I have one there also, You are right, This is a much better place to ask and answer questions. There is no way to delete your account there without losing everything Yahoo!, email, 360, etc. Since it is free why bother? If you don't use your email for 90 days, they will inactivate it.
Yahoo! members can remove their own accounts and account information from Yahoo!. Please follow the instructions below to initiate the deletion of your account.
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I have one there also, You are right, This is a much better place to ask and answer questions. There is no way to delete your account there without losing everything Yahoo!, email, 360, etc. Since it is free why bother? If you don't use your email for 90 days, they will inactivate it.
Yahoo! members can remove their own accounts and account information from Yahoo!. Please follow the instructions below to initiate the deletion of your account.

By terminating your account, you will lose access to your Yahoo! ID, Yahoo! Mail, and profile names. We will also delete your account data and settings across the Yahoo! network. This includes any contents in:

* Yahoo! Mail
* Yahoo! Address Book
* Flickr
* Yahoo! HotJobs
* GeoCities
* Yahoo! Briefcase
* My Yahoo!
* Yahoo! Groups
* Finance Portfolio
* Any other area of Yahoo! that can only be accessed with your Yahoo! ID and password

Please be sure you want to delete your entire account as you will not be able to reactivate it after the account has been deleted. You are always welcome to sign up again for a new account.

Terminating your Yahoo! account does not alter or delete your Yahoo! People Search listing, which you need to edit or delete yourself.

If you are subscribed to any premium services, we recommend that you first cancel those premium services before you delete your account. If you do not delete your Premium Services before deleting your Account, you will continue to be billed for your premium services. To cancel your current subscriptions, visit Yahoo! Billing Information for your account, choose the "My Services" tab, and click the "Cancel" link for each subscription.

To remove your entire account, please visit our Account Deletion page. You will be asked to sign in to or verify your password for the account you wish to delete. Please be sure to read the next page carefully, as important information about your account is included. You can then confirm the deletion of your account.

You can go to:

https://edit.yahoo.com/config/...

You'll be asking to sign in and verify your password for the account you are deleting. Be sure to read all the warnings, after you delete the account, you can't recover it.

Deleting an account is done at an administrative level. E-mail Yahoo and request that your account be deleted.