# Suspended account that leaves the username still active in completions?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspended-account-that-leaves-the-username-still-active-in-completions/206298>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [October 18, 2021, 1:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspended-account-that-leaves-the-username-still-active-in-completions/206298 "2021-10-18T01:01:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![peternlewis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/peternlewis/32/108888_2.png) [@peternlewis](https://meta.discourse.org/u/peternlewis)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 2:26am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suspended-account-that-leaves-the-username-still-active-in-completions/206298/3 "2021-10-18T02:26:15Z")

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> [@omarfilip](#):
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> I think it’s actually the _deactivated_ account that’s keeping the user from coming up in a search rather than a suspension.

The account currently shows as Activated.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/3X/2/2/22cf5c3c2aca3d0d2f952322a2a3ac99ef050426.png)

> [@omarfilip](#):
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> The suspension dialog allows for a custom reason:

Yes, and I used that, but Deceased should be a valid default option, and would allow more appropriate treatment of the account automatically.

> [@omarfilip](#):
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> You can also change the user’s email to some random address, like `suspended123@no-email.invalid` in case someone should try to reactivate it.

Unfortunately, this change does not seem possible unless the email is verified - at least when I tried to make the change it immediately told me the user would have to respond to the email. So that would seem to imply it would have to be a valid email at least long enough to make the change.

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