Can I say "a withdrawn member" or "a canceled member" ?
Hi : D

I'm trying to translate a website into English and there's a problem with distinguishing 2 types of Canceled membership..

There are 2 cases:

1. A member who hasn't paid a bill so he/she was expelled from the website; the website deleted him/her.

2. A member who no longer wanted to be a member so he/she deleted his/her own account.

Are there any specific words describe each of these cases?

I thought "a withdrawn member" would explain both, but I worry if it could be misunderstood as if the 2nd case is also an "expelled" member... so it would be better to separate 2 cases.. :(

Thanks a lot!

Question

Can I say "a withdrawn member" or "a canceled member" ?
Hi : D

I'm trying to translate a website into English and there's a problem with distinguishing 2 types of Canceled membership..
 
There are 2 cases:

1. A member who hasn't paid a bill so he/she was expelled from the website; the website deleted him/her.

2. A member who no longer wanted to be a member so he/she deleted his/her own account.

Are there any specific words describe each of these cases?

I thought "a withdrawn member" would explain both, but I worry if it could be misunderstood as if the 2nd case is also an "expelled" member... so it would be better to separate 2 cases.. :(

Thanks a lot!

Answer

'Former members' is a term you could use for both categories. This would cover those that 'expelled'/withdrew themselves, and those that were removed by the website itself.

Answer

By admin/member

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I think in this case it'd probably be better to say something like a membership cancellation by member and a membership cancellation by admin. That way there should be no misunderstanding and the cases are easily distinguished. Alternatively you could use something like a withdrawn membership and a terminated membership maybe? Although they do not offer and explanation of which is which.

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