Mike,
I don't think your account has been deleted but rather parts of the account have been disabled.

Although I don't post much, to redo the numerous images I have posted using another site would be a major undertaking. Fortunately I have maintained an image library locally.

I have resisted using iCloud but Apple will survive and will not use such underhanded tactics like Photobucket. I am looking into embedding iCloud images into posts on this blog.

Dennis