How to close account?

HerrKapitan · 15-07-2021 11:15am #1

Hi, can you point me to where the close account option is? Thanks

Boards.ie: Niamh · 19-07-2021 12:22pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117627456#Comment_117627456

Thanks Shield.

As Shield has said, if you want to close your account you can email hello@boards.ie or datarequests@boards.ie and we'll do it for you manually here.

smilerf · 15-07-2021 11:16am

I'm going too

ClosedAccountFuzzy · 15-07-2021 9:31pm

Same here. Can’t find the option and would like to close and remove my personal data, as I can’t really use the site anymore.

15-07-2021 9:32pm

Me four

colm_mcm · 15-07-2021 9:34pm

Make this a sticky

con747 · 15-07-2021 9:39pm

I can see a queue forming here the way the site has gone.

crooked cockney villain · 15-07-2021 9:42pm

What an absolute **** show of a revamp. Absolutely unusable. Like something our Taoiseach would dream up.

dmc17 · 15-07-2021 9:59pm

Mooretaxi · 15-07-2021 10:05pm

A pain in the proverbial, spent the last hour trying to find the sections I've been following for years, I suppose all good things come to an end sometimes, if boards could ever have been called good, interesting maybe

long_b · 15-07-2021 10:32pm

Bye now

lenny palmer · 16-07-2021 12:36am

I'm completely lost on this now. I followed a good few threads. Can't find any of them anywhere. Don't have a clue how to navigate this new site either. I would read threads daily but rarely post. But if things don't change then I'll be off as well

Elmer Blooker · 16-07-2021 12:54pm

So how do you close your account?

i need to get away from this farce ASAP!!

Elmer Blooker · 16-07-2021 2:03pm

Still looking for a way out! Reminds me of that film and the bar scene when the gangster says to the bikers,

"now yous can't leave"

Any help? ...... now I know what it would be like trying to leave the Scientologists.

Sam Quentin · 16-07-2021 2:08pm

Why big song and dance about leaving!?

The new site is easy to navigate once you realise how. Just like anything really....

16-07-2021 2:10pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117619872#Comment_117619872

No it isn't. It's complete sh1te

16-07-2021 2:15pm

Can't trust them Canadians. Fook knows what they'll do with our data. Doubt they're subject to much GDPR; being foreign and all. I'll be expecting to be inundated with messages from all and sundry in the near future, being cynical and all. If anything like that happens, then I'm closing too.

Wonder what the protocol is (if the option ever comes available, that is 😏) for 'closing' one's account. Something like: "Can you close my account and anonymize all my posts please?" I saw manys the closed account (mainly banned tbf 😁) on the old site, and anyone could still link all their posts together. Would prefer to not have some marketer or bot being able to have that facilitee if I leave.

Darc19 · 16-07-2021 2:19pm

Snowflakes that can't deal with change.

God help you all as you go through life - you'll be throwing toys from your prams at every little bump in the road

If you don't like it, simply stop logging in. But leave the hysterical dramatics at the door.

con747 · 16-07-2021 3:16pm

🙄

The Continental Op · 16-07-2021 4:16pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117619948#Comment_117619948

But it isn't change is it when your whole customer base are used a beta testers.

16-07-2021 4:17pm

Jaysus lads, calm down. There still working on fixing everything and its getting better every few hours.

ratracer · 16-07-2021 4:31pm

Is it just me, or is the Touch site on iOS completely unworkable? Can't see anything on that?

16-07-2021 4:35pm

I would also like to know how to close my account.

MrMusician18 · 16-07-2021 4:38pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117620550#Comment_117620550

We are not customers.

The Continental Op · 16-07-2021 4:41pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117620656#Comment_117620656

What are we exactly, lab rats?

DublinWriter · 16-07-2021 4:43pm

Jesus wept, what a bunch of Karens!

I'm sure it took a lot of effort to upgrade Boards thus far, and it's not like you're paying actual money to use this site.

Any major IT update is NEVER wrinkle free.

MrMusician18 · 16-07-2021 5:49pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117620667#Comment_117620667

The product.

16-07-2021 5:59pm

oh the drama lol

One wonders how some people cope with real challenges if they seem to crumble with this change

Ish66 · 16-07-2021 6:19pm

Drama ! Lol ! Just don't log in anymore. I wish to close my account work's with something you are paying for, You are not, It's free !

Boards or other users don't give a sh1te as your Girly Hissy fit is falling on 100% deaf ears. I eventually can find what I'm looking for but despite Boards being a disaster at the moment, I mosey about and find something to read anyway.

It's like going into the FREE Public Library and screaming ''I want to close my account''

Nobody gives a sh1t, Get a life and go outside and chat to people, It's quite nice ☺️

Ish66 · 16-07-2021 6:34pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117620631#Comment_117620631

Simple, ''Don't log in'', What part of that don't you understand ??. I will try to help you if I can but It's only 3 words......

The Continental Op · 16-07-2021 6:38pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117621173#Comment_117621173

Thats just about how Boards used to do it except they scrambled your password so no one could use it. Unfortunately legally that wasn't good enough so they had to create a system for closing accounts.

16-07-2021 6:45pm

I think you’ve to message for the data deletion thing.

Ish66 · 16-07-2021 6:46pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117621188#Comment_117621188

So, And spell it out for me, What problem does that pose for you if you just don't log in anymore, What about the scrambled password, What grief does that cause you ?

16-07-2021 10:57pm

mojesius · 16-07-2021 11:01pm

This is a giant smelly ballsack of a revamp. Please revert to previous site state and we'll never mention this again.

The Continental Op · 16-07-2021 11:19pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117621226#Comment_117621226

It's a GDPR requirement that you can have your personal data deleted when you close your account. It's not much personal data but boards does have some minimal contact information like your email address which they delete when you close your account. On the old site I could have directed you to their GDPR policy on the subject.

Edit: There is also other personal information that they collect like the IP address that you use to connect.

16-07-2021 11:21pm

How do I close my account?

ClosedAccountFuzzy · 17-07-2021 7:30am

I use the mobile site 95% of the time and I think that's where I've just been horrified.

The desktop version is missing a dark mode and the layout's still a bit over heavy on the whitespace, but it looks ok and works.

The mobile site is just a crock of .... and that's why I was contemplating closing up and leaving.

17-07-2021 8:53am

I'm only interacting with the site until this issue is resolved. A very pertinent question also is; Why can't I close my account?

I do not wish to be a statistic in support of this paradigm shift.

17-07-2021 1:08pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117621113#Comment_117621113

Boards has been great, it is great. Having a week without, I have realised it has became a toxic addiction that I no longer need in my life. I'm already sucked back into pointless arguments (this one for example). Closing my account would preferable so it will be harder to be tempted back. Imagine you were an alcoholic trying not to drink, but kept bottles of booze around the house. Why not get rid of the booze altogether if you have the option.

BonnieSituation · 17-07-2021 1:20pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117623050#Comment_117623050

When a well enough respected and knowledgeable mod wants out, you know it's been an absolute mess of an upgrade.

17-07-2021 1:23pm

Pardon my ignorance but that feature where if there was a new post in one of my subscribed threads a number would appear in the top right.....is that gone? BTW I don't mind change if it is for the better but the way boards is now I find it very confusing.

Sam Quentin · 17-07-2021 2:16pm

Just chill peeps. A couple of vinos in yissss tonight and you'll learn it all within minutes with that cool chilled vino brain 🤔🥂☺️

1hnr79jr65 · 18-07-2021 12:55pm

Has anyone got a response on how to close account. Not only is the format of the site no longer user friendly, they also removed access to sex and sexuality forum from long time posters and reserved for subscribers only now. Another reason to leave it seems.

Moderators how do i close my account and have all associated data purged ?

is_that_so · 18-07-2021 1:06pm

Here's a how to thread.

https://boards.ie/discussion/2058199126/how-can-i-a-users-guide-to-the-new-site

Shield · 18-07-2021 2:13pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117622420#Comment_117622420

I don't believe there’s a way to close your account at the minute on either the Desktop or the Touch version of the site. I reckon an email to hello [at] boards [dot] ie would get this resolved much quicker due to the volume of things that would take priority over this.

...__... · 18-07-2021 7:40pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117627206#Comment_117627206

Did you even read that? Nothing in it pertinent to the thread just a lazy here's a how to post...

18-07-2021 10:24pm

Thanks Shield (miss that button). I expected as much, I noticed you posted the same in legacy threads.

If I was a developer I'd put it to the bottom of my priorities. It'll make less favourable site stats. Sponsers/investors hate that.

is_that_so · 19-07-2021 7:05am

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117629106#Comment_117629106

I'm just sharing it and yes I did but you do what you feel you must with that information.

Boards.ie: Niamh · 19-07-2021 12:23pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117627165#Comment_117627165

Sex & Sexuality was only available to subscribers for a long time but was opened up in the past 2-3 years to users who requested access. If this access list has not followed across to this platform then that is an issue we need to look at, not a decision of any kind. Did you have access and can no longer get in?

1hnr79jr65 · 20-07-2021 3:37pm

https://boards.ie/discussion/comment/117631684#Comment_117631684

Yes i had access for approx 2-3 years and lost when site moved over.

Can you let me know the process for closing my account and having data removed under GDPR

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