"Why do I have to give a reason to stop paying for a service?"
You don't have to ask to stop paying for their service. Taken from FAQ:
"Can I cancel membership anytime I want?
Yes. Absolutely. All users may cancel their membership on the site at any time. Simply go to Account settings and under Membership status you’ll see your club subscription with an option to cancel."
However, I still find it odd that you have to contact them in order to delete your account.
As someone who has built a couple service type products, I'll gain more by building out usable features in a product than building out account deletion.
I'm not say that it isn't important, or that it shouldn't be done, but when launching, there is lower hanging fruit that I want to get done first.
FWIW, founder here, and let me offer you a personal tour. I'd be happy to screen-share, show you my own RiteTag account, my stats, what I do with RiteTag and hashtags in general. I'm sure our team would benefit from your thoughts. Thanks, in advance.
What a unique way to get separate yourself from the typical personal "portfolio" website. This reminds me of Robby Leonardi's interactive resume http://www.rleonardi.com/interactive-resume/
I've never heard of an interviewer asking about HN. My guess is your location is probably the biggest determinant of whether this situation will happen or not. Midwest? Not so much.
You don't have to ask to stop paying for their service. Taken from FAQ:
"Can I cancel membership anytime I want?
Yes. Absolutely. All users may cancel their membership on the site at any time. Simply go to Account settings and under Membership status you’ll see your club subscription with an option to cancel."
However, I still find it odd that you have to contact them in order to delete your account.