[openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website] User account self-deletion allows bad actors to delete and recreate the same account name to "lose" changeset discussion and block history (Issue #4018)

[SomeoneElseOSM]

Another example just this morning, see https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/odd-edits-in-italy/97706/55 .  A well-known Italian troll created userid 19303717 (username "gapathys") and made some edits that they knew the community would not agree with.  They then deleted the account and created a new userid 19471310 which they also called "gapathys" (not yet deleted as I write this) to revert those edits.

Part of the solution for this problem is for users who are currently blocked not to be able to delete their own accounts.


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