As a moderator I am wondering if we can reinstate an account after the user has been anonymized? I know we can change their name back in the profile. But is it possible to resend an email authorization and their account restarts? Or is their email also wiped out when anonymized? On our forum, thei…

Hello @Sassyrocks welcome to meta! :discourse: :wave: Unfortunately the user will have to create a new account. When you anonymize an account the email is also wiped. [image] Anonymizing Users in Discourse Their email, name, date of birth and avatar will be removed Their user profile will be r…

Reinstating an anonymized user

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ondrej December 22, 2020, 3:13pm 2

Hello @Sassyrocks welcome to meta!

Unfortunately the user will have to create a new account. When you anonymize an account the email is also wiped.

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Reinstating an anonymized user

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