Ask PG: Why don't you allow users to delete HN accounts?

At least allow people to replace it with something like [deleted] or [deleted-account] text instead of the user-name after a user has decided to delete the account, if you would want some kind of indication to remain, or sth random, whatever pleases or suits you.

Or at least give an option to disable/lock the account. I mean it should be like a basic right on the Net to have your account deleted.