Neither really. I originally signed up in July of '01, and then asked that my account be deleted in August of '02. Then just recently when I went to re-register I did so under my original screen name and I got stuck in a loop. The system wouldn't let me re-register under my original username, so I registered with my current name.
I did send the websmaster a note letting him know all that I've reiterated to you, and asked him/her to let me know how to go about it if they wanted me to go back to using my original screename, but I never heard back, so I kept AlbionGirl.
Same thing happened to me but a few years before. I did get my old screen name back. The site has grown so fast, it's a wonder they keep up with us at all. LOL