User account deletion has been fixed and is now available again.

[boursk]

"Never used the account"

Hmm...

I think how it works is that if you make an account on the main site, you don't automatically have access to the forum. The moment you try to login to the forum with your main site account for the first time, it starts the onboarding process for the forum. I.e. a several years old main site account can have a one day old forum account if you never logged into the forum before.

At least that's been my experience, since I didn't make my (main site) account on January 18th either.

 

[TestAddress]

It would be quite interesting to see a user creating a new account to complain about logs, which only devs can access, were not deleted along with their account... 😅

How to "delete" an account in a service-oriented world:

+ attribute:"deleted"
✅ Hidden

 

[popo53414]

what sad anime OST ya'll recommend listening to while I go through the deletion request procedure

 

[BakedBanana]

what sad anime OST ya'll recommend listening to while I go through the deletion request procedure

How about some good ol' Ragnarok Online instead?

 

[dino]

what sad anime OST ya'll recommend listening to while I go through the deletion request procedure

 

[deleted-user-108ccdaf36]

i get this error when trying to delete my account
"The optimistic lock failed, version 25 was expected, but is actually 34"

 

[boursk]

How to "delete" an account in a service-oriented world:

+ attribute:"deleted"
✅ Hidden

That's actually a solution some sites do during the possible back-out period before they permanently delete your account. Giving both the user the satisfaction something is being done, while also providing them a way to stop the deletion process if they change their mind (the latter is more of a plus for the site owner).

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i get this error when trying to delete my account
"The optimistic lock failed, version 25 was expected, but is actually 34"

Seriously? What is it with these bad error messages? First they expose enum values related to authorization and now a straight up database related error? I get that in this case a generic error might not be sufficient for the devs to troubleshoot, but that's nothing that issue IDs and good logging (or if you're using Java, like I suspect you are given this error, add relevant data like user ID in the logging with MDC to make it easier to find logging) can't solve...

 

[scasea12]

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Seriously? What is it with these bad error messages? First they expose enum values related to authorization and now a straight up database related error? I get that in this case a generic error might not be sufficient for the devs to troubleshoot, but that's nothing that issue IDs and good logging (or if you're using Java, like I suspect you are given this error, add relevant data like user ID in the logging with MDC to make it easier to find logging) can't solve...

The enum value are not actually hidden tbh.

they open for outside API to connect and there is a doct for the relate values and such. you can also use API, login token and other thing for doing thing like chapter upload or sync the data.

 

[boursk]

The enum value are not actually hidden tbh.

they open for outside API to connect and there is a doct for the relate values and such. you can also use API, login token and other thing for doing thing like chapter upload or sync the data.

The issue is that it's not hidden. You don't want to directly expose internally used values.

Regardless whether it's on the frontend or through the API, you'll want to convert these enum values to display values. It's not like the API will allow users to change their own or other users' authorization roles anyway. And even if for whatever weird reason they would add those endpoints, a conversion is still recommended. There's no reason to make it easier for potential future hackers to let them know what values to use.

 

[TestAddress]

The issue is that it's not hidden. You don't want to directly expose internally used values.

Regardless whether it's on the frontend or through the API, you'll want to convert these enum values to display values. It's not like the API will allow users to change their own or other users' authorization roles anyway. And even if for whatever weird reason they would add those endpoints, a conversion is still recommended. There's no reason to make it easier for potential future hackers to let them know what values to use.

Hacker... Been a while since I heard that term... Because we are in a time every bit of info in " us " is already sent as public that hackers might just browse it on Google....

 

[boursk]

Hacker... Been a while since I heard that term... Because we are in a time every bit of info in " us " is already sent as public that hackers might just browse it on Google....

I have no idea what you're trying to say and how it relates to what you quoted... Because I made a comment on IT security and you seem to be talking about....personal information?

 

[TestAddress]

I have no idea what you're trying to say and how it relates to what you quoted... Because I made a comment on IT security and you seem to be talking about....personal information?

My metaphor, like putting locks on doors when a huge mountain of lockpicks are everywhere. Plus there are chainsaws around ( AI).

 

[boursk]

My metaphor, like putting locks on doors when a huge mountain of lockpicks are everywhere. Plus there are chainsaws around ( AI).

I might be dense, but I still don't get how that other post was related to what I said, but in regards to this one: just because a door lock can be picked or a nearby window can be smashed, doesn't mean you should leave the front door open whenever you enter or leave your house. You do what you reasonably can to prevent a break-in, reduce the possible damage if it does happen and where possible, try to collect information on who and how they broke in.

 

[TestAddress]

I might be dense, but I still don't get how that other post was related to what I said, but in regards to this one: just because a door lock can be picked or a nearby window can be smashed, doesn't mean you should leave the front door open whenever you enter or leave your house. You do what you reasonably can to prevent a break-in, reduce the possible damage if it does happen and where possible, try to collect information on who and how they broke in.

I think I am the one that missed. The one who shot the red Herring, heh. 👍

 

[jeezits]

Who wants to bet the same person who vibe coded this mess is the same idiot who convinced staff to allow the AI app advertisement?

 

[TestAddress]

Who wants to bet the same person who vibe coded this mess is the same idiot who convinced staff to allow the AI app advertisement?

+2

 

[TestAddress]

That's actually a solution some sites do during the possible back-out period before they permanently delete your account. Giving both the user the satisfaction something is being done, while also providing them a way to stop the deletion process if they change their mind (the latter is more of a plus for the site owner).

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Seriously? What is it with these bad error messages? First they expose enum values related to authorization and now a straight up database related error? I get that in this case a generic error might not be sufficient for the devs to troubleshoot, but that's nothing that issue IDs and good logging (or if you're using Java, like I suspect you are given this error, add relevant data like user ID in the logging with MDC to make it easier to find logging) can't solve...

Well maybe we can know the rest of the roles in the near future!! Good news for us "customers"!!

 

[deleted-user-7c2656d00f]

So I clicked the delete account button, typed my username and was auto logged out, but I recieved no email that the deletion process has been initiated or something? And I was able to log in and do the usual thing like nothing happened? Did the button even work? How do I know and did logging in back stopped the process?

 

[DavidianMillerian]

So I clicked the delete account button, typed my username and was auto logged out, but I recieved no email that the deletion process has been initiated or something? And I was able to log in and do the usual thing like nothing happened? Did the button even work? How do I know and did logging in back stopped the process?

notice the "28 days" part

 

[deleted-user-7c2656d00f]

notice the "28 days" part

You didnt get what I said. In every other site we get an extra confirmation after clicking the 'delete account' button to cement the fact that they WILL delete my account and all its data, no worries. The confirmation is usually given via email and the account is 'locked' as in there might be a permanent popup or something when you log into the site telling you my account is gonna get deleted within 28 days. None of that is the case with this site so Im not sure at all whether or not the deletion process started, this option is new too and they're literally asking you to tell them if we found any errors or something.