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Deleting my XING-Profile

Today I thought about deleting my XING account because I never used it.

So I searched for the delet function in the settings of XING and couldn’t find the delete button.

So I searched the web for some seconds and found out there is no delete button.
There is the possibility to delete your account by sending a mail to the XING staff.

Terms & Conditions
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6.1 The User may terminate the Free Membership at any time without cause. The User may deliver notice of termination using the contact form available on all XING Websites at any time. The termination notice shall include the User’s registered name and an email address of the User registered on one of the XING Websites.
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I then stumbled upon the private page of ragtek who had the same problem about a year ago.

Sadly his version didn’t work anymore, so I was forced to write the mail to the XING staff.

And just a few seconds later i got their mail with the information that my request has been listed in their ticket system:

Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,

Requests and enquiries from our members are very important to us and we endeavor to reply promptly to all of them. Please let us know by email if you do not receive a reply from us within several working days. Here you should be sure to include the subject and ticket number “[Support] Re: Ticket number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx”. This allows us to swiftly locate your original message. Our “Help” section may also be useful in answering any questions you may have. The list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found at

https://www.xing.com/cgi-bin/help.fpl?op=topfaq

Your request: >
> Dear XING-Staff,
>
> I’d like you to cancel my membership in this network.
>
> My Name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> …

Best wishes,
Your XING team

So now I’m waiting for them to cancel my membership.

I must say it’s sort of sad that such a social community like XING doesn’t have a function included to delete your own account.

I’ll post when my account has been deactivated. So let’s see how long it will take them to do it.

So … live long and prosper,

nibot

UPDATE:

I was very surprised the moment I read the reply from XING.

They told me they can’t delete my account for security reasons and I have to delete it myself.

They provided me with a link to the FAQ’s.

There they tell you to use nearly the same link as in ragtek post, but this time they added the “;sid=0.bc7191″ part at the end of the link.

So for now I have deleted my XING-Account and don’t think I’ll ever go back there.

So … live long and prosper,

nibot

Today I thought about deleting my XING account because I never used it. So I searched for the delet function in the settings of XING and couldn't find the delete button. So I searched the web for some seconds and found out there is no delete button. There is the possibility to delete your account by sending a mail to the XING staff. Terms & Conditions [...] 6.1 The User may terminate the Free Membership at any time without cause. The User may deliver notice of termination using the contact form available on all XING Websites at any time. The termination notice shall include the User’s registered name and an email address of the User registered on one of the XING Websites. [...] I then stumbled upon the private page of ragtek who had the same problem about a year ago. Sadly his version didn't work anymore, so I was forced to write the mail to the XING staff. And just a few seconds later i got their mail with the information that my request has been listed in their ticket system: Dear xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Requests and enquiries from our members are very important to us and we endeavor to reply promptly to all of them. Please let us know by email if you do not receive a reply from us within several working days. Here you should be sure to include the subject and ticket number "[Support] Re: Ticket number xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". This allows us to swiftly locate your original message. Our "Help" section may also be useful in answering any questions you may have. The list of Frequently Asked Questions can be found at https://www.xing.com/cgi-bin/help.fpl?op=topfaq Your request: > > Dear XING-Staff, > > I'd like you to cancel my membership in this network. > > My Name: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ... Best wishes, Your XING team So now I'm waiting for them to cancel my membership. I must say it's sort of sad that such a social community like XING doesn't have a function included to delete your own account. I'll post when my account has been deactivated. So let's see how long it will take them to do it. So … live long and prosper, nibot UPDATE: I was very surprised the moment I read the reply from XING. They told me they can't delete my account for security reasons and I have to delete it myself. They provided me with a link to the FAQ's. There they tell you to use nearly the same link as in ragtek post, but this time they added the ";sid=0.bc7191" part at the end of the link. So for now I have deleted my XING-Account and don't think I'll ever go back there. So … live long and prosper, nibot

Tags: community, membership, social, XING