[buddypress-trac] [BuddyPress Trac] #7523: Messages are not deleted from DB, when user is deleted

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#7523: Messages are not deleted from DB, when user is deleted
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 Reporter:  slaFFik       |       Owner:  r-a-y
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  2.9
Component:  Messages      |     Version:  1.0
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch     |
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Comment (by johnjamesjacoby):

 I think the reason we don't purge deleted user data is because it can
 sometimes intersect into deleting related data from other users being
 orphaned, or not making sense anymore when 1 person's messages suddenly
 disappear without a trace for the others in a thread.

 Activity, Messages, and Groups are the offenders.

 Notifications, Friends, XProfile, and Settings could probably safely be
 purged.

 This is partly why the "Anonymous" type user code exists in some places.
 To be able to say "this user is no longer around" without eluding as to
 what might have happened to them.

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