[Mod says] Yes, you can delete your profile – but no, that won’t remove your questions and answers. And it’s not for moderators’ lack of empathy. Rather, it’s a question of fairness and programming.
Deleting all the questions you asked here over the years would mean the work that went into answering them was for nothing. Fluther users generally put a lot of care into their responses, and most feel varying degrees of frustration at having their posts removed. Some threads might help others in the future, or be cherished by jellies who consider you a friend. If we went on to remove your answers on other people’s threads, some exchanges there would be confusing enough to render large parts unreadable. It seems unfair, then, to value the needs of the one person who leaves Fluther over those of the many who stay.
Additionally, the option of vanishing people simply isn’t built into the admin system any of us moderators have access to. Augustlan didn’t, either. Ben can theoretically disappear a user. However, judging from the care the founders took to make this impossible for moderators, it is highly unlikely that he would. Maybe in an international emergency.
That said, there are some ways to help make your questions and answers less accessible. Deleting your profile can certainly help, as well as using the “private” function on your profile page or requesting a name change. We’re happy to help with all of those.
I’m glad you decided to stick around for now.