Hypercube Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Question, what steps are required to close an AIM account? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiegel Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 just make a new one ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[John] Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I don't think you can. Or at least, I do not know of a way you can. Unless, maybe you do not sign into your account for a certain number of days/weeks/months. Then they may delete it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 make fun of some "aol scene kiddie" and maybe you will have your account suspended like many of mine in the past.... oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redestium Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 ,Jun 17 2004, 19:44] I don't think you can. Or at least, I do not know of a way you can. Unless, maybe you do not sign into your account for a certain number of days/weeks/months. Then they may delete it. :) I tried signing into an account I had made like 6 years ago that I forgot about and it still works. :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I think with the new version (5.5) in the EULA it says that if you haven't signed on AIM within 60 or 90 days, then AOL has the right to delete your account. In the past, it was just if you wanted a new screenname, then you just abandon your old one and make a new one. Guess AOL is running out of names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishie Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Guess AOL is running out of names. they actually release old screen names at certains times in a year that people have long be inactive on AOL. this is when the aol scene kids gobble them all up since they know which ones are coming out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozric Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 It's tough but hunt AOL down, all of them, then pick them off one by one, only then will you be free :ninja: j/k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypercube Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Ok, thanks. The issue was not transitioning from one account to another but rather completely abandoning an account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 You wouldn't really want to close it because then anyone could grab it and impersonate you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellBender Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I wish I could grab the sn "Zain" :( I hate people who register names and then never use them. I havent seen "Zain" on, evar. "HellBender" too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahfunaki Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Just forget you had it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamsINdigital Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Well you could just lock yourself out of it. Like change the password to something you can't remember, like a bunch of random letters and numbers. Then change your email for the account to some old one so you won't be able to retrieve the password. I think that's what I did before, lol. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilsJim89 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 they actually release old screen names at certains times in a year that people have long be inactive on AOL. this is when the aol scene kids gobble them all up since they know which ones are coming out. What site do they release the names on? I'd like to take a look. It'd be somewhat interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPaul Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I doubt they post them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xer34 Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 I wish I could have got the SN Xer34. Im still stuck with the one I created 5 years ago. But at least its better than having it change all the time I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistical Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 Just do not use the screen name, no way to cancel it unless you do what fishie said. And ugh, I am sick of getting aol group emails... they never give up for a bunch of names I have over and over.. :| lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster Posted June 18, 2004 Share Posted June 18, 2004 (N) I hate AIM Scene Kiddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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