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4. There's no automatic deletion of old posts, though - and even if there was, the Internet Archive has

Tue Dec 24, 2024, 01:07 PM

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saved a lot.

Plus - especially these days, with AI companies - lots of others have scraped the site.

And I doubt there's any way to delete the oldest DU mesages. Like this, from 2011:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x591230

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May we be allowed to change our user names when the world changes next month? . . . [View all] Journeyman Tuesday OP

Perhaps some will need to protect their identities. Irish_Dem Tuesday #1

That is also a good idea. Irish_Dem Tuesday #3

People here have always been ahead of the curve. Irish_Dem Tuesday #5

After previous elections DUers were given the option to change their usernames question everything 9 hrs ago #6