# What happens when I anonymize a user?
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [1월 6, 2019, 5:23오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824 "2019-01-06T17:23:00Z")
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### Author:  [@QuestionMark](https://meta.discourse.org/u/QuestionMark)
#### Post date: [1월 6, 2019, 5:23오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824/1 "2019-01-06T17:23:00Z")
I can’t find any description of what happens when this action is taken in the admin tools. Can someone explain it’s effects?
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### Author:  [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard)
#### Post date: [1월 6, 2019, 6:22오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824/2 "2019-01-06T18:22:32Z")
The following topic explains it quite well.
> [@Anonymizing Users in Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymizing-users-in-discourse/86929):
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> If you want to permanently remove a user from your community, but also preserve their contributions to Discourse, you can anonymize that user. How do I anonymize a user? At the bottom of a user’s admin page, there is an “Anonymize User” button: You’ll be asked to confirm. If you agree, the user will be anonymized. How thorough is the anonymization? The user will no longer be able to log in to your community as this specific account. A new username will be randomly assigned to t…
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### Author:  [@system](https://meta.discourse.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [10월 15, 2020, 8:04오전 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824/3 "2020-10-15T08:04:20Z")
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