Sometimes people delete their accounts when they are stressed out, and typing an inbox message out, choosing who to send it to, etc, seems too stressful a process and therefore people just delete without saying goodbye.
But then the people left behind feel kind of shocked and upset.
I wonder if it would be possible to provide an easy way to send a farewell message out to everyone in your inbox, or everyone on your friends list, or something like that, a prompt during the account deletion process. One that's easy to bypass, but which makes it easy to say goodbye.
Maybe a prompt that appears that gives the option to choose one of several messages or write your own, or choose "no thanks," to move past the prompt. Then if you want to click one of the messages, you hit submit and it sends, then you enter your password and finish the deletion.
Maybe something like:
"Would you like to send one of the following messages to everyone on your friends list?"
- (check box) suggested generic message A
- (check box) suggested generic message B
- (check box) suggested generic message C
Or, write your own message:
(A text box would be here)
(A list of your friends would be here with little checkmarks by their names, in case you want to uncheck certain people for any reason, but all of the boxes by default would be already checked)
Then a big "Send Message Now" button here.
Then a "No Thanks" button here.
Thanks for your consideration.
But then the people left behind feel kind of shocked and upset.
I wonder if it would be possible to provide an easy way to send a farewell message out to everyone in your inbox, or everyone on your friends list, or something like that, a prompt during the account deletion process. One that's easy to bypass, but which makes it easy to say goodbye.
Maybe a prompt that appears that gives the option to choose one of several messages or write your own, or choose "no thanks," to move past the prompt. Then if you want to click one of the messages, you hit submit and it sends, then you enter your password and finish the deletion.
Maybe something like:
"Would you like to send one of the following messages to everyone on your friends list?"
- (check box) suggested generic message A
- (check box) suggested generic message B
- (check box) suggested generic message C
Or, write your own message:
(A text box would be here)
(A list of your friends would be here with little checkmarks by their names, in case you want to uncheck certain people for any reason, but all of the boxes by default would be already checked)
Then a big "Send Message Now" button here.
Then a "No Thanks" button here.
Thanks for your consideration.
Although I have no plans to delete my account, I'd appreciate having something like this as a non-intrusive option, if only to remind me say "hey weirdo, other people who develop proper connections might what to know you're leaving!" 
I can imagine there are others who it just... might not naturally occur to for one reason or another.
I imagine any custom goodbyes would need to be reviewed by a mod first to ensure there isn't parting guilt-tripping or other abuse of the system.
I can imagine there are others who it just... might not naturally occur to for one reason or another.I imagine any custom goodbyes would need to be reviewed by a mod first to ensure there isn't parting guilt-tripping or other abuse of the system.
Let me just say, I think this is a fantastic idea. I wholly support this thing. As easy as it is to leave, sometimes people don't quite know how to say goodbye--some probably don't even think about the fact there are probably people they want to say goodbye to.
I think a lot of people, should they choose to exercise the account deletion option, would opt to make use of this to at least say goodbye to one or two close friends, even if it was only one of the pre-approved options available. And who knows, it might also encourage them to think twice about leaving too, to remind them that there are some people here who care about them--or at the least, encourage them to provide a way for the people they care about to keep in contact via the custom message option. Because ther3e might well be that one special person or two that they wish they didn't have to part with.
In short, I agree with everything Abigail has suggested, and Novalyn has some good points to add as well--the review of custom messages being a thing would probably be a necessity if this was implemented, but I imagine (read: hope) it wouldn't be too much of an addition to the work the staff have to do, as, as far as I know, account deletion doesn't happen too frequently.
I think a lot of people, should they choose to exercise the account deletion option, would opt to make use of this to at least say goodbye to one or two close friends, even if it was only one of the pre-approved options available. And who knows, it might also encourage them to think twice about leaving too, to remind them that there are some people here who care about them--or at the least, encourage them to provide a way for the people they care about to keep in contact via the custom message option. Because ther3e might well be that one special person or two that they wish they didn't have to part with.
In short, I agree with everything Abigail has suggested, and Novalyn has some good points to add as well--the review of custom messages being a thing would probably be a necessity if this was implemented, but I imagine (read: hope) it wouldn't be too much of an addition to the work the staff have to do, as, as far as I know, account deletion doesn't happen too frequently.
Subtleknifewielder wrote:
Let me just say, I think this is a fantastic idea. I wholly support this thing. As easy as it is to leave, sometimes people don't quite know how to say goodbye--some probably don't even think about the fact there are probably people they want to say goodbye to.
I think a lot of people, should they choose to exercise the account deletion option, would opt to make use of this to at least say goodbye to one or two close friends, even if it was only one of the pre-approved options available. And who knows, it might also encourage them to think twice about leaving too, to remind them that there are some people here who care about them--or at the least, encourage them to provide a way for the people they care about to keep in contact via the custom message option. Because ther3e might well be that one special person or two that they wish they didn't have to part with.
In short, I agree with everything Abigail has suggested, and Novalyn has some good points to add as well--the review of custom messages being a thing would probably be a necessity if this was implemented, but I imagine (read: hope) it wouldn't be too much of an addition to the work the staff have to do, as, as far as I know, account deletion doesn't happen too frequently.
I think a lot of people, should they choose to exercise the account deletion option, would opt to make use of this to at least say goodbye to one or two close friends, even if it was only one of the pre-approved options available. And who knows, it might also encourage them to think twice about leaving too, to remind them that there are some people here who care about them--or at the least, encourage them to provide a way for the people they care about to keep in contact via the custom message option. Because ther3e might well be that one special person or two that they wish they didn't have to part with.
In short, I agree with everything Abigail has suggested, and Novalyn has some good points to add as well--the review of custom messages being a thing would probably be a necessity if this was implemented, but I imagine (read: hope) it wouldn't be too much of an addition to the work the staff have to do, as, as far as I know, account deletion doesn't happen too frequently.
Indeed, I agree with everything everybody said. Thanks Subtle.
Not a problem--I promised my honest thoughts and there they are, if a little later than intended. 
I've been thinking about this suggestion a lot, and I both love and am terrified of it. Love it because I think it would be neat and help people give closure, terrified of it because I'm afraid of how people will respond to a deletion without a courtesy message when this exists, and how much this will increase moderation workload both in terms of social management and approvals.
I'm considering how people currently view people who delete their accounts silently, which is already not that great and imbued with a lot of frustration and emotions. I can only imagine how people will be perceived when they deliberately opt out of a farewell message. It wouldn't surprise me if silent deletions ended up creating even more resentment over this.
Also, assuming that these messages will be moderated, what do you do when you have to reject it? You can't let the person whose account got deleted know, cause they, you know, deleted their account. Assuming they want to leave a message, forwarding a message by falling back on a default one could mean you're saying something they never meant to say, so you end up putting words into the mouth of a person who doesn't know and can't correct it.
I can only imagine how upset and frustrating it must be to remove your account, assuming the message is sent to all recipients, and then never knowing that they never got it and are left with questions. And if there is a disclaimer stating a message may be rejected and people won't be informed, it might induce a strong feeling of 'What's the point?' leading to it being rarely used.
I also suspect that some players may have a field day trying to abuse this feature, which even though won't really affect users if approvals are needed, will create unnecessary work for the mods behind the scenes and eat up extra time.
My fears are probably based on worst-case scenarios. I could be really wrong in my assumptions of people's responses, but it still gnaws at my mind when I think about this suggestion. I personally see more cons than pros to it. People who would be considerate enough to use this feature would probably also have it in them to setup a PM thread and message everybody about the deletion with a simple plain text message: "You're about to remove your account. If you haven't said your goodbyes yet, you may want to go back and let your friends know that you'll be gone so they have closure too. Otherwise click the button below to proceed."
I'm considering how people currently view people who delete their accounts silently, which is already not that great and imbued with a lot of frustration and emotions. I can only imagine how people will be perceived when they deliberately opt out of a farewell message. It wouldn't surprise me if silent deletions ended up creating even more resentment over this.
Also, assuming that these messages will be moderated, what do you do when you have to reject it? You can't let the person whose account got deleted know, cause they, you know, deleted their account. Assuming they want to leave a message, forwarding a message by falling back on a default one could mean you're saying something they never meant to say, so you end up putting words into the mouth of a person who doesn't know and can't correct it.
I can only imagine how upset and frustrating it must be to remove your account, assuming the message is sent to all recipients, and then never knowing that they never got it and are left with questions. And if there is a disclaimer stating a message may be rejected and people won't be informed, it might induce a strong feeling of 'What's the point?' leading to it being rarely used.
I also suspect that some players may have a field day trying to abuse this feature, which even though won't really affect users if approvals are needed, will create unnecessary work for the mods behind the scenes and eat up extra time.
My fears are probably based on worst-case scenarios. I could be really wrong in my assumptions of people's responses, but it still gnaws at my mind when I think about this suggestion. I personally see more cons than pros to it. People who would be considerate enough to use this feature would probably also have it in them to setup a PM thread and message everybody about the deletion with a simple plain text message: "You're about to remove your account. If you haven't said your goodbyes yet, you may want to go back and let your friends know that you'll be gone so they have closure too. Otherwise click the button below to proceed."
Sanne,
I'm glad you put some conns on here, because I couldn't think of any at first.
I see what you mean about the possibility of it hurting people's feelings more or making them more angry to know that their friend deleted their account and didn't send them a message, knowing that this feature makes it easier to do so.
But I think there wouldn't be any more negative feelings towards people in that situation than there are now, because really, it's already easy to send a goodbye message before deleting. This would just be making it more convenient for someone to so. Its not really adding anything, just sort of connecting the PM function to the account deletion function at just the right time so that it can be easily used (and function as a reminder to say goodbye). So since it's not really changing any features available...I wouldn't think people would react differently to not receiving a goodbye message than they do now. I just think more people would send them.
I see what you mean about moderating them. Worrying that such messages may be angry or emotion-charged. But, again, the same problem still exists -- we can now send angry messages and then delete our accounts immediately afterwards, so I don't know if it's that much different. I don't know if those messages are scrutinized now (last messages sent before someone deletes), and if not, then it doesn't seem like these would need to be, if those aren't.
Although, I can see how it could lead to more angry last messages from people who were just going to delete. But I feel like if they were going to send an angry message before deleting, they would able to do it now anyway. Why would someone be more likely to do it on a pop-up screen than they would the regular way, through PMs, before they leave?
I think people will either send angry/negative messages, or not, and that this is true whether or not there's an easy way to do it during account deletion. Because a person who wants to do that will do it now. In fact, in a way, this might make it easier to catch messages like that before they're actually sent.
The issue of not being able to inform the deleter whether their message will be sent or censored until reviewed...true.
But maybe an email to their account telling them the message was deemed not appropriate and not sent would do the trick?
Or, they just have to deal with the fact that their message won't get sent if it's inappropriate. I personally think that's reasonable...
I feel you on not wanting to put words in their mouth by having sample goodbye messages as choices.
To me, it's like picking out a greeting card. Given enough choices one of them will fit what you want to say, otherwise, you just buy a blank one that says farewell or happy trails to you and sign it. So I feel like if it's something really generic like "Thanks for the friendship," or "Goodbye all, I must leave now to focus on real life," or simply, "Fond Farewell," it might be ok and not feel like someone is putting words in their mouth. Just like when you pick a greeting card. Or if none fit, you pick just a blank card and sign it.
In my head it makes sense, but it's true that I've never been a moderator and I don't know the ins and outs of it.
No offense at all -- I'm just arguing hard for this because it was a jolt to me when this happened twice in a row and I'm trying to think of a way to soften the blow next time.
I really like the original idea, but if it's not viable for some reason, as an alternative, what about an exit survey -- two questions --
Question 1.
I am deleting my account today because _____________. (choose)
(this would be a rectangular box where you can scroll down and choose an option.)
The options could be something like:
To focus on real life challenges or opportunities
() To practice self-care
() Difficulty finding RPs
() Interpersonal conflict
() RP Burnout
() Other
() I prefer not to specify
Quesion 2: Would you like us to send the following message to those on your friends list?
() Yes
() No
"I would like to bid you farewell today. I will be deleteing my account for the following reason: [insert reason here]. Thanks for all we shared.
~ [name of player]"
Or, alternatively, a pop-up of text reminding people to say their goodbyes would be better than nothing, but I still like the other ideas best.
Yet, if they are too much to handle from a moderation perspective, I understand it, of course.
I'm glad you put some conns on here, because I couldn't think of any at first.
I see what you mean about the possibility of it hurting people's feelings more or making them more angry to know that their friend deleted their account and didn't send them a message, knowing that this feature makes it easier to do so.
But I think there wouldn't be any more negative feelings towards people in that situation than there are now, because really, it's already easy to send a goodbye message before deleting. This would just be making it more convenient for someone to so. Its not really adding anything, just sort of connecting the PM function to the account deletion function at just the right time so that it can be easily used (and function as a reminder to say goodbye). So since it's not really changing any features available...I wouldn't think people would react differently to not receiving a goodbye message than they do now. I just think more people would send them.
I see what you mean about moderating them. Worrying that such messages may be angry or emotion-charged. But, again, the same problem still exists -- we can now send angry messages and then delete our accounts immediately afterwards, so I don't know if it's that much different. I don't know if those messages are scrutinized now (last messages sent before someone deletes), and if not, then it doesn't seem like these would need to be, if those aren't.
Although, I can see how it could lead to more angry last messages from people who were just going to delete. But I feel like if they were going to send an angry message before deleting, they would able to do it now anyway. Why would someone be more likely to do it on a pop-up screen than they would the regular way, through PMs, before they leave?
I think people will either send angry/negative messages, or not, and that this is true whether or not there's an easy way to do it during account deletion. Because a person who wants to do that will do it now. In fact, in a way, this might make it easier to catch messages like that before they're actually sent.
The issue of not being able to inform the deleter whether their message will be sent or censored until reviewed...true.
But maybe an email to their account telling them the message was deemed not appropriate and not sent would do the trick?
Or, they just have to deal with the fact that their message won't get sent if it's inappropriate. I personally think that's reasonable...
I feel you on not wanting to put words in their mouth by having sample goodbye messages as choices.
To me, it's like picking out a greeting card. Given enough choices one of them will fit what you want to say, otherwise, you just buy a blank one that says farewell or happy trails to you and sign it. So I feel like if it's something really generic like "Thanks for the friendship," or "Goodbye all, I must leave now to focus on real life," or simply, "Fond Farewell," it might be ok and not feel like someone is putting words in their mouth. Just like when you pick a greeting card. Or if none fit, you pick just a blank card and sign it.
In my head it makes sense, but it's true that I've never been a moderator and I don't know the ins and outs of it.
No offense at all -- I'm just arguing hard for this because it was a jolt to me when this happened twice in a row and I'm trying to think of a way to soften the blow next time.
I really like the original idea, but if it's not viable for some reason, as an alternative, what about an exit survey -- two questions --
Question 1.
I am deleting my account today because _____________. (choose)
(this would be a rectangular box where you can scroll down and choose an option.)
The options could be something like:
To focus on real life challenges or opportunities
() To practice self-care
() Difficulty finding RPs
() Interpersonal conflict
() RP Burnout
() Other
() I prefer not to specify
Quesion 2: Would you like us to send the following message to those on your friends list?
() Yes
() No
"I would like to bid you farewell today. I will be deleteing my account for the following reason: [insert reason here]. Thanks for all we shared.
~ [name of player]"
Or, alternatively, a pop-up of text reminding people to say their goodbyes would be better than nothing, but I still like the other ideas best.
Yet, if they are too much to handle from a moderation perspective, I understand it, of course.
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But I think there wouldn't be any more negative feelings towards people in that situation than there are now, because really, it's already easy to send a goodbye message before deleting.
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Why would someone be more likely to do it on a pop-up screen than they would the regular way, through PMs, before they leave?
Then what makes this feature useful if it's already easy to accomplish?
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This would just be making it more convenient for someone to so.
My concern is that it would make it easier for people to give in to an emotionally charged moment and have barriers removed for sending out nasty messages, making them more likely and adding to the moderation workload, even though the users would not receive them initially.
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But, again, the same problem still exists -- we can now send angry messages and then delete our accounts immediately afterwards, so I don't know if it's that much different. I don't know if those messages are scrutinized now (last messages sent before someone deletes), and if not, then it doesn't seem like these would need to be, if those aren't.
I'm certain it happens, but making it easier to do doesn't seem like a good answer to a minor problem.
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The issue of not being able to inform the deleter whether their message will be sent or censored until reviewed...true.
But maybe an email to their account telling them the message was deemed not appropriate and not sent would do the trick?
But maybe an email to their account telling them the message was deemed not appropriate and not sent would do the trick?
Typically when someone removes their account, they ask that their information is deleted and they don't wish to hear from the place they removed their membership from. I also don't know what the policies on this are for removed accounts in general, so I can't comment on this in any official capacity, but I would personally be really annoyed to have ongoing moderation issues with a site even after I deleted my account.
Sanne articulated a lot of the concerns that have been rolling around my head about this.
In short, I don't think I'll be implementing this.
If someone wants to say goodbye before leaving, it is already very easy to do so. If they chose not to bother with this, giving them a consequence free method of PMing everyone they've ever friended/interacted with before leaving the site is begging for abuse.
The fixes for that likely abuse that have been proposed so far seem like adding extra work to fix a problem that wouldn't have existed before.
If someone could have messaged people about why they left and chose not to, perhaps instead of trying to squeeze the reason out of them, the answer is for us to develop a better tolerance for the unknown.
In short, I don't think I'll be implementing this.
If someone wants to say goodbye before leaving, it is already very easy to do so. If they chose not to bother with this, giving them a consequence free method of PMing everyone they've ever friended/interacted with before leaving the site is begging for abuse.
The fixes for that likely abuse that have been proposed so far seem like adding extra work to fix a problem that wouldn't have existed before.
If someone could have messaged people about why they left and chose not to, perhaps instead of trying to squeeze the reason out of them, the answer is for us to develop a better tolerance for the unknown.
Kim wrote:
...giving them a consequence free method of PMing everyone they've ever friended/interacted with before leaving the site is begging for abuse.
When you put it like that, I see what you mean.
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In short, I don't think I'll be implementing this.
Alright. Roger that. Thanks for considering.
Sanne wrote:
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But I think there wouldn't be any more negative feelings towards people in that situation than there are now, because really, it's already easy to send a goodbye message before deleting.
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Why would someone be more likely to do it on a pop-up screen than they would the regular way, through PMs, before they leave?
Then what makes this feature useful if it's already easy to accomplish?
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This would just be making it more convenient for someone to so.
My concern is that it would make it easier for people to give in to an emotionally charged moment and have barriers removed for sending out nasty messages, making them more likely and adding to the moderation workload, even though the users would not receive them initially.
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But, again, the same problem still exists -- we can now send angry messages and then delete our accounts immediately afterwards, so I don't know if it's that much different. I don't know if those messages are scrutinized now (last messages sent before someone deletes), and if not, then it doesn't seem like these would need to be, if those aren't.
I'm certain it happens, but making it easier to do doesn't seem like a good answer to a minor problem.
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The issue of not being able to inform the deleter whether their message will be sent or censored until reviewed...true.
But maybe an email to their account telling them the message was deemed not appropriate and not sent would do the trick?
But maybe an email to their account telling them the message was deemed not appropriate and not sent would do the trick?
Typically when someone removes their account, they ask that their information is deleted and they don't wish to hear from the place they removed their membership from. I also don't know what the policies on this are for removed accounts in general, so I can't comment on this in any official capacity, but I would personally be really annoyed to have ongoing moderation issues with a site even after I deleted my account.
When you put it like that, yeah, I guess you're right. It's not a solution. I guess there really is no solution to the problem I'm trying to solve. I guess it just comes with the online experience.
I'll just fall back on individual agreements with people and a profile message.
Well, thanks for considering it.
I want you to know that I think you have very good reasons for suggesting this and I see the value you're looking to add. I do think it would be nice for people to say their goodbyes first, but we can't win them all. Focusing on what we can do here (develop a better tolerance of the unknown, leading by example) might not yield any short-term results to deal with the issue at hand, but RPR has been really good at fostering a healthy community atmosphere just by people being the best they can be and inspiring others to follow suit. 
While I sincerely hope you'll stick around and not delete your account (to set a good example, I mean!), you can still foster healthy communication between people by showing them how to do it, and putting your faith in them to learn and apply it.
While I sincerely hope you'll stick around and not delete your account (to set a good example, I mean!), you can still foster healthy communication between people by showing them how to do it, and putting your faith in them to learn and apply it.
Sanne wrote:
I want you to know that I think you have very good reasons for suggesting this and I see the value you're looking to add.
Oh yeah, I know, Sanne. No worries. And I'm glad y'all could see the potential downsides that didn't occur to me. I was picturing it being used one way, but y'all have the foresight and experience moderating to see the problems that could come along with it. And I'm glad y'all did!
Sanne wrote:
Focusing on what we can do here (develop a better tolerance of the unknown, leading by example) might not yield any short-term results to deal with the issue at hand...
Yes, you're right. Tolerance of the unknown is a phrase I hadn't heard until this thread and I think it's a spot-on way to reframe the problem in a way that empowers the individual who is affected by someone deleting their account to look within themselves for a solution, rather than outside themselves at things they can't control. So kudos to both you and Kim for offering that up as food for thought.
Sanne wrote:
RPR has been really good at fostering a healthy community atmosphere just by people being the best they can be and inspiring others to follow suit.
Definitely. I wholeheartedly agree. I've learned quite a bit about healthy communication and many other things from being on RpR, and from the people here.
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While I sincerely hope you'll stick around and not delete your account (to set a good example, I mean!)
Haha...of course.
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...you can still foster healthy communication between people by showing them how to do it, and putting your faith in them to learn and apply it.
Yes, this is true, and provides a silver lining to the problem in that it shows how the problem can be used for good, and I'll do just that. Some things can only be fixed/changed from within people and within oneself, not with an outside structural fix, and this is one of those things. And that's very, very well put, which is why I constantly find you, Kim, and all the mods so impressive.
While I think it's good suggestion, can't it be achieved simply by sending pm to someone instead of it being a feature where it's automated? besides people can share other means of communication if they want(like discord or any other messaging app) if they don't that's their own choice.
The same thing comes when people delete their own account, it's mostly their own choice, of course that could differ depending on circumstances but for sake of argument lets say that most people leave on their own accord. they leave without leaving message or any means to contact, So they hurt others by leaving, was it bad move on their side? No. They have right to do what they think is right. no matter what reason was behind their leaving. They can make another account and come back, as long as they are willing to rejoin community. It may be harsh but the best is to move on, even if that person was one of most fantastic people you know.
As for RpR being one of good communities, I think it's safe to say, it's due to staff and members communication. For example if members did what they want and reporting would be lets say not working well, this site would disappear within few weeks if not month. Obviously the community is big, so mods can't know everything unless it's reported(Especially in pm's)
And as such some people will violate rules even if they know the rules. Even if majority of community is positive there would be minority which is trouble makers.
The same thing comes when people delete their own account, it's mostly their own choice, of course that could differ depending on circumstances but for sake of argument lets say that most people leave on their own accord. they leave without leaving message or any means to contact, So they hurt others by leaving, was it bad move on their side? No. They have right to do what they think is right. no matter what reason was behind their leaving. They can make another account and come back, as long as they are willing to rejoin community. It may be harsh but the best is to move on, even if that person was one of most fantastic people you know.
As for RpR being one of good communities, I think it's safe to say, it's due to staff and members communication. For example if members did what they want and reporting would be lets say not working well, this site would disappear within few weeks if not month. Obviously the community is big, so mods can't know everything unless it's reported(Especially in pm's)
And as such some people will violate rules even if they know the rules. Even if majority of community is positive there would be minority which is trouble makers.
What if instead, perhaps, when a person goes to delete, they were just given an innocuous reminder that there might be a friend they may want to at least say farewell to before they go? Sometimes people leaving aren't in a mindset to process that (which is understandable given some potential reasons for leaving), so with a gentle reminder (emphasis on gentle considering their potential mindset), they can choose whether or not there is someone they may want to send the message to, without feeling obligated or coerced into doing so.
This way, it also wouldn't make any more work for the staff, it would just be a process of coding in one small, extra bit of text for the deletion process.
This way, it also wouldn't make any more work for the staff, it would just be a process of coding in one small, extra bit of text for the deletion process.
Subtleknifewielder wrote:
What if instead, perhaps, when a person goes to delete, they were just given an innocuous reminder that there might be a friend they may want to at least say farewell to before they go? Sometimes people leaving aren't in a mindset to process that (which is understandable given some potential reasons for leaving), so with a gentle reminder (emphasis on gentle considering their potential mindset), they can choose whether or not there is someone they may want to send the message to, without feeling obligated or coerced into doing so.
This way, it also wouldn't make any more work for the staff, it would just be a process of coding in one small, extra bit of text for the deletion process.
This way, it also wouldn't make any more work for the staff, it would just be a process of coding in one small, extra bit of text for the deletion process.
Yeah, I would like that! (I referenced it in one of my posts above but it was easy to miss, tucked away in the tail end of a big post.
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"You're about to remove your account. If you haven't said your goodbyes yet, you may want to go back and let your friends know that you'll be gone so they have closure too. Otherwise click the button below to proceed."
This doesn't really remove any barriers but if it would stimulate abuse I'll withdraw my vote for this.
Oh, you did? My bad. But yeah, Consider this my vote for that idea then, unless someone can think of a reasonable con I haven't spotted. (Admittedly possible, I don't have as much experience with managing or coding a large site like this, hahah.)
Subtleknifewielder wrote:
Oh, you did? My bad. But yeah, Consider this my vote for that idea then, unless someone can think of a reasonable con I haven't spotted. (Admittedly possible, I don't have as much experience with managing or coding a large site like this, hahah.)
Sorry, I didn't mean it as a "I already suggested this" kind of comment, I just wanted to highlight my support for your suggestion!
I'll try to be more clear next time, thank you.
Sanne wrote:
Subtleknifewielder wrote:
Oh, you did? My bad. But yeah, Consider this my vote for that idea then, unless someone can think of a reasonable con I haven't spotted. (Admittedly possible, I don't have as much experience with managing or coding a large site like this, hahah.)
Sorry, I didn't mean it as a "I already suggested this" kind of comment, I just wanted to highlight my support for your suggestion!
I'll try to be more clear next time, thank you.