It's really nasty to put this as a top-level link in HN without explanation---this is not an article or announcement about the Delete Button, it is the delete button itself.
It's pretty hard to delete your account on accident it goes something like:
- click delete
- put password in
- fill out recaptcha
- confirm delete
- don't login for 14 days
It isn't like the link is malicious but considering relevant news items a large portion of people (on this site) want to delete their accounts it may be quite useful.
Is it really a large portion that wants to delete their accounts? The last time I visited that Ask HN thread the highest rated comments were from people saying "uh, no." Perhaps it's just a vocal minority within the greater vocal minority that is HN.
More seriously, do you make a semantic distinction between by accident and on accident where the latter signifies (some) intent, or do you use on accident exclusively.
Ironically, I can't decide if I should up-mod you because I agree with your statement at face value, or if I should down-mod you because your sarcasm implies the inverse
The "Delete your Facebook" crowd remind me of bad televangelical ministers. Why are they trying to get other people to delete their accounts? We can save our own souls, thanks.
Traditionally facebook's "delete button" holds on to all of your information for another 14 days and if you log back in that period your account is restored.
Sort of like "we dare you to go cold turkey" - I'd love to know what the re-login stats are.
Credit cards do the exact same thing. Sure they will deactivate it, but if you put a charge on it for 60 days it is reactivated. This was a pain for me because almost all my bills are automatic payments.
Hasn't yet for me. Never heard of that, either. But I looked it up and that can happen when the bank makes a mistake and lists your new card as a new line of credit. So you could fix it through the dispute process, which is painful. Whether the new account is "adverse" or not depends on your individual report.
Apparently I can't view the delete button without being asked to create an account. :-)
But even without my having created an account they know who has asked me to friend them and use that as a hook to try to get me to sign up. That's just creepy.
