# Anonymize Account **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Created:** [October 9, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anonymize-account/44655 "2025-10-09T21:01:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![anon99813807](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@anon99813807](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anon99813807)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anonymize-account/44655/1 "2025-10-09T21:01:50Z")
How does one anonymize your account or delete it? I see mentions of contacting an administrator but see no links to do that. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/leo/32/23_2.png) [@Leo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anonymize-account/44655/2 "2025-10-09T21:39:48Z")
Hello! Thanks for pointing it out. We might have missed adding the proper steps to request it in the available FAQs. The current protocol is to anonymize and not delete, as deleting an account could cause issues with topics/threads. From [Discourse docs](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anonymizing-a-user-account/314902): > Anonymizing a user account in Discourse allows you to remove personally identifiable information while preserving the user’s posts and contributions. > > - Anonymization is irreversible. Make sure you have a good reason to anonymize a user and that you have their consent if required by your policies. > > - While anonymization removes personal information, it does not delete the user’s content. We will reach out by direct message to confirm you want to anonymize the account. ---
**Author:** ![anon99813807](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@anon99813807](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anon99813807)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anonymize-account/44655/3 "2025-10-09T21:53:05Z")
Thanks. Standing by.