[hu3]

If I may, allow me give you one unsolicited advice I've been slowly learning through the years:

Most things in life have their downsides and shortcomings. We should strive to minimize the impact of those and instead capitalize on their strengths. Take what good you can from HN and run with it. HN is great in many ways.

[viklove]

I disagree. I think HN is good in some ways, but awful in many other ways so much so that it overshadows the good. Unfortunately the good can trick honest people like yourself into thinking the platform as a whole is good, but hey, you're entitled to your opinion.

[AnimalMuppet]

Neither dang nor hu3 went over to your place, pointed a gun at your head, and forced to to hang out on a website you hate. If you think HN is awful in so many ways, vote with your feet. Go somewhere you like better. Why hang out here to complain about here?

[viklove]

Because I have bad impulse control, and dang won't let me delete my account :)

Apparently once you sign up for HN they have the right to keep your soul locked up here forever.

I've asked for them to delete my account or permaban me for over a year, but users just don't have rights here and that's just the mentality that dang has always had.

[hu3]

I'm guessing this doesn't apply to HN jurisdiction?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_to_be_forgotten

[dang]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26561884

[viklove]

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23008642

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22892517

How about you guys just implement an account deletion button and treat your users like actual people?

[dang]

> Even if you send them an email, apparently they're "too backed up" to handle account deletion requests

I've searched and found no record of you emailing us. Did you mention the account name? We process these requests literally every day, so I'm not sure what you're trying to achieve with these claims.