lol. i cant agree with that. let admin do the annihilations hahaha

Well, that is a good suggestion. Just like in other sites where you can just delete your own account. However, in most forums they disable that feature. Still its up to admin if he wants to add that feature to his forum. But hearing everyone's say on it first would be helpful. Here's a discussion I was reading on another site. It might give us some ideas on the pros and cons of it [url=http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=154246][b]-click here[/b][/url]

i'm not agreeing this.

Thanks @padme. That link is sort of informative on some of the pros and cons, but the bottomline really there is: privacy. That is why prestigious and credible websites like Google, Yahoo, Ebay, etc. do really have an option for their users to close their own account whenever they want to. The philosophy is still the same whether this involves an acount on a forum like this, an email provider, an auction website, and/or etc.

At gay.com (the internet's largest LGBT social networking website where I am a member of) members have an added option to provide feedback to the website why they are closing their account. I think this is also one of the good reasons why that option (aside from the option to close one's own account) should be [made] available for registered members. Providing feedbacks by leaving members should help the website (or forum) in making decisions on how to improve more and prevent members from leaving. In social communication, feedback is very important.

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Id like to think or dwell more on the positives (the advantages) of having that option than the negatives (the cons).

Oh yes you are right. Without knowing what black is, you would never be able to distinguish the difference between black and white and make wise decisions. But just because I would like to dwell more on the positive side doesn't mean I do not know the other [negative] side. The philosophy behind that is this: Positive Thinking. :-P

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lol i never said that i think the same way as others. so why ask that question? lol. can't read between the lines, eh? the abuse, really, isn't susceptible in closing one's own account. it is in the creation of multiple accounts, actually. you can close a thousand of your own accounts, no big deal... all infos, all posts that you posted, everything.... will be automatically deleted in the system (forum)... so boom! nothing to worry about. Worry about members who abuse the creation of multple accounts (I heard some mods violate this rule). I do not understand what you are trying to say here: [quote]i will let you advertise that phrase to all members of FriendsterTalk, "Positive Thinking" so we can be relax if this feature will be implemented.[/quote] Putting all those grammatical blunders (again lol) aside... So it's you who decide what I should or should not write? Did you ever think of controlling my mind? lol

A poll is a good idea. But this is a mere suggestion. If admin will implement it or not, it will be his wise decision that will follow. When we suggest, we give our own insights weighing the pros against the cons and vice-versa. A good suggestion is not for the purpose of trying to influence, but to present an idea for the benefit of everybody and the entire website/forum. I have given my suggestion and insights. I hefta move on.