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diff --git a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md index d41eee911f9..70c12cbcf00 100644 --- a/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md +++ b/doc/user/profile/account/delete_account.md @@ -54,10 +54,9 @@ Using the **Delete user and contributions** option may result in removing more d When deleting users, you can either: -- Delete just the user. Not all associated records are deleted with the user. Instead of being deleted, these records - are moved to a system-wide user with the username Ghost User. The Ghost User's purpose is to act as a container for - such records. Any commits made by a deleted user still display the username of the original user. - The user's personal projects are deleted, not moved to the Ghost User. +- Delete just the user, but move contributions to a system-wide "Ghost User": + - The `@ghost` acts as a container for all deleted users' contributions. + - The user's profile and personal projects are deleted, instead of moved to the Ghost User. - Delete the user and their contributions, including: - Abuse reports. - Emoji reactions. @@ -74,6 +73,9 @@ When deleting users, you can either: [merge requests](../../project/merge_requests/index.md) and [snippets](../../snippets.md). +In both cases, commits retain [user information](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Internals-Git-Objects#_git_commit_objects) +and therefore data integrity within a [Git repository](../../project/repository/index.md). + An alternative to deleting is [blocking a user](../../../administration/moderate_users.md#block-a-user). When a user is deleted from an [abuse report](../../../administration/review_abuse_reports.md) or spam log, these associated |