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Deleting threads

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WhatsTheStoryToday · 17/01/2020 00:27

Can you please stop deleting threads of spurious “privacy” reasons ?!

At any given time 50% of my active threads are deleted and most of these at the posters request - it’s making following threads really difficult

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SpoonBlender · 18/01/2020 09:46

Not sure that your "I like watching people get slapped down" really overrides Mumsnet's duty of care for its user's privacy, tbh.

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WhatsTheStoryToday · 17/01/2020 16:33

Tbh it doesn’t really explain where you stand.

At any given time there are at least 2-3 deleted threads in my threads I’m on list. It’s really frustrating especially given that it’s invariably because the op has been handed their arse.

No one can be identified by the fact they live in a three bed semi, somewhere in the NW and have a cycling husband!

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LouMumsnet · 17/01/2020 14:37

Hello, @WhatsTheStoryToday.

We hear you - it's frustrating when threads you're following suddenly vanish. Tbh, we generally try to avoid removing entire threads for this very reason - we don't think it's fair on folk who've taken the time to add their thoughts to a discussion.

That said, when we do make the decision to remove a thread for privacy reasons - whether it's at the OP's request or otherwise, we always have strong reasons to do so.

Hope that explains things a bit more from where we're standing and thanks for flagging it up.