Just in case you need, here is my confirmation of the npub remaining the same. https://twitter.com/nvk/status/1631351106038120448 ## What happened? @#[0] The original DERP; I accidentally took the Damus "Delete Account" as sign out (ie Delete Private Key). Which I do have a backup so was not very concerned and did the deed. (IIRC that's where the sign-out button use to be) Damus to comply with Apple Store has to have a "delete account" method. So how does Damus do it? AFAIK, it authors an empty (zeroing) of the Kind0 (profile data), clients rendered it as "nobody" and adds a "deleted account" flag. This means that until this is cleared from all relays and cache you can't login into the Damus app. But this zeroing out of the meta data does seem to cause relays and other clients confused. The contact list (follow/followers) seems to also have been zeroed in some relays. - The followers seem to be all gone, which is not a big deal ppl who want just go and refollow me. - For the following list, I just need to go look at an old contact list event and manually refollow ppl. Because this is not documented as a NIP it's hard to know which relays or clients are honouring the Flag. I think once the Kind0 of the profile is fully propagated the Damus should let me login again. Maybe there is a bug or IP block on Damus too, can't login with other "non-deleted" keys even after re-installing the app (TestFlight version) ...and then Client/Relays confusion should end. Going to take a walk... BRB

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eric 2 years ago
People normally complain how hard it is to delete their social media account. On nostr itโ€™s the opposite.
To be fair, It does make you type "DELETE". Maybe extra confirm with a full red screen LOL. But I'm not sure I like the idea of an app authoring a event in my name like that, specially not being a NIP or documented. I think a NIP to handle "account self deletion" to comply with GDPR might be worth doing, if anything because it could describe how to un-delete the account. All these will be very client/relay specific on how it gets enforced, so would be nice to have a way to unlock yourself out of this hole.
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jack 2 years ago
Waitโ€ฆyou hit delete and typed DELETE and it was still an accident? brb sending you all my bitcoin for safekeeping
I thought you lost all yours in the Bitzlato crackdown? ๐Ÿคฃ
Why would you be so rational as to expect that? ๐Ÿ˜… seems too simpleโ€ฆ surely you mean delete it all, burn it down ๐Ÿ”ฅ
Do you really want to DELETE your account? โœ… Do you understand that this is NO joke? โœ… So.. you want to definitely END this account? โœ… Are you sober right now? โœ… You are NOT forced to do this by anyone or ..a higher power or something? โœ… Do you still remember the first question? โœ… โ€ฆ You are NO ribot, right? .. show me where the vehicles are on this pic.. ahhw what ever..! So one last time: Do you want to completely DELETE your account? Like.. DELETE.. as DESTROY.. UNDOโ€ฆ GIVE UP..? WHAT THE HECK: NO!!!!!! Good you clarified thatโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…
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. 2 years ago
Going to need proof of sauna to confirm this isnโ€™t a compromised key pair
I just checked your Profile and it says I am still following you... hmmmm but your Web of Trust Score is 69. I am very dubious and skeptical about all this. Can you prove you are who you say you are? Like send everybody who follows you a 3pack of open dimes maybe. ๐Ÿ˜ŠWelcome back #[2]
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