There should be an adult way to permanently close a DU account.

[Make7]

19. We could call it the "I Am Done Trolling You" button.

Wouldn't that just be an invitation for people to post all kinds of ridiculous crap and then when the trail is too obvious for anyone to miss, they just hit the "I Am Done Trolling You" button to erase their entire history and sign up with a new account to start all over again?

What percentage of the board would become "Account Self-Deleted By User" posts? 20%? 30%? Reading old threads would be interesting - if you could still figure out what the conversation was about...

Perhaps adults should realize that when they post things on a public message board on the internet, people will be able to read what they say for years to come.

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