[gentoo-amd64] Off-topic BOINC query

[gentoo-amd64] Off-topic BOINC query

[Peter Humphrey]

Sorry about this, but I seem to be in a Catch-22.

I've been running BOINC for a long time but now I want to remove all traces 
of it from my system (which I've done) and all traces of me from their 
system (which I can't do).

The BOINC Web page asks me to log in before I can ask this question on their 
message boards, but when I try to do so it says it has no user with my 
e-mail address, which is arrant nonsense. The BOINC Web site also has 
several other design problems, one of which is that as far as I can see it 
isn't possible to delete accounts.

Can anyone tell me how I can remove myself from BOINC and from all projects 
I have run using it?

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Peter Humphrey
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Off-topic BOINC query

[Peter Davoust]

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I'm no help with this, but why do you want to remove all traces of your
account from their system? I ask because I've been trying to install BOINC
and that worries me a little. If you want your account deleted, maybe
sending them an e-mail to that affect with your username and password would
do the trick.

-Peter

On 4/23/07, Peter Humphrey <prh@gotadsl.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Sorry about this, but I seem to be in a Catch-22.
>
> I've been running BOINC for a long time but now I want to remove all
> traces
> of it from my system (which I've done) and all traces of me from their
> system (which I can't do).
>
> The BOINC Web page asks me to log in before I can ask this question on
> their
> message boards, but when I try to do so it says it has no user with my
> e-mail address, which is arrant nonsense. The BOINC Web site also has
> several other design problems, one of which is that as far as I can see it
> isn't possible to delete accounts.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can remove myself from BOINC and from all
> projects
> I have run using it?
>
> --
> Rgds
> Peter Humphrey
> Linux Counter 5290, Aug 93
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> gentoo-amd64@gentoo.org mailing list
>
>

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Off-topic BOINC query

[Florian Philipp]

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> Sorry about this, but I seem to be in a Catch-22.
>
> I've been running BOINC for a long time but now I want to remove all traces
> of it from my system (which I've done) and all traces of me from their
> system (which I can't do).
>
> The BOINC Web page asks me to log in before I can ask this question on
> their message boards, but when I try to do so it says it has no user with
> my e-mail address, which is arrant nonsense. The BOINC Web site also has
> several other design problems, one of which is that as far as I can see it
> isn't possible to delete accounts.
>
> Can anyone tell me how I can remove myself from BOINC and from all projects
> I have run using it?
>
> --
> Rgds
> Peter Humphrey
> Linux Counter 5290, Aug 93

I might be wrong but BOINC is just the client. Shouldn't you visit the 
project's web page, for example worldcommunitygrid.org?

In any case, most projects send emails to inactive participants and ask if 
there is a problem or if you want to unsubscribe. 

Rgds
Florian Philipp

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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Off-topic BOINC query

[Peter Humphrey]

On Monday 23 April 2007 13:58:46 Peter Davoust wrote:
> I'm no help with this, but why do you want to remove all traces of your
> account from their system? I ask because I've been trying to install
> BOINC and that worries me a little. If you want your account deleted,
> maybe sending them an e-mail to that affect with your username and
> password would do the trick.

It would be nice to be able to find any address that has a person behind it. 
The reason I want to be removed is that I no longer want any association 
with the project until it develops a proper attitude towards its users, 
particularly in the management of bugs and the publication of information 
on releases. They need a proper, competent project manager - they may have 
one, for all I know, but it's hard to find any evidence of it.

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Peter Humphrey
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] Off-topic BOINC query

[dustin]

On Tue, Apr 24, 2007 at 08:42:59AM +0100, Peter Humphrey wrote:
> The reason I want to be removed is that I no longer want any association 
> with the project until it develops a proper attitude towards its users, 
<snip>

The irony..

Dustin
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