Un-registering

RonE

I realize I'm probably preaching to the choir, but . . .

Periodically we get a request (sometimes a demand) from someone who has gotten their feelings hurt or their ego bruised here and wants their registration revoked.

Here's one from someone who registered two days earlier:

Most of you know that you can walk away from a thread you don't like and you can take a few days off if you don't like what's going on. (If you contribute to something unpleasant that's going, the moderators will even HELP you take a few days off.)

The way to "cancel being on this board" is to log out and stay away. If you change your mind, you can come back (but don't be disappointed if nobody noticed you were gone.)

If you request your registration be cancelled, all we can do is ban you for life. But that is final and totally unnecessary, unless you have absolutely no self-control and can't stay away on your own - in which case you probably really want to be here.

It's not like it's a subscription and we're billing you for your membership.

reynosa_k9's

Wow, I guess that means I don't get a refund.

Jihad
and the pound puppy crew.

Katzyn

Lol.

I guess we should post this in ALL the boards. Sticky it, maybe, with the tital all colourful so people can actually SEE it?

britishbandit

Perhaps you should add this to the site rules page. I just read through it and it mentions nothing about being unable to register.

Whether or not people actually read the rules upon sign up, it would be there, stated plain and clear, so there should be no reason for them to argue about it later on.

Just a suggestion.

RonE

There actually isn't a rule against un-registering - it's just not possible from a software standpoint.

We like to give members some credit for common sense (and it's usualy justified.) If you don't want to participate here, you just walk away.

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FourIsCompany

Surely you know it's not that easy to walk away from an Internet discussion board addiction. People just want a little help. Not that I'm condoning it, but that's probably why people want to "un-register".

If you don't want that piece of chocolate cake (or that cigarette or that beer), just walk away.

RonE

But you don't ask to be un-registered from that chocolate cake, either.

Mdawn

I think some of it has to do with people wanting to "get back" at the board for a perceived wrong done to them...like, "See, your so mean...I don't even want to be apart of your board anymore...I even want to get rid of my registration to show you how serious I am...That will teach you!" Maybe they think that will evoke an apology and a rigorous petition from other members that they stay...lol...I don't know...

The only hitch in their plan is that its likely no one, besides the moderators, will even notice...and the Mods only because they are the ones that deal with the complaints from them.

Other than that, I honestly don't know what the big deal is about not being able to un-register...its not like DF's spams our emails or anything...or that an unwanted registration causes any other sort of problems. Who cares if you can't cancel your account? lol

BoxMeIn21

That's what I think, too...Total drama and it's silly...

RonE

I think you all are right. It's the cyber equivalent of slamming the door on your way out.

Anyone who does that will find the door locked behind them. I just want to be clear on the finality of this childish behavior.

winniec777

I have tried un-registering from chocolate cake but it keeps finding me. Kind of like the creepy Geico money eyeballs...

BoxMeIn21

winniec777

AAAAAACCCCCCCKKKKKK!!!!!! There they are - the creepy eyeballs!!!

Inga

What? Nobody is going to miss me when I am gone? Now that just breaks my heart.

BoxMeIn21

We didn't hear you slam the door! Of course we'll miss ya.

MegaMuttMom

Inga, I miss you already, and I don't think you even went anywhere!

RonE

This has been great fun but, since someone made this a sticky (not me) I think I'd better shut 'er down.

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