[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)

[Andy Allan]

A cooldown period has been implemented in #4313. It's a configurable delay, so the OSMF can adjust the period to find out what works best (striking a balance between vandals trying to cover their tracks, and people who are simply finished with their account).

I think there is further work that can be done here, so that even after the cooldown period expires, we can still tackle the problems listed at https://github.com/openstreetmap/openstreetmap-website/issues/4018#issuecomment-1780953601 . And of course the problems mentioned there that the cooldown doesn't resolve. But after 50+ comments in this thread, that would be better done in a fresh issue.

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