# What happens when I anonymize a user? **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824 **Category:** Support **Created:** [January 6, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824 "2019-01-06T17:23:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![gerhard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/gerhard/32/119479_2.png) [@gerhard](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gerhard) #### Post date: [January 6, 2019, 6:22pm 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): > > 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… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/what-happens-when-i-anonymize-a-user/105824)._