Can we have a 'Deleted Threads' topic?

Been thinking about this today after working my way the daft thread from this afternoon, knowing full well that it would be deleted when I got to the end why do I do this? to be honest I would like some sort of what happened there then update even if it is just to confirm my suspicions

I've been thinking more about this. Even though I think it would be good to know if a thread has been deleted, I'm not sure this would stop all the TAAT discussions. I think people still want to talk about what happened and why the thread was deleted and what had given the troll away etc. I suppose it's only natural to want to talk and ask questions if people feel they've been duped.

MamofTwo I posted my support for this idea on Maryz's thread, your idea is great and I add my support.

Beyond that's exactly what I thought and posted earlier. No discussion, purely listings of the deleted threads from MNHQ.

Actually, thats a thought. Would just a thread here with the basic details (title, site area, poster) and reason work and be easier to set up?

Perhaps with posting for us mere mortals turned off, so only hq can comment on it?

I think this is a good idea too.

I agree that something simple like 'Deleted Threads' in Site Stuff with just the title and the deletion message would be best.

If it sorts out the 'What happened to the thread' threads it would be a good thing. People know TAATs aren't allowed and yet they still start them.

Once a thread is deleted I tend to forget all about it, and not really care what happened.

I would like a deleted thread topic as if you go away for a while after posting quite often you have no idea why they were gone.
It doesn't give enough info.
The worst is going off to do something, coming back and it's gone before you have posted or rtft.
Also, I am nosey and want to know things.
Like the troll who just got deleted, who said they had lots of threads that would be deleted that people had posted on.

I like "I'm just here for the deletion message" :)

It will stop people bumping the thread while it's still active as well, posting just to see it when it's deleted.

You'll have to sort the algorithm (?) so that it doesnt show in active/trending though

Adding my support to the idea of a Deleted Threads title in Site Stuff, please.

just for you. Oh no, not as a bribe, never that

Under The Bridge

(As in water... and trolls)

50shades you hit every point! It should be a sticky at the top of the new topic, just to save everyone from having to type

I think 50shades has a good point.

There's a lot of TAATs which are just an innocent enough question followed by pages of people berating the OP for daring to have found something interesting or funny, lots of smug "I knew it was a troll", "can't believe people found it funny", etc and complaining about the TAAT (or just the equally smug "Reported ").
And every time someone posts about how stupid the OP is for asking they bump the thread up Active, causing more people to read so you get "what thread?" posts, the whole thing kicks off again and all those yelling "Don't feed the troll!" are themselves feeding the troll and completely defeating the object!

How about you just get on with your RL & stop obsessing over weirdos on the Internet?

Oh the irony here is almost edible.

Anyway, it's not obsessing. I speak as someone who couldn't have got through a very difficult time in my life without the support of women I 'met' on MN.
Now if someone posts with similar issues I do all I can to help them. It is annoying to try and help someone only to find that it's not real.

Anyway, the point is that people have often invested a significant amount of time into trying to help someone and some have often told quite personal stories. Its not about "obsessing over weirdos in the internet" or whatever other nasty spin you want to put on it, it's about people who have tried to help someone they believed was genuine.

How about you just get on with your RL & stop obsessing over weirdos on the Internet?

Should you not take your own advice?

I agree with those saying to just call it "Deleted threads" and also those saying to please not keep the original content of the thread, just the deletion message. Anything other than this would make it a hall of fame for trolls.

I don't obsess over weirdos on the Internet.

I do get annoyed by endless threads; often several running at the same time about the same thread asking 'what happened to...?. which then leads to the rehashing of it and 100 comments saying:

I knew that was bollocks.
I really fell for that one.
The one about the dog? That was a troll?!
Why do people do this?
I don't think it was a troll, why do you think it was?
Can anyone tell me what the deletion message was?
Just because MN deleted it doesn't mean it was a troll.
Read the deletion message.
But how do MNHQ know?
Was it a PBP?
I think MNHQ check IP addresses?
A PBP could have been banned for anything, it doesn't mean they're a troll

And on and on..

How about you just get on with your RL & stop obsessing over weirdos on the Internet?

Good idea. Keep it dull too as "deleted threads" is easier to understand than "the graveyard" which unfamiliar posters might think was bereavement linked or similar.

Brilliantly idea.

Keep it simple - set it up, just call it 'deleted threads' put a sticky on main pages for a bit announcing the new deleted threads section.

Then whenever any one can't find a thread they were looking at/reported, they can go straight to deleted threads and read the deletion message.