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to say that you DON'T need to mark your place on a thread in order to read the deletion message

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GetOrf · 16/02/2013 18:32

You can still view the deletion message if you try and visit the thread from your phone or browser history.

Then there is no need to fill up a stirry gossippy bitchy thrilling thread with christ knows how many 'marking place's and '.'

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Ilovexmastime · 16/02/2013 18:32

Hear hear!

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BumpingFuglies · 16/02/2013 18:34

No you don't but the "collective waiting" nosiness camaraderie can be quite entertaining.

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GetOrf · 16/02/2013 18:49

Yes but now threads which are interesting are now 50 percent deletion message placeholders.

Well perhaps not 50 percent. A lot though.

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mirry2 · 16/02/2013 18:51

Just place the thread in the ;I'm watching' section. Easy.

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GetOrf · 16/02/2013 18:53

I have never used threads I'm watching.

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Petsinmypudenda · 16/02/2013 18:54
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BreadForMyBREADGUN · 16/02/2013 18:55

Yeah, but you need to remember where the thread is and save it or something. Much easier to post and just have it on TIO.

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FeijoaVodkaAndCheezels · 16/02/2013 18:59

I put a suspect thread in my threads list. It disappeared with out a trace. I should have made up something to say and place mark.

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BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 16/02/2013 18:59

Why don't you use Threads I'm Watching Getorf?

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GetOrf · 16/02/2013 19:02

I don't know why I don't use it! Mind you I was on mumsnet for about 4 years before I fathomed out what flip thread meant Grin

I think it's just as easy to go to my history and click on the thread from there, I suppose. If it has been deleted it's still there and you get the deletion message even if you have never posted on it.

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BreadForMyBREADGUN · 16/02/2013 19:02

True, never thought of that

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RustyBear · 16/02/2013 19:04

Threads I'm watching doesn't work -I was watching the one that was deleted this afternoon and it's just not there now, no deletion message. It is on maryz's congratulations thread, though and on Bluelights follow-up thread (though slightly different wording, not sure which one is accurate)

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ShipwreckedAndComatose · 16/02/2013 19:05

Oh goody!

A sneaky thread about a deleted thread!!

Grin

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TolliverGroat · 16/02/2013 19:09

The message doesn't come up on TIW - or at least it didn't. And my iPad keeps randomly wiping my history.

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Meglet · 16/02/2013 19:12

cool! It works.

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BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 16/02/2013 19:16

Oh good, I thought you would give some erudite, sensitive reason and I'd have to stop using it too!

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 19:22

oh getorf you miss the funthat way.
marking your place is a way of saying "I waz there"
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and it's fun.
and it reminds you to check.

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nickelbabe · 16/02/2013 19:25

haha.
I've told the teacher on you.

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BewitchedBotheredandBewildered · 16/02/2013 19:30

It does get a bit boring though when half the posts on a long thread are just placemarking.

Placemarking bollocks and twaddle is fine Grin

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GetOrf · 16/02/2013 19:37

Eh? It's not a thread about a thread.

Fair enough posting twaddle, but I think if you are interested enough in the thread you could post something, and not just a full stop or 'marking place' - it makes the threads really boring to read when everyone does it.

Plus (selfishly) you see a thread which has a few hundred posts and you get all excited and think it's a row interesting discussion and it's a bit disappointing when most of the posts are markers.

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Tee2072 · 16/02/2013 19:44

Marking place...

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FloatyBeatie · 16/02/2013 19:45

Does seem a tad daft that mnhq have devised a system of deletion messages that just results in problem threads getting repeatedly bumped by place markers. A whole new source of attention for trolls.

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BelindaCarlisle · 16/02/2013 19:45

yup you are all sad fuckers
but mostly getorf

( btw getorf if you were on twitter you could chat about clinique chubby sticks for EYES)

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BelindaCarlisle · 16/02/2013 19:46

i ranted about marking space posts the other day.

use the bookmark thing guys or watched threads or go and get a life

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CakeExpectations · 16/02/2013 19:47

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