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Do not linkify deleted user
Proposal: Do not linkify deleted user.
Details:
Currently, occurrences of deleted user are automatically rendered as profile links in post listings and post metadata.
However, when a user account has been deleted, there is no active profile to navigate to. Rendering deleted user as a clickable link:
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Suggests that a profile still exists
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Creates a navigational dead-end
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Blurs the distinction between an actual user and a tombstoned account
In cases where an account has been deleted, deleted user should be rendered as plain text rather than linkified.
Example:
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