# Disable user account

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-user-account/19528>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [02.Сентябрь.2014 07:48:21 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-user-account/19528 "2014-09-02T07:48:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![probus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@probus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/probus)\
**Post date:** [02.Сентябрь.2014 08:07:08 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/disable-user-account/19528/3 "2014-09-02T08:07:08Z")

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> [@Mittineague](#):
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> If they have posts, I’d assume theur account is not unactivated.

You can deactivate accounts even when they have posts.

> [@Mittineague](#):
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> If they want to no longer participate, can’t they just no longer participate?eg. turn off notifications, emails, etc, and never return.

Yes, they can. But some like to explicitly quit. And it’s beneficial that when they do, others get to see is as well so you don’t mention, reply or private message them hoping for a reply.

edit. and you don’t have to worry about stolen passwords or anything else regarding the site any more.

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