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| − | Closing your account is a process by which your account is disabled and cannot be used. Because of the way Wikia works, Staff members cannot delete and/or entirely remove accounts. |
+ | '''Closing your account''' is a process by which your account is disabled and cannot be used. Because of the way Wikia works, [[Community Central:Staff|Staff]] members cannot delete and/or entirely remove accounts. |
==Alternatives to disabling== |
==Alternatives to disabling== |
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If you feel the above cannot be an option for you for various reasons, Wikia Staff can, upon your explicit request, ''disable'' the account for you. |
If you feel the above cannot be an option for you for various reasons, Wikia Staff can, upon your explicit request, ''disable'' the account for you. |
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What this does: |
What this does: |
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+ | *Removes your email address from your account. |
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+ | *Scrambles your password into a randomly generated gibberish. |
| − | *Changes "real name" in your account preferences to <code>Account disabled</code> |
+ | *Changes "real name" in your account preferences to <code>Account disabled</code>. |
| − | *Removes your profile picture '''completely''' (changes back to default profile picture) |
+ | *Removes your profile picture '''completely''' (changes back to default profile picture). |
| − | *Makes your account disabled internally (this shows on Special:Contributions and other places) |
+ | *Makes your account disabled internally (this shows on Special:Contributions and other places). |
What this does '''NOT''' do: |
What this does '''NOT''' do: |
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| − | *Remove your username from any edit histories |
+ | *Remove your username from any edit histories. |
| − | *Remove your username from any logs (such as moves) |
+ | *Remove your username from any logs (such as moves). |
| − | *Remove any pages you have created |
+ | *Remove any pages you have created. |
| − | *Remove any edits you have made to any page |
+ | *Remove any edits you have made to any page. |
| − | *Release the name for another user to use later |
+ | *Release the name for another user to use later. |
==How to request== |
==How to request== |
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| − | [[File:ContactDisableForm.png|thumb|right|300px|The disable request form on |
+ | [[File:ContactDisableForm.png|thumb|right|300px|The disable request form on [[Special:Contact/close-account|Special:Contact]].]] |
If you feel disabling is absolutely needed, contact the Wikia Community Support team by using the '''Contact Wikia''' link at the bottom of any page. |
If you feel disabling is absolutely needed, contact the Wikia Community Support team by using the '''Contact Wikia''' link at the bottom of any page. |
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*If need be, re-read this help page linked to under the '''Contact Wikia''' header |
*If need be, re-read this help page linked to under the '''Contact Wikia''' header |
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*If you are sure that you want to disable your account, click the option saying you have read this page and the option confirming you want your account disabled |
*If you are sure that you want to disable your account, click the option saying you have read this page and the option confirming you want your account disabled |
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| − | *Click '''Send to Wikia'''. Your request will be received by a Community Support Team member who will disable your account and send you a confirmation e-mail |
+ | *Click '''Send to Wikia'''. Your request will be received by a Community Support Team member who will disable your account and send you a confirmation e-mail. |
| − | This change is permanent. No backup of this private information is kept after an account is disabled |
+ | This change is '''permanent'''. No backup of this private information is kept after an account is disabled. |
| − | == |
+ | ==See also== |
| + | *[[Help:Changing your username]] |
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| − | * [[mw:Manual:FAQ#…is it a good idea to keep user accounts?|FAQ at MediaWiki.org]] – and the potential problems about removing users from the system. |
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| + | *[[Choosing Wikia]] |
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| + | ==Further Help & Feedback== |
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| + | {{Help and feedback section}} |
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| + | [[ca:Ajuda:Tancar el meu compte]] |
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[[de:Hilfe:Benutzerkonto stilllegen]] |
[[de:Hilfe:Benutzerkonto stilllegen]] |
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[[frhelp:Aide:Fermer mon compte]] |
[[frhelp:Aide:Fermer mon compte]] |
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| + | [[es:Ayuda:Cerrar mi cuenta]] |
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[[ithelp:Aiuto:Chiudere_un_account]] |
[[ithelp:Aiuto:Chiudere_un_account]] |
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[[nlhelp:Help:Mijn account sluiten]] |
[[nlhelp:Help:Mijn account sluiten]] |
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Revision as of 13:00, 8 April 2014
Closing your account is a process by which your account is disabled and cannot be used. Because of the way Wikia works, Staff members cannot delete and/or entirely remove accounts.
Alternatives to disabling
If you feel you need to leave or quit Wikia, you can just stop using your account. You may want to consider leaving a message on your user and user talk pages before doing this to let other community members know you have left. To no longer receive e-mails from Wikia, you can remove or change the email address in your preferences.
If you want to be sure your account cannot be used by you again, you can also scramble your password so that you won't know it. Removing your email and scrambling your password can both be done by visiting your preferences. Together, they have the same effect as closing your account. However, edits made by you in the past will still be attributed to your username.
Wikia Staff are also able to rename your account. Please see Rename my account for more details.
Disabling an account
If you feel the above cannot be an option for you for various reasons, Wikia Staff can, upon your explicit request, disable the account for you. What this does:
- Removes your email address from your account.
- Scrambles your password into a randomly generated gibberish.
- Changes "real name" in your account preferences to
Account disabled. - Removes your profile picture completely (changes back to default profile picture).
- Makes your account disabled internally (this shows on Special:Contributions and other places).
What this does NOT do:
- Remove your username from any edit histories.
- Remove your username from any logs (such as moves).
- Remove any pages you have created.
- Remove any edits you have made to any page.
- Release the name for another user to use later.
How to request
The disable request form on Special:Contact.
If you feel disabling is absolutely needed, contact the Wikia Community Support team by using the Contact Wikia link at the bottom of any page.
- On the main contact page, click the Disable my account link under Account changes
- Read the information at the top of the disabling page to ensure you understand what an account disabling does.
- If need be, re-read this help page linked to under the Contact Wikia header
- If you are sure that you want to disable your account, click the option saying you have read this page and the option confirming you want your account disabled
- Click Send to Wikia. Your request will be received by a Community Support Team member who will disable your account and send you a confirmation e-mail.
This change is permanent. No backup of this private information is kept after an account is disabled.
See also
Further Help & Feedback
- Browse and search other help pages at Help:Contents
- Check Fandom Community Central for sources of further help and support
- Check Contacting Fandom for how to report any errors or unclear steps in this article