I didn’t found the answer by searching it.
Can the user delete his account by himself?
If yes how?
will the account be deleted or anoymized?
do i need to delete the account myself?
how do i delete all the posts?
how do i just anonymize them?
AI-generated summary
In a support discussion titled ‘Got request to delete a user account,’ Discoursecurious asks whether users can self-delete their accounts, and if deletion or anonymization is possible. IAmGav confirms users can self-delete via Profile > Preferences > Account — but only if they meet post count and age thresholds — and notes admins can also delete accounts. ondrej recommends anonymizing users instead to avoid disrupting conversations, especially for active contributors. Discoursecurious later reports success after adjusting settings. another_username asks which settings were changed, prompting Moin to explain: users can self-delete only if they have ≤1 post (configurable by admins), and staff must delete posts first if the user has more. Moin emphasizes anonymization as the preferred method — it removes personal data but retains posts to preserve conversation integrity. another_username raises a GDPR concern about not being able to delete their own account on Brave’s forum, to which Moin clarifies that account deletion is forum-specific and requires staff intervention. Moin also links to related discussions on account deletion policies and GDPR alignment. In short: self-deletion is limited by post count/age; anonymization is recommended; full deletion requires admin action and may need configuration adjustments.
Your first port of call here as a staff memebr should be to anonymise the user so that there are not gaps left in a discussion especially if they are a prominent user.
had to change some settigs about user
but in the end was able to delete it…
ty for the advices
Which settings?
I can’t delete my Discourse account on Brave’s ‘support forum’. Is allowing this an admin option?
Doesn’t this contravene GDPR by removing control from the data owner?
Users can only be deleted if they have no posts. So staff needs to delete the posts too. There is a setting that configures how old those posts are allowed to be and how many posts are deleted. If the user has older posts, this timeframe can be increased by a setting. Also the number of posts that can be deleted can be increased. Deleting a lot of posts can cause gaps in the conversations.
In general, the preferred way is anonymization, which deletes all personal information like username, email address, password, and so on, but not the posts. So the topics where the user participated still make sense.
By default, users can only self-delete their account if they have 1 or less posts (but that can also be increased by admins).
So to delete an account at another forum, you need to ask at that forum. Only staff at that forum can help you.
If you are further interested, there are already some similar discussions: