Assuming you notice it was deactivated within the short time span they give you. If you're a casual user it could get really annoying to show up and be deactivated, most likely when you have a fairly urgent need.
short time span == 30 days???
I live in America so I really only need to use WhatsApp when I travel to foreign places so I can contact vendors. That happens maybe once every other year. I'd be pretty upset if I fired up WhatsApp and it didn't work when I really needed to call a vendor.
I’ve been on holidays longer than that
Must be nice
Not really, just European.
Must be nice
What would constitute "trying something funny?"
You forgot to include “you know, for science” part.
Uninstalling the app or clearing the data might lead to data loss if backups were not done before deactivation afiak
Using your account for anything more humorous than amateur improv comedy, I imagine. Considering how many downvotes most jokes seem to get on HN, I can't imagine that'd be a problem with this crowd.
If I got that "Your account has been deactivated" e-mail, I'd likely assume it was a phishing attempt.
Then I wonder, what's the point?
If someone doesn't control your phone number they can't reactivate.