# Cannot delete user

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-user/42031
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 4, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-user/42031 "2016-04-04T23:55:59Z")
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### Author: ![tobiaseigen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/tobiaseigen/32/539204_2.png) [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [April 20, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-delete-user/42031/43 "2018-04-20T18:10:46Z")

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yep. though in this case they were created because I emailed out to them by creating a new message including their email address.

> [@Invite someone to join and give them a staged user account](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invite-someone-to-join-and-give-them-a-staged-user-account/47996/22):
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> FYI - I am doing this regularly now and it’s working quite well. I like this workflow for inviting people to join the network, esp in combo with [using messages as a ticket system](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-discourse-as-ticket-system-so-no-balls-are-dropped-woman-juggling/82698). Thanks @sam and co for making messaging email addresses a reality! rocket

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