Deleting Site Account

[Anonymous]

Reluctantly decided I can’t live with the new forum set up, not that I posted much but did enjoy reading what others were doing. Can’t see much improvement coming in the future and the big brother cookie policy. I thought you had to agree to other than essential cookies not have them thrust on you and the only way out via Privacy Policy is to get a Google app so I’m out.

This isn’t throwing teddies or attention seeking as I have already tried to delete my account. The “Delete Account” option on my profile says all my content will be deleted ……..but….. I’ve supposedly deleted my account yet here I still am. Another glitch in the system I presume, please remove me from the system and this post will also just disappear.  Thanks

 

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Fare-well, Bezzer

It’s been good to have you around.

MichaelG.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

It seems a shame when folk leave before waiting until everything has settled down, and the site (maybe) becomes more useable.
Why not take a holiday from here for a while, and pop back in  a month or so?

Deleting an account seems as though it may be big step, as if you change your mind, I doubt it could be fully resurrected.

Bill

[Benedict WhiteParticipant @benedictwhite51126]

Absolutely Peak4. All you need to do for that approach is not post. Then you can come back 3 months or a year later or not as the case may be.

[Anonymous]

Still here 🙁 tried to delete account again, ticked the “I understand the consequences” box, send and it just goes to a completely blank page and stays there.

[Mark EasingwoodParticipant @markeasingwood33578]

Ah, perhaps it’s like The Hotel California,

“Relax, ” said the night man
“We are programmed to receive
You can check out any time you like
But you can never leave!”

The Eagles.

[Anonymous]

[Bezzer]

On Bezzer Said:

Still here 🙁 tried to delete account again, ticked the “I understand the consequences” box, send and it just goes to a completely blank page and stays there.

Hi Bezzer,

I’ve logged the bug.

But please reconsider!   The forum is irritating at the moment as a consequence of unplanned malfunctions, not because it’s deliberately designed to annoy.

A difficult history has landed Mortons with a big list of problems, and they are having to prioritise.   They are currently concentrating on poor performance, which I think may be responsible for several intermittent bugs, and getting “Latest Replies” to work properly.  Then on to the other issues.  It may take a while to straighten this out.

If the forum experience is too upsetting at the moment, I recommend taking a break rather than pressing the self-destruct button!  The  delete option is normally only used by members who’ve got into a spat, taken offence, and want to make a grand exit!  When interest wanes, or the problem is temporary, easier just to let the account lie fallow.

Dave

 

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks Dave but I do want out fully. It’s not a flounce as I should have just disappeared without a whimper or trace if the delete option actually worked.

[peak4Participant @peak4]

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I just deleted one of the test accounts that I was using without any problems and I’ve done it previously with out issue. I wonder if it is only not deleting accounts that have been carried over from the old forum?

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

[peak4Participant @peak4]

Yes, I’d read Clause 3.2 before raising my query, and come to a similar conclusion to Michael.
What I don’t know, is what a member originally signed up to when they first registered on the previous forum, particularly as the magazine owner may have also changed during the life of that forum.
It is indeed complicated, and I would hope that a professional publishing outfit, such as Mortons, would have a handle on the legalities.
Personally I’m happy for anyone to use my contributions, so long as they are not for their financial gain.
According to Pixsy, I have photos from my Flickr account all over the internet; occasionally, a publisher has asked first. 🙂
It’s one of the reasons I embed copyright info into the exif of my photos.
Facebook strips out exif, but I often dual process my output, adding a signature/watermark for that platform.

Bill

[Anonymous]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Myhobbystore did basically say that anything put onto the forum they then had the right to use as they saw fit. So could use it in the magazine, on the website, etc.

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Things will get there in the end

We all know what works for us and what we’re used to dealing with, so we all know exactly where we’re going

It’s taken longer than expected…. just like a model engineering project lol

But she’ll be fabby when she’s finished and the fettling is done

[KEITH BEAUMONTParticipant @keithbeaumont45476]

I have been looking at the site daily,just to see the comments and to hope for progress.

I am now convinced that a lot of the problems people are /have experienced is due to the machine and system they are using. I have a reasonably powerful PC with Win 10 and Firefox. All settings are as default and I have not installed any “clever”software.  Reading a lot of the complaints about loading problems I have been confused at times, because I have not seen the same things. As a for instance, comments were made about flashing adverts. I had none of that. The banner add did move to the left after a time, but that was always so. At the moment  I access the site from a Bookmark,clicking the green Forum takes me to Latest posts ,without loging in. If I read a post to the last posting and continue to scroll, it runs into the Latest posts again, which all seems pretty easy. I have no problems with the clear black type on a white background either.

I have yet to try to make a posting including photos,which was always my stumbling block on the old site, but I will  try it later.

Keith

[peak4Participant @peak4]

[vic neweyParticipant @vicnewey60017]

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I suppose it depends if you call that a flashing or changing advert, I would term them all changing with the “all my reads” being the one with the most rapid rate of change.

It also depends what you are viewing the forum on. If Keith is using a phone then you really don’t see the “All My Reads” one unless you scroll right to the bottom as they are not displayed at the side like they are on larger screened devices. As Keith says it may be due to the device being used

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi, I do consider that the all my reads ad is flashing, basically because of the speed it changes, and going with the background colours alternating between yellow, black and white, plus the fact that it changes in a flash from one corner to the other. It might not be so bad if it changed from one corner to the next, if it when across slowly like a curtain been drawn steadily, but I think the distinct difference between the black and yellow would still make it annoying, and it certainly does annoy me, although I don’t know how it affects those who suffer problems with flashing lights.

Here’s my solution.

https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/topic/what-did-you-do-today-2023/page/17/#post-684902

Regards Nick.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

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