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Justine said

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GretaGip · 17/11/2012 21:28

that deletions were going to be a bit more reasonable.

I have just seen 2 deletions on a thread that totally weren;t against Talk Guidelines.

What the heck is going no?

I happen to still have a window opem, and can quote them.

It's really annoying and actually unacceptable, as it makes sane poaters look like Vipers when they're not. I thought this was going to be eradicated.

I am really saddened.

HQ?

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KnottyLocks · 17/11/2012 22:51

Cheers , lovely Grin

LadyMaryChristmas · 17/11/2012 22:50

It's OK, Knotty. Here, have some Wine

edam · 17/11/2012 22:49

ooh, that'd be a great job opportunity for pedants. Grin

KnottyLocks · 17/11/2012 22:49

Tis all a bit Confused here tonight.

LadyMaryChristmas · 17/11/2012 22:48

Grin They need to place an advert in the pedant section.

MmeLindor · 17/11/2012 22:47

I don't think saying someone is delusional is a personal attack.

It is all v box of froggish really.

Portofino · 17/11/2012 22:47

I have met HelenMumnet - She is Gawjess. Sadly I had drunk too much Pinot Grigio and failed to interrogate her about the inner workings of MNHQ/ingratiate myself sufficiently.

Trills · 17/11/2012 22:45

If deletions start happening for "not sounding quite grammatically correct" they'll need to hire more MNHQers

LadyMaryChristmas · 17/11/2012 22:45

Grin I'm sure they did, MmeLindor.

MmeLindor · 17/11/2012 22:44

I was deleted for telling someone to fuck off.

But they deserved it.

SuePurblybiltbyElves · 17/11/2012 22:44

I do think I should have said deluded not delusional. It sounds more grammatically correct.
So perhaps I deserved it.

SuePurblybiltbyElves · 17/11/2012 22:43

Shurrup Trills. You would cry too, if it happened to you.

ExitPursuedByABrrrrrrr · 17/11/2012 22:42

I have never been deleted.

Helen - you are delusional.

(I heard someone on R4 yesterday praising some youngsters as they were very articulated. Oh how I laughed)

Trills · 17/11/2012 22:42

It's their website and they can delete what they want to.

This doesn't scan quite as well.

I might sing it anyway.

LadyMaryChristmas · 17/11/2012 22:41

It would. It's rather sad though, don't you think?

SuePurblybiltbyElves · 17/11/2012 22:39

Wouldn't it be interesting to know who shares the threads to FB?

LadyMaryChristmas · 17/11/2012 22:37

Depends on how much port Sally Bercow has consumed. Grin

Corygal · 17/11/2012 22:35

Deformation Act? Sounds like something that regulates my muffintop at PMT time. Defamation might be the way to go for getting the fear at being sued for being saucy.

I expect Sally Bercow can't spell it either.

MmeLindor · 17/11/2012 22:32

I feel that I am missing the point completely. It is like listening to my MIL (she always starts a conversation in the middle rather than at the start)

Anyway, I do like Helen's 'oooh, what an well thought out post' idea, filled with sarcasm, it could be quite successful.

LadyMaryChristmas · 17/11/2012 22:32

The law is a mess at the moment. I would talk about it, but I'm slightly tipsy and don't want to make a tit of myself. Grin Tis not Helen's fault though, tis the amendments to the Deformation Act. {hic}

Corygal · 17/11/2012 22:30

Oh come on, delusional is also widely or colloquially used to mean barmy, unstable, loopy, loony, daft, simple or nuts.

None of those is a compliment. It's also undermining and casts doubt on the authenticity of the poster, which on the internet is a big deal.

Corygal · 17/11/2012 22:24

The only deleted post I ever got was while talking to someone with depression about a shrink I used who also worked at The Priory. It was breathlessly reported by someone saying the shrink could have been identified in real life, and the post vanished in puff of smoke.

Most gratifying. Shame that thanks to my own confidentiality agreement I'd scrambled the ID of everyone involved before the first word. There are about 300 Priories too.

They teach you how to keep the point but lose the personal, as an automatic technique, in the expensive lunatic circles which I then frequented.

Useful skill that should be taught to all MNetters, I say.

ChippingInLovesAutumn · 17/11/2012 22:20

Helen - 'you are delusional' can't possibly be a 'personal attack'.

Delusional:

having false or unrealistic beliefs or opinions

a belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary

How can either of those consitute a personal attack?

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HelenMumsnet · 17/11/2012 22:15

@GretaGip

I'm sorry, Helen. This is probably not what you need on a Saturday night.

It's obviously a fine line to tread to decide what to dlete and what not to.

I'm just a bit sore about having a deletion ages ago that I still feel wasn;t desrved, and now I can;t claim I'm all shiny and pure on MN. Sad

So, thise sour grapes are affecting my response to the two deletions in reply to the outandout PA.

I think I'll go back to InanityTrulyReigns and do some arsetwittery.

S'ok. We do get it.

Someone is vile. You say something chippy in return.

Both posts get deleted.

It feels unfair as chippy isn't as bad as vile.

But we don't do gradations of personal attack, we're afraid. Our heads really would explode then!

Perhaps it's best just to say something acidly nice instead of chippy in future? I dunno, maybe, "What a charming/intelligent/awesomely articulate post"? Point is made but it's not personal...

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GretaGip · 17/11/2012 22:14

You purty, Nags.

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