What is it with all these threads being deleted??

Weirdly I just clicked on this thread and got the thread deleted message! Clicked off and on again and it was here. I wonder if some are being mistakenly deleted because of the update?

I read the op, did not seem trollish ?

Because it's troll city. MNHQ are deleting more because there are more troll threads!

I got dragged into that, but it escalated too quickly.

One I was on just got deleted as I was reading this one! Why???

And I wondered why the husband ruined Eid one got nerfed too.

I miss the old days of MNHq

I was surprised the "Husband ruined my Eid" was deleted - does anyone know why it was?

That was pure made up shite though tbf 🤣

Good idea.

It was a big fat hairy troll, that's why. My troll-dar isn't that advanced, but it leaped out at me (the overly saintly nature of the OP was a bit of a giveaway).

Ketchup troll was also "boycott M&S for unhealthy food" troll.

I just spent ages typing a very carefully worded and respectful response to a thread only to hit ‘post’ and be told the thread was deleted! 😡

Yes that was a strange one wasn't it. It escalated so quick. Just can't understand who would have time to invent a story like that??

And while I was reading this thread another one has been deleted. Awesome 🙄

That's a bloody good idea.

Saying it should be banned because it's unhealthy. The OP was unhinged.

This.

It doesn't help that all a thread starter has to say is "it's identifying" and Mumsnet will delete it. Even if there's nothing more identifying than they live in London, they delete instantly rather than risk it.

And as for the message "we're taking this down while we have a look behind the scenes."! I have never, ever seen one be reinstated.

@ouch321 Completely agree. It gives me the rage.

One the other day someone on AIBU asking for help in choosing their fucking glasses.

I have no idea how it would work but I think there should be a ‘Troll’ topic so at least the good advice isn’t lost and that posters can learn what specific trolls look like. It would also put an end to the ‘what happened to’ threads that pop up when a troll thread has been zapped.

One I was on about the husband making the OP dump her step child was frosted without even an explanation. Just 'thread deleted'.

I was also thinking this. 2 threads I was on today gone, 3 yesterday. Two for breaching talk guidelines.

@Hawkins001 OP was suggesting that ketchup should be banned 😐

AIBU is a haven for trolls. Why not try reading other topics on MN instead?
It's not just AIBU though, I don't tend to post in that topic very much and yet in the past few days I am on three threads which have been deleted - one in Legal and two in Chat. It's definitely increased hugely - and it's getting really boring.

In month of April, seven of the just-over 70 posts I have commented on have been closed down, so 10% attrition rate. Does dampen my jump-up responses & i find it makes AIBU dull & purposeless, so I am wandering off.

Granted a few have been a punch up, but we are adults here & can take a bit of the rough along with the smooth jazz that is MN. The odd troll at our expense here at the Vipers Nest is a larf worth having.

Recognisable from your own post? We’re all Missus Spartacus here.

I hope this phase of hyper triggered posters soon abates otherwise the interesting posts & dilemmas will hang & wither on the vine through lack of response & argy-bargy*.

*Apologies to any readers triggered by inference of anything vaguely of the South Atlantic & Latin American stuff 😉

I think they should remove AIBU from the forum completely as everyone just dumps threads in there like it's a garage or the loft.

And then either they'll say, "Posting for traffic blahblah"

Or they'll amusingly try and phrase it as an AIBU eg "Am I unreasonable to say that the Nike website is not loading right now?"

Clearly the site isn't working as it should be if people deliberately post threads in the wrong place.