The Close account control requires your current password, a deliberate confirmation and a one-time email link. After confirmation, every session is signed out and the account cannot be restored or used to sign in. Published posts remain in their discussion context under the new anonymous Rider name; preserved historical attribution is not rewritten by this local-account action.
Account anonymisation is permanent. Posts remain; the local public username and ability to sign in do not.
This cannot be reversed after the final confirmation.
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RequestStart from Close account
Enter your current password and confirm that you understand the action is permanent.
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ConfirmUse the email link
Review the final warning and confirm with the one-time link before it expires.
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CompleteAccount access ends
Sessions are revoked, login is disabled and public local contributions use the assigned Rider alias.