Members A quick piece of advice

[Alchemist]

Good day to everyone,

We would like to suggest this for people who are leaving so they can do it on their own terms. If you decide to make a goodbye thread, you can the self-ban option on your profile to ban your account and prevent any misuse. As an extra bit of security, after that you can delete the cookies and temporary files on your browser to eliminate your log in information in case you are still sign in. This is not a rule, just some advice for the benefit of those leaving and the community.

Also, for new members. Please refrain from making threads on what method "we" suggest or about how to perform certain methods. Many members have taken already the time to create the megathreads so you can have all you need in an accessible way and in case there are any lingering doubts after reading it, you can post there and many people will gladly help you. No one is going to spoon-feed you information that has already been condensed for everyone to use. If you are serious about taking this path, at least please spend a few minutes doing research since suicide is no trivial matter.

Have a nice day.

 

[woxihuanni]

Related to goodbye threads, is it possible to make them visible only to members?

 

[Futility]

Related to goodbye threads, is it possible to make them visible only to members?

A section only for goodbye threads would also help me find them better, sometimes I find that people I really appreciate have passed and I missed their goodbye thread because it was buried.

 

[woxihuanni]

A section only for goodbye threads would also help me find them better, sometimes I find that people I really appreciate have passed and I missed their goodbye thread because it was buried.

That's a good point.

 

[Dawn0071111]

If an account is self Banned..is the content still available to the public on the site?

 

[Crimsonskye]

Good day to everyone,

We would like to suggest this for people who are leaving so they can do it on their own terms. If you decide to make a goodbye thread, you can the self-ban option on your profile to ban your account and prevent any misuse. As an extra bit of security, after that you can delete the cookies and temporary files on your browser to eliminate your log in information in case you are still sign in. This is not a rule, just some advice for the benefit of those leaving and the community.

Have a nice day.

Can I ask how exactly would an account be misused?

 

[Stan]

If an account is self Banned..is the content still available to the public on the site?

Yes. When you see a post with the members name greyed and with a line through it, it means they are banned or self banned

 

[Rachel74]

If an account is self Banned..is the content still available to the public on the site?

I think it is.

 

[Thanatos]

Some people stay around to talk about how the method is going in some cases like od. This is good advice though. I agree that a special place for goodbye threads would be a nice (but possibly grim to some) addition

 

[Jean4]

Can I ask how exactly would an account be misused?

If it is open on one's computer, a family member or what not can sign into the account and pretend to be the person, spy, etc.

 

[Alchemist]

I just did a small update for any new members that read this since it looks it's necessary to point it out.