Explain better what GDPR-erased means (#8189)

Fixes https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/issues/8185
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Explain better what GDPR-erased means when deactivating a user.

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This API deactivates an account. It removes active access tokens, resets the This API deactivates an account. It removes active access tokens, resets the
password, and deletes third-party IDs (to prevent the user requesting a password, and deletes third-party IDs (to prevent the user requesting a
password reset). It can also mark the user as GDPR-erased (stopping their data password reset).
from distributed further, and deleting it entirely if there are no other
references to it). It can also mark the user as GDPR-erased. This means messages sent by the
user will still be visible by anyone that was in the room when these messages
were sent, but hidden from users joining the room afterwards.
The api is:: The api is::