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You cannot delete a Wikipedia account due to restrictions on the MediaWiki software, but you can have all of your user (and, in rare cases, talk) pages deleted and your username changed. This wikiHow will teach you how. [1] [2]

This will inform users leaving messages that you are leaving Wikipedia permanently. (This step only works for the English Wikipedia, if you are registered on other Wikimedia wikis, you may want to skip this step)
  • To do so, click on "Edit". Copy the template tag from above, paste it at the top of your user page on Wikipedia, and click on Publish changes .
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  • Your talk page will not be deleted unless there are exceptional circumstances. In most cases, you might need to contact the Arbitration Committee if you really want to have your user talk pages deleted.
  • To do so, go to this page and enter your new username. Make sure it is in the format Vanished user ####### (where # are random numbers). Please note, that the courtesy vanishing procedure is for users that want to leave Wikipedia PERMANENTLY. If you sign up for a new account at any time after the procedure is carried out, and are then discovered, the vanishing procedure may be reversed.
  • To do so, go to this page and choose Remove email address . Enter your password. You can also change your password to a random string and throw it away (that will cut you off the account, and it is impossible to recover it afterwards). Once you are done, log out.
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    • Question
      How can I delete a Wikipedia account totally?
      Freyr
      Top Answerer
      You cannot delete a Wikipedia account totally due to restrictions on the MediaWiki software. This article shows you the closest you can get to 'deleting' your account.
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      On Step #4: File a rename request, are you supposed to rename your username literally to "Vanished user #######"? Since it says that # are any number, it doesn't matter what numbers are put? just 5 #?
      Aasim
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      No, you are supposed to fill ###### with a random number. For example: Vanished user 1030285.
    • Question
      Why can't people delete their Wikipedia account completely?
      Aasim
      Top Answerer
      Because many MediaWiki wikis require attribution for their work, usernames cannot be deleted. Otherwise, it would violate the terms of the license.
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