Can an iNatForum account be deleted?

Regarding the technical aspects of account deletion:

  • new accounts (like 2-3 days old) with 5 or fewer posts can be deleted by the account owner.

  • accounts with more than 5 posts cannot be deleted by their owner. Posts have to be removed by the user or admin. Admins have a button that can remove all posts less than 1000 days old. Currently, posts older than 1000 days cannot be deleted, although that number is changeable by admins.

  • admins can also anonymize accounts, the details of which can be found here.

If you want to anonymize or delete your account (but can’t delete it yourself), please message me and/or forum_moderators. Note that either method is not reversible.

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