# Hoe gebruikers altijd hun eigen accounts te laten verwijderen?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-always-allow-users-to-delete-their-own-accounts/278348
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [8 september 2023 om 15:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-always-allow-users-to-delete-their-own-accounts/278348 "2023-09-08T15:40:17Z")
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### Author: ![JammyDodger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jammydodger/32/254611_2.png) [@JammyDodger](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JammyDodger)
#### Post date: [9 september 2023 om 05:05 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-always-allow-users-to-delete-their-own-accounts/278348/12 "2023-09-09T05:05:48Z")

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> [@ClawdiaWolf](#):
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> Having actually done what @JammyDodger has said on one of my communities I _strongly_ recommend against it unless you fully trust your users not to abuse it.

Yeah, I can certainly imagine situations where this approach could get messy. Though if a forum admin felt strongly enough about it, and accepted the risks, the options are there.

Personally, I think the defaults are a pretty good flow (and the [Account Deletion Request](https://meta.discourse.org/t/account-deletion-request/245037) button is a nice addition too).

> [@ClawdiaWolf](#):
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> And yeah, I can think of some situations where you would actually want users able to self-delete but limit staff to only have the option to anonymize the account.

This makes sense to me too. I think if a site has taken this decision it has generally come from a place where they want the user to have the ability even if it’s painful for the forum as a whole. If the user decides to push the button then it’s something they have to accept/tolerate, whereas it may not be something they want to encourage as a staff policy.

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