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mauvebic
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Please delete my forum account

Post by mauvebic » Sun Jul 21, 2013 1:39 am

In light of the recent hack over at ubuntu forums, im deleting my accounts everywhere i'm not active.

I'd ask that you please delete my account/info.

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catweazel
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Re: Please delete my forum account

Post by catweazel » Sun Jul 21, 2013 1:58 am

Erm... how do the moderators know you're not a hacker, maliciously asking for a hacked account to be deleted?

:mrgreen:
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Re: Please delete my forum account

Post by MtnDewManiac » Sun Jul 21, 2013 3:36 am

catweazel wrote:Erm... how do the moderators know you're not a hacker, maliciously asking for a hacked account to be deleted?
Because a hacker, knowing not to use the same user name and password at two different websites, would probably not be concerned that a compromise at one would place his account at the other one at risk, lol?

:roll:

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Re: Please delete my forum account

Post by Distro-Don » Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:14 pm

catweazel wrote:Erm... how do the moderators know you're not a hacker, maliciously asking for a hacked account to be deleted?

:mrgreen:
What does Erm... mean?
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Re: Please delete my forum account

Post by altair4 » Sun Jul 21, 2013 12:24 pm

Distro-Don wrote:
catweazel wrote:Erm... how do the moderators know you're not a hacker, maliciously asking for a hacked account to be deleted?

:mrgreen:
What does Erm... mean?
I think the functional equivalent in American would be "Um..." :)
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Distro-Don
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Re: Please delete my forum account

Post by Distro-Don » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:21 pm

altair4 wrote:
Distro-Don wrote:
catweazel wrote:Erm... how do the moderators know you're not a hacker, maliciously asking for a hacked account to be deleted?

:mrgreen:
What does Erm... mean?
I think the functional equivalent in American would be "Um..." :)
Then it has no meaning. Why put it into a sentance?
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Re: Please delete my forum account

Post by palo » Sun Jul 21, 2013 5:57 pm

Distro-Don wrote:
altair4 wrote:
Distro-Don wrote: What does Erm... mean?
I think the functional equivalent in American would be "Um..." :)
Then it has no meaning. Why put it into a sentance?
It actually has a lot of meaning. Erm.../Um... = Wait. Let's not be hasty, but pause and think about this and maybe look at it a different way. (Look at all the words it can save.)

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