@gvwilson
First of all, thank you. It's the right time again to discuss how to #leave a service like Twitter.
I'd strongly prefer to leave your Twitter profile open, though. Here's my reasoning. Past Twitter posts are sometimes not sufficiently bei Web Archives (yet). Findable, referable, potentially useful (you just never know, right?) public knowledge on the web shouldn't go dark. Yes, this is an issue of cultural heritage preservation, nothing less.
Thanks for considering!

@Lambo @gvwilson Re. identity squatters: Won't this not be a problem only for the people who stay on Twitter? I just deleted my account and don't see a big risk for myself. On thebother hand I am all for making the hellsite less attractive to so that more and more people stop using it. If more and more mentions lead to deleted or even squatted accounts this will definitely not be fun for those who continue using it.

@acka47 @Lambo @gvwilson if you don't mind people impersonating you sure, it's only a problem to people on Twitter. If you have your Twitter account tied to your real identity, and people in your personal and professional circle know that's your account, then it's a big risk to leave the handle available.

@jmcs You could just communicate to your Twitter followers in your professional and personal circle that you are gone and shutting the account down. If someone comes to impersonate you, they should realize. @Lambo @gvwilson

@acka47 @Lambo @gvwilson easier said than done, when your handle is in things like conference presentations and blogs you don't control. And even without that, how would I reach out to everyone? Phone call hundreds of people?