What is the best way to allow a member to cancel their account? Should I simply have them click a cancel button on the site?
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A:
Hi,
Have a button or something that allows canceling the account with confirmation so that the user doesn't cancel by mistake. Also don't delete the account, have deleted flag in the users table so you can reactivate that account if needed.
Regards, Alin
Alin Purcaru
2010-10-07 07:56:35
There's privacy issues with not really deleting an account. A better compromise would be a "deleted" flag with a date on it, and then _really_ deleting after two weeks.
Tomer Vromen
2010-10-07 08:19:20