How to Quit Wikipedia
Figure out your reasons why and remember them., Remove from your browser any bookmarks or toolbars you have in place which make it easy for you to access Wikipedia., Replace your online time with something else., Make your account inaccessible for...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Figure out your reasons why and remember them.
Make it difficult to access the site, and next time you try to get in, having to type the address will give you time to remind yourself that you are trying to quit. , Maybe you would like to try editing another site (Wikinfo, Knowino, Citizendium, debatepedia etc.).
LifeGuide Hub might make an excellent alternative for you.
Perhaps would like to improve a LifeGuide Hub stub, for example. , Unfortunately it's not possible to end an account at Wikipedia, but you can make it inaccessible for yourself.
All you have to do, is go to your preferences, remove your email address and change your password in something you won't remember: enter something random and copy+paste this for the 'repeat password' entry. , Sometimes, you may find yourself editing from another account.
In the case of this, you may need to blacklist Wikipedia from your browser. -
Step 2: Remove from your browser any bookmarks or toolbars you have in place which make it easy for you to access Wikipedia.
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Step 3: Replace your online time with something else.
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Step 4: Make your account inaccessible for good.
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Step 5: Blacklist Wikipedia in your "hosts" file.
Detailed Guide
Make it difficult to access the site, and next time you try to get in, having to type the address will give you time to remind yourself that you are trying to quit. , Maybe you would like to try editing another site (Wikinfo, Knowino, Citizendium, debatepedia etc.).
LifeGuide Hub might make an excellent alternative for you.
Perhaps would like to improve a LifeGuide Hub stub, for example. , Unfortunately it's not possible to end an account at Wikipedia, but you can make it inaccessible for yourself.
All you have to do, is go to your preferences, remove your email address and change your password in something you won't remember: enter something random and copy+paste this for the 'repeat password' entry. , Sometimes, you may find yourself editing from another account.
In the case of this, you may need to blacklist Wikipedia from your browser.
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