Possibility to delete users

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If delete user by commands:
DELETE FROM jforum_user_groups WHERE user_id = UID
DELETE FROM jforum_users WHERE user_id = UID

Then open forum - we have error:
20:58:27,575 ERROR [runtime ]
Expression topic.lastPostBy.username is undefined on line 208, column 144 in default/forum_show.htm.
The problematic instruction:
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==> ${topic.lastPostBy.username} [on line 208, column 142 in default/forum_show.htm]
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Now I understend why I can't delete user from user administration page.
May be better to allow user removing, and check user exist, and on forum write <USER DELETED>.

[originally posted on jforum.net by VVD]

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Thanks why deleting users isn't supported .. it orphans all of their posts!

A way to implement this would be to just replace all the posts UIDs with a generic anonymous user (which can never be deleted).

But direct deletes on the database via DB command line can be very dangerous and usually will break something.
[originally posted on jforum.net by GatorBait3]

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https://coderanch.com/t/576364 #11372
[originally posted on jforum.net by VVD]