User Does Not Exist

[Gagman]

What does it mean when a site user's name is on a story, but when clicked on, a message says "the requested user does not exist"? Does that mean their account is deleted?

[bondagefreak]

What does it mean when a site user's name is on a story, but when clicked on, a message says "the requested user does not exist"? Does that mean their account is deleted?

Yes, most often through their own volition or because of a community ban.
Many of the ones deleting their accounts have been doing so repeatedly for years now.

[Gagman]

Understood, thanks.