How to Delete My LJ Account
LiveJournal is an online journal service that allows you to upload your own journal entries and share them with friends and family. LiveJournal also allows you to participate in community journals centered around various topics and to comment on other journals you come across. Although you can't delete your LiveJournal account -- you'll always be able to log in using your username and password -- you can delete your journal, as well as any entries you've made on community journals and all comments you've ever written on other people's journal entries, effectively eliminating your presence from the site.
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Instructions
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Navigate to the LiveJournal homepage (see Resources), and log in to your account by entering your username and password in the text boxes on the upper right-hand side of the page.
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Return to the LiveJournal homepage once you've logged in to your account by clicking on the LiveJournal logo located in the upper left-hand side of the page.
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Click on the link marked "Account" to the right of your username as displayed at the top of the homepage. This will bring you to your account settings page.
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Find the row labeled "Status" and select the blue "Delete" button on the right side of the row.
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Choose how much of your activity you'd like to delete. By default, LiveJournal deletes only your personal journal. If you also want to delete all comments you've made on other people's journals, check the box labeled "Delete my comments in other journals and communities," and if you want to delete all entries you wrote in community journals, check the box labeled "Delete all community entries I have made."
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Click on the menu to the right of the "Status" text, and select the "Deleted" option. Click on the "Submit" button to delete your journal.
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Tips & Warnings
To restore your journal within 30 days of deleting it, log in to your account and return to your account settings page. Find the row labeled "Status," select the blue "Undelete" button on the right side of the row, and follow the instructions to restore your account.
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