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Forum Account Removal Question

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Lyraen_Skyforge
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Hello,

I would like to have my forum account and all posts permanently removed. Many of the conversations gets toxic quickly on here. In the community rules, I saw that you can have a real game account deleted as a result of forum conversations.

Not that I am nervous about my behavior, but I feel like engaging with people on the forums is too great of a risk. I don’t want to ever take a chance of my account being deleted for trying to have conversations on here with users who may be easily offended.

I have seen another question answered about this, but wasn’t sure what option to select after:

Account > Windows > I need help with a forum account > ?

None of the options are for forum account removal. Thanks!
Edited by ZOS_Bill on 4 May 2023 16:42

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  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    “Enforcement and application of the ESO Community Code of Conduct will be at the sole discretion of ZeniMax Online Studios, and authorized members of the ESO Team. Material that is deemed offensive, illegal, or inappropriate in any way will be removed at the sole discretion of ZeniMax Online Studios. Please be aware that violating the ESO Community Code of Conduct can lead to disciplinary action, including — but not limited to — temporary suspension, banning, and the permanent closure of your ESO forum account and ESO game account, if the circumstances warrant it.”
    Edited by Lyraen_Skyforge on 27 April 2023 08:10
  • karthrag_inak
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    Khajiit thinks that perhaps you could try ... logging out? -shrug- It often works for this one when his tail gets stepped on too often.
    PC-NA : 19 Khajiit and 1 Fishy-cat with fluffy delusions. cp3600
    GM of Imperial Gold Reserve trading guild (started in 2017) since 2/2022
    Come visit Karth's Glitter Box, Khajiit's home. Fully stocked guild hall done in sleek Khajiit stylings, with Grand Master Stations, Transmute, Scribing, Trial Dummies, etc. Also has 2 full bowling alleys, nightclub, and floating maze over Wrothgar.(Pariah's Pinacle)
  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    karthrag_inak wrote: »
    Khajiit thinks that perhaps you could try ... logging out? -shrug- It often works for this one when his tail gets stepped on too often.

    Happy to do that. Do I have to manually delete my posts if I don’t want them to be available to view? I know this is a public website and I don’t want to have any contribution I have made still remaining after I log out.
  • ZOS_Bill
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    When opening a ticket for this request you can also go under the Privacy/Personal Data category.
    Edited by ZOS_Bill on 3 May 2023 20:26
    The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited - ZeniMax Online Studios
    Forum Rules | Code of Conduct | Terms of Service | Home Page | Help Site
    Staff Post
  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    @ZOS_Bill
    Hi Bill,
    Yes, I can access that sub-menu but am unsure what to select next. There isn’t an option for forum account removal and I am nervous they will just delete my ESO account which is the exact opposite of what I’m trying to achieve. “Delete personal information and account” seems to be for the game and not forums.
    Thank you,
    James
    Edited by Lyraen_Skyforge on 27 April 2023 23:19
  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    @ZOS_Bill
    Hi Bill,

    I am willing to individually delete all my previous posts, but I similarly don’t see how to do that. (Or if it can be done from the user side at all.)

    Retrospective cancel culture (often used for out-of-context posts) is getting increasingly aggressive and I am opting to delete all my social media. I want to be sure my posts are permanently removed.

    Thanks again,
    James
  • FrancisCrawford
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    Whether or not they can be deleted, posts can always be erased.

    It's standard to leave a bit of replacement text. I use "nm" (for "never mind").

    [Edited post to match context]
    Edited by ZOS_Bill on 3 May 2023 20:28
  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    Go into every note, edit and blank it out? It will take me a few hours, but if that is the only way… I guess that’s the route to take?
  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    Update:
    @ZOS_Bill
    I have taken time to rewrite all my comments, but there is a closed discussion that I need my comments removed from to be complete. I would still prefer to have all my posts ACTUALLY deleted if possible.

    All of my posts were rewritten with:
    [Post cleared by account owner due to privacy concerns and inability to delete comments.]

    Can anyone please help me or tell me how to contact the correct customer service person?
    Thanks,
    James
  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    (Also, if this comment overwriting method is what is necessary I would also like ZOS to anonymize my forum name.)
  • Lyraen_Skyforge
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    Thank you so much @ZOS_Bill !
  • ZOS_Bill
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    As this issue has now been resolved, we are going to close this discussion.
    The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited - ZeniMax Online Studios
    Forum Rules | Code of Conduct | Terms of Service | Home Page | Help Site
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