Forum:Deleting user pages and user talk pages

I found annoying seeing red links to user pages and user talk pages, I prefer blank them out instead of deleting them, but some user ask for their deletion (for example if they are leaving the wiki) as if they were magically erased from the wiki logs and history pages. Is it unreasonable to ask to not delete them? What do you think?
 * Assuming there isn't a policy saying you can't delete discussion, then technically there is nothing preventing you from deleting the page. If you feel such a policy should exist then bring it up with the community as your wiki and go from there. :) 23:19, April 20, 2012 (UTC)


 * Unless the community has agreed to make a policy that users can request user or user talk page deletion, it is perfectly reasonable just to say no to a deletion request.


 * Especially if a user is leaving the wiki, the onus should be on them to clean up what they want cleaned up. I don't think it's an admin's job to support users whose intention is to stop contributing. -- Fandyllic (talk &middot; contr) 20 Apr 2012 4:28 PM Pacific


 * Their contribs still show up with Special:Contribution/USERNAME, if you're worried about them disappearing off the face of the earth. In all honesty inactive users can leave behind a trail of problems if they were an active user (I have dozens of userpages that could cause any number of future problems), but I'd still suggest talking it over with your wiki's community to make a decision on what you'd like to do about the pages. 00:37, April 21, 2012 (UTC)


 * Thought so, but I'm curious to hear everybody opinions here on the matter! Thank you.