I was half expecting you telling me he was taking the piss at the guy who says he'll never post again if a mod doesn't restore his spoiler virginity, which would make more sense.
Asking for account deletion is being petulant, a drama queen and a bit pretentious even (he's not a nobody but does he think the Era team cares enough of him leaving to be strong armed in their policy ?).
Normal people would just stop going there if they had irredeemable issues about stuff they care about.