maple classic™ 
mastodon as a software and as a project ethos has zero regard for people who want to delete all their toots and start over on their same old handle. if you delete your account you WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET YOUR OLD HANDLE BACK WITHOUT BREAKING FEDERATION AND THE LOCAL INSTANCE DATABASE
@squirrel it is in the red warning box on the delete page...
@bea yes, it's not without warning. but it's not a good stance.
@bea also, "undeleting cannot be done" is ambiguous and not the same as "you will never have your old handle back but without your old toots"
@squirrel sorry the part i was thinking of is actually outside the box
"This will permanently, irreversibly remove content from your account and deactivate it. Your username will remain reserved to prevent future impersonations."
@bea still doesn't imply irreversibleness towards the username. "reserved" sounds like it could be reactivated.
@bea and honestly, it should be.