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How can I ask MN to delete my post ?

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palmsandwine · 20/08/2020 12:58

Hi all I made w post on the feminist chat board which did not go the way I expected. I posted the exact same thing on my Facebook feminist group and had a 100% different response and frankly I'm so irritated by it I just want it gone. But I can't figure out how to ask MN to remove it can anyone guide me?

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Annist · 20/08/2020 14:00

Open the thread, swipe left on the OP and a report option will appear.

Annist · 20/08/2020 13:59

Mumsnet happily zaps anything causing the smallest amount of upset these days although the moderation is very inconsistent. Worth a try reporting it.

ElizabethMainwaring · 20/08/2020 13:50

Have you got the three little dots at the bottom right hand corner on all posts?
Click on this on your post.
Report should be there.
I'm not going to comment on the rights and wrongs of this as I haven't seen your post.

AntiSocialDistancer · 20/08/2020 13:46

Hide the thread and you'll never see it or hear about it again.

Whats offended you so?

PurpleDaisies · 20/08/2020 13:45

Me too @Pinkflipflop85!

Pinkflipflop85 · 20/08/2020 13:43

Hopefully it wont be deleted. You can't throw a strop just because people's opinions are different to yours.

Coincidentally....you've also drawn attention to the original thread. I only went and read it because of this one!

kedooo · 20/08/2020 13:32

You can't report it on the app you need to report it on the website, they don't always do it but they have for me before

BernardsarenotalwaysSaints · 20/08/2020 13:30

I hope MN doesn't delete it just because you don't like the responses, they're a valid viewpoint incidentally it was thread I read directly before this one.

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palmsandwine · 20/08/2020 13:28

@VodselForDinner

I don’t think MN typically delete posts just because you get your arse handed to you and can’t argue your point correctly.
That's not what's happened in this case. The responses have been downright disgusting. I'll mute it as I can't bare to read that crap anymore but as someone who has been a member of various feminist groups both in person and online over the last 10 or so years, I've never seen opinions like those displayed on the MN feminist group.
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SoupDragon · 20/08/2020 13:27

I'd just hide the thread TBH. It's immediate.

(FWIW, I searched for the thread and I agree with you)

PurpleDaisies · 20/08/2020 13:26

You can’t just have a thread deleted because you don’t like the responses.

You need to say it is identifying.

VodselForDinner · 20/08/2020 13:25

I don’t think MN typically delete posts just because you get your arse handed to you and can’t argue your point correctly.

Original poster
palmsandwine · 20/08/2020 13:11

@ShellsAndSunrises

Go to the post, and click the 'Report' button at the top right, along from where your username shows.

Although MN's guidelines say that they won't remove posts for this reason, as it's unfair on people who take the time to contribute... you might find that they do anyway, it's happened a lot more recently, but if not, just hide it so it won't show for you anymore and namechange if you don't want to be associated to it.

I don't see that. This is what top right looks like on my phone
How can I ask MN to delete my post ?
OP posts:
LastRoloIsMine · 20/08/2020 13:07

Just mute the thread then you won't get any updates.

ShellsAndSunrises · 20/08/2020 13:02

Go to the post, and click the 'Report' button at the top right, along from where your username shows.

Although MN's guidelines say that they won't remove posts for this reason, as it's unfair on people who take the time to contribute... you might find that they do anyway, it's happened a lot more recently, but if not, just hide it so it won't show for you anymore and namechange if you don't want to be associated to it.