How long can users reasonably expect their account to be deleted, in case it gets held up for review for preserving votes? [original title, needs editing]
It's a known fact that users with lots of activity (conflicting posts as to whether votes or reputation are considered) qualify for potentially having their votes preserved in case they request their account be deleted. In that case, an employee has to go through the profile and check to see if they've engaged in voting fraud before making a decision on whether to preserve votes (transfer them to the Community user) or invalidate them as normal.
Recently, I've come across two documented cases (one here, can't find the link to the other) where, after waiting a full week after the deletion timer said their account would be deleted, the account still hasn't been deleted. It would be nice to have more insight into the background process behind this procedure, including how often the queue of users awaiting vote inspection for deletion is checked, and how long it takes for the actual investigation.
Also, what if a user cancels the deletion during this delay? Will the deletion be cancelled, or will it still be carried out since they let the original timer lapse after 24 hours?
Finally, if a user who's deletion is "stuck in the mud" contacts SE, will it expedite the request or will it just hold it up further? It used to be that hold-ups for vote inspection would cause the deletion notice to temporarily disappear (as if it were cancelled), and re-requesting deletion would prolong the process.
[support] [deleted-accounts]