$nick = (($a->argc > 1) ? notags(trim($a->argv[1])) : '');
$mentions = (($a->argc > 2 && $a->argv[2] === 'mention') ? true : false);
- $r = q("SELECT * FROM `user` WHERE `nickname` = '%s' AND `account_expired` = 0 LIMIT 1",
+ $r = q("SELECT * FROM `user` WHERE `nickname` = '%s' AND `account_expired` = 0 AND `account_removed` = 0 LIMIT 1",
dbesc($nick)
);
if(! count($r))