Commit d2ca79cd authored by Karen McCarron's avatar Karen McCarron Committed by Suzanne Selhorn

Update delete_account.md

parent eb501c6e
...@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ There are two options for deleting users: ...@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ There are two options for deleting users:
- **Delete user and contributions** - **Delete user and contributions**
When using the **Delete user** option, not all associated records are deleted with the user. When using the **Delete user** option, not all associated records are deleted with the user.
Here's a list of things that will **not** be deleted: Here's a list of things that are **not** deleted:
- Issues that the user created. - Issues that the user created.
- Merge requests that the user created. - Merge requests that the user created.
...@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ Here's a list of things that will **not** be deleted: ...@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ Here's a list of things that will **not** be deleted:
- Abuse reports that the user reported. - Abuse reports that the user reported.
- Award emoji that the user created. - Award emoji that the user created.
Instead of being deleted, these records will be moved to a system-wide Instead of being deleted, these records are moved to a system-wide
user with the username "Ghost User", whose sole purpose is to act as a container user with the username "Ghost User", whose sole purpose is to act as a container
for such records. Any commits made by a deleted user will still display the for such records. Any commits made by a deleted user still display the
username of the original user. username of the original user.
When using the **Delete user and contributions** option, **all** associated records When using the **Delete user and contributions** option, **all** associated records
...@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ or using the **Delete user** option instead. ...@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ or using the **Delete user** option instead.
When a user is deleted from an [abuse report](../../admin_area/review_abuse_reports.md) When a user is deleted from an [abuse report](../../admin_area/review_abuse_reports.md)
or spam log, these associated or spam log, these associated
records are not ghosted and will be removed, along with any groups the user records are not ghosted and are removed, along with any groups the user
is a sole owner of. Administrators can also request this behavior when is a sole owner of. Administrators can also request this behavior when
deleting users from the [API](../../../api/users.md#user-deletion) or the deleting users from the [API](../../../api/users.md#user-deletion) or the
Admin Area. Admin Area.
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