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<noinclude>{{being deleted|merge=Template:Vanish|2016 August 30|Template:Vanish}}</noinclude>[[File:Symbol move vote.svg|20px]] It is not possible to delete user accounts, as all contributions must be assigned to some identifier; either a username or an [[IP address]]<br/><br/>
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Because Wikipedia content is licensed under the [[GFDL]] and the [[WP:CC-BY-SA|CC-BY-SA]], all edits must be kept for attribution purposes, and so your account cannot be deleted. You do, however, have the [[Wikipedia:Right to vanish|right to vanish]], which you can exercise by (1) requesting your [[Wikipedia:User page|user page]] (found at [[Special:Mypage]]) and [[Wikipedia:Subpages|subpages]] be deleted, by adding the {{[[Template:Db-userreq|db-userreq]]}} template to them; (2) requesting to [[Wikipedia:Changing username|change your username]] to something that is unconnected with you (possibly a random collection of letters and numbers); (3) never logging in to your account again. The "right to vanish" does not mean anyone has the right to a fresh start under a new identity. Anyone who wants to continue editing should request a change of username instead so edits can be reattributed.{{z41}}<!-- Template:HD/vanish--><noinclude>
All Wikipedia editors have the right to leave Wikipedia for good (ie, permanently). The usual way to leave the Wikipedia project is simply to stop editing. Your contributions remain in Wikipedia. If you wish to resume editing at a later date, you can simply start again by logging into the same account. Old accounts that have any significant edits are almost never deleted or recycled to new users.<br/><br/>
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If you decide to make a [[Wikipedia:Clean start|fresh start]] and do not wish to be connected to a previous account, you can simply discontinue the old account(s) and create a new one that becomes the only account you use. Discontinuing the old account means it will not be used again; it should note on its user page that it is inactive— for example, with the {{tl|retired}} tag —to prevent the switch being seen as an attempt to sock puppet.<br/><br/>
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Editors seeking privacy per their [[Wikipedia:Right to vanish|right to vanish]] can have their accounts renamed and their user pages and (in some cases) user talk pages [[Wikipedia:User page#Deleting user pages and subpages|deleted]].<!--- TemplateHD/vanish--->
 

Revision as of 14:31, 10 September 2016

Because Wikipedia content is licensed under the GFDL and the CC-BY-SA, all edits must be kept for attribution purposes, and so your account cannot be deleted. You do, however, have the right to vanish, which you can exercise by (1) requesting your user page (found at Special:Mypage) and subpages be deleted, by adding the {{db-userreq}} template to them; (2) requesting to change your username to something that is unconnected with you (possibly a random collection of letters and numbers); (3) never logging in to your account again. The "right to vanish" does not mean anyone has the right to a fresh start under a new identity. Anyone who wants to continue editing should request a change of username instead so edits can be reattributed.Template:Z41

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Usage

  • The resulting text includes no indents, so do not forget to insert a colon (:) before transcluding the template: :{{HD/vanish}} and not just {{HD/vanish}}.
  • The resulting text also does not include a signature, so sign your message as normal using four tildes.