# How do I delete my profile?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461
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**Created:** [July 27, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461 "2011-07-27T03:31:31Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author:  [@Nica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nica)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/1 "2011-07-27T03:31:31Z")
I’ve browsed the FAQ and even Googled to no avail. Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/2 "2011-07-27T03:54:15Z")
You can’t remove it but you can edit each item in your profile and make them spaces. User CP-\>Your Profile-\>edit your details
That is, if you don’t want to be spiritual or a libertarian anymore. 🙂
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/3 "2011-07-27T12:51:04Z")
If you mean delete your account, that isn’t possible. You could ask to be banned to prevent yourself from posting, or you could just stop posting. The username will continue to exist, however.
**twickster** , for the SDMB
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### Author:  [@Nica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nica)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/4 "2011-07-27T15:46:01Z")
Interesting. Good to know, thanks.
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### Author:  [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/5 "2011-07-27T15:50:23Z")
Was it something we said?
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### Author:  [@Nica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nica)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/6 "2011-07-27T16:34:35Z")
Noooo… lol
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### Author:  [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/7 "2011-07-27T16:42:57Z")
> [@twickster](#):
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> If you mean delete your account, that isn’t possible. You could ask to be banned to prevent yourself from posting, or you could just stop posting. The username will continue to exist, however.
Just stop posting and forget your password to prevent temptation. Much better than having “BANNED” under your name.
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### Author:  [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/8 "2011-07-27T18:46:47Z")
But not nearly as bad-ass.
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### Author:  [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/9 "2011-07-27T22:18:46Z")
I know this person who registered back in '04, she thinks it was. She recalls that she made a statement or asked a question and then forgot about it. She returned in 2011 and her login was successful but when she tried to look at her profile she got an error message saying she was not authorized.
Perhaps if you went away of seven years your profile would go away too.
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### Author:  [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)
#### Post date: [July 28, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-delete-my-profile/590461/10 "2011-07-28T02:40:18Z")
> [@janeslogin](#):
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> IPerhaps if you went away of seven years your profile would go away too.
I … I -You’re just not the person you were when we hooked up that one time. But it’s not you, it’s me. I’m trying to forget you. Don’t make it so hard. Please.