Deleting a user is just a couple of clicks on Word Press - though it was not my intention to take entire threads away at the same time. Apologies if this has occurred. I also deleted the thread following the request and a related discussion as they were both a bit catty and I hoped NB might put this behind us.
Was actually in two minds about whether to grant the request, and if the feeling is that I should have left things as they were, I may do that if something like this should ever come up again.
Onwards and upwards...