As per gdpr you can request all personal information removed from your account
Just not have all your posted deleted
Well I agree with you to some extent but the far reaches of what and what can not be addressed by GDPR/similar let alone other independent legal avenues are not 100% clear till action is taken.
e.g. I had a personal opinion that Mr.X was wrong/dick head/..... that I posted. I then wanted to retract that posting of my "personal" view because I was wrong but website XYZ refused to do this because it may break their precious forum posts/thread continuity.
NOTHING is actually as black and white and bullet proof as many people think.
If there are any wriggle holes that a wealthy person's attorneys could exploit with a million dollar backing then the defendant will either have to cease/desist and take them on AND pay all costs if they lose. I'm not going to even suggest this is a fair and honourable system but it is the system.
Where the system fails/falls short or falls apart is in "new" cases not possibly covered by previous "case law" and today GDPR and other similar legal frameworks/requirements/etc are determinately lacking on case law, appeals, etc. so If I ran the Fiat Forum and you asked to have all you personal data and posts removed/redacted/.... then I would immediately do so.
I've done extensive research and taken legal advice in this whole topic with respect to GDPR/etc. for sites that I run and trust me even your IP address is covered by GDPR so even webstat programs that record this without your prior consent are in breach of the law. There are exceptions regarding deeper level security issues but technically your IP address is personal information and has to be treated accordingly.
Let us be honest with ourselves. For too long we have as stupid individuals signed, agreed to so much crap without a second thought because "that website/company" offers something of interest to us. Who is the fool here?
I am, you are, we all our and thankfully legislation is fighting back and waking us up to our past mistakes.
I don't care if anyone disagrees with me etc. but I do defend their right, my right, your right to control, redact and withdraw.