# Please delete account

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-delete-account/343485>\
**Category:** Meta Elastic\
**Created:** [September 20, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-delete-account/343485 "2023-09-20T19:27:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![AndyB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@AndyB](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/AndyB)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-delete-account/343485/1 "2023-09-20T19:27:59Z")

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Please delete my account.

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**Author:** ![Priscilla\_Parodi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/priscilla_parodi/32/43047_2.png) [@Priscilla\_Parodi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Priscilla_Parodi)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-delete-account/343485/2 "2023-09-20T19:32:31Z")

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Hello @AndyB,

We prefer not deleting accounts as it removes all the topics and posts and creates a disjointed forum.

If you no longer need it then we can anonymize it, which will delete your email address and give the account a random name. That way it keeps the posts.

Would it be ok to anonymize it instead of deleting?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2023, 7:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/please-delete-account/343485/3 "2023-10-18T19:33:02Z")

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