[_zn02]

Some version of "these comments are a donation to the community and the idea of taking your ball and going home is anathema to what we are trying to build here"

which is a long way of saying "we think our shit don't stink"

I've recently (over two months) deleted my Twitter, Reddit, and Facebook accounts and was not impressed by what I found when I went to delete my HN account.

I understand that there are other options (reset password to random gibberish, run a script to delete my comments) and none of that would provide the catharsis I aimed for so I'm still here, for now, I guess.

Edit: looking at the other replies next to mine, I think "we think our shit don't stink" was an accurate description of what's going on here.

[meepmorp]

I thought you wanted to delete your account. Why are you still here?

[anoonmoose]

"I've had it with social media sites. I thought HN could be a last bastion, then I saw a dude arguing that he wasn't sure tuberculosis was as bad as it's made it out to be and decided it was just as shitty there as everywhere else. I went to delete my account and found out I couldn't, which hilariously strengthened my resolve to delete the account.

I'd say thanks but I think it's extremely stupid that you're making me resort to this method to achieve the desired result that a half dozen other sites had no issue letting me get to without explaining why or waiting in a multi-day queue, so I'll just say, I hope you have a nice day."

[_zn02]

Just told you, there's no delete button.

[meepmorp]

Yeah, but if you don't want to be here, why are you still around? You can't delete your account, but you can stop using the site.

[_zn02]

I answered that in my original post: "I understand that there are other options (reset password to random gibberish, run a script to delete my comments[, or, third option I'm inserting now, which seemed obvious to the point of not bothering to state it, just stop using the site]) and none of that would provide the catharsis I aimed for so I'm still here, for now, I guess."

[meepmorp]

Oh, you just want to complain.

[_zn02]

I don't think it's unreasonable to complain about HN not having the same functionality that every other social media site has.