In my current example, by deleting my OSM account, the forum user still remains without change. I still have the tab open and could continue to write here with the actual deleted OSM user. According to the law, the user account does not have to be completely deleted, but at least anonymized, which it currently is not.
See posting here, the original name is still visible: Enable easy deletion of the entire account by the user himself - #11 by osmtestfordiscourse2
But I like to go one step further here. We’ve already had the request from several users that they wanted to delete their account “quickly and easily”.
The user story would be: As a Discourse user, I want to delete my account quickly and easily and get immediate positive feedback for that action.
The question remains: What are the arguments against adding a button that does just that, even if it’s not legally necessary.
Users can also report, like, bookmark, share posts here. Even though it’s not legally required. So there is also functionality here that makes it easier for a user to use the software, even though this is not required by law. So why not also delete your own account via button?