Originally Posted by bobs
I also voted "no". Instead of deleting the account, would it be possible to lock it and then change the description from "Forum Regular" or "Senior Member" ot "Account Closed" or "No Longer Active" ?
Being a forum moderator on many many forums in the past, I also voted no.
Changing status as stated above is great.
If a user is wanting to change their ID to another one and still be around, then I'd say yes, delete the account.
Also, you can always come back to it say a year later. If no activity after a year, then delete it...
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