Munchies:
When you delete your profile, your stuff goes too. This includes your stories.
Canuck:
i know the functionality makes sense in some ways - if you want to delete, you don't necessarily want to leave anything behind. but in terms of stories, it really is a shame to see so many stories vanish. it would be nice if there were an archive like there used to be on the old dimensions site.
As Hiccupx explained it to me, it's a legal thing in Europe. And I know from my time in old jobs that they have the strictest internet privacy rules.
