# Deleting a user vs suspending?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-a-user-vs-suspending/75671>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [2017 年 12 月 8 日午前 6:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-a-user-vs-suspending/75671 "2017-12-08T06:38:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [2017 年 12 月 8 日午前 7:19 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/deleting-a-user-vs-suspending/75671/3 "2017-12-08T07:19:48Z")

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> [@dylanh724](#):
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> I’d assume suspend/ban would make more sense

Why? Then you would carry that account around forever in your site database. Why would you want a spammer in your user list, in any form?

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