad idea doesn't mean it should NEVER be allowed.Poor, poor idea. This should NEVER be allowed.
A friend of mine said Never say Never and Never say Always, LOLNever is a strong word. I agree that this isn't generally useful, but this could be very useful to specific sites in specific situations. Just because your opinion is that this is a bad idea doesn't mean it should NEVER be allowed.
I Wish an Option, that User can selfdelete there Account.
as said before, this is even required by law in certain countries.
besides this, it is also a matter of trust:
I have been told by users that they just delete their account in order to see if the website is trustful with regards to their user-data. Once they saw it was possible to delete their own account, they signed-up again and where happy to use the website.
If they need to know what actions are taken for privacy they can simply read the privacy page or just plain ask.
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