Forum:Abandoned User Articles

Recently a question came up of how to handle user created articles in their userspace for users that are no longer around.

Currently I don't believe we have a guideline or policy about it, but I'm wondering if we're wanting to add to the WW:SD policy or not about this.

For example, if a user hasn't contributed in over 4 years should everything be deleted in their userspace? 20:51, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Why? -- 21:02, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Just wondering cause someone asked me. 21:05, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * It all started there. TherasTaneel (talk) 21:12, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * If dead links are the problem, remove the links. Why remove pages? -- 21:22, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I agree. Maybe the user hasn't had any reason to update it, maybe the user has been overseas for four years, maybe other things happen. Also, last I checked, user pages were sovereign land and can contain any information within reason. — EGingell (T|C|F)  21:32, July 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * Deleting is kinda permanent, and would leave a returning user with few options. Unless we're really hurting for space, or unless they were violating policy, I'd say 'leave em'.  Unlink any redlinks, if it helps your OCD, but I don't see abandoned user pages as any kind of problem.  --Eirik Ratcatcher (talk) 23:12, July 28, 2010 (UTC)

Off-topic: wow, I started that discussion ("there") more than four years ago. I wasn't even an admin at the time. Scary. 23:01, July 24, 2010 (UTC)