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What is it with all these threads being deleted??

272 replies

Lilifer · 03/05/2022 22:13

Every day now there seems to be a thread deleted on aibu - it's the only section I'm really on, but pretty much every day lately I'll see a thread, read it, then return to it later to get an update and it's been deleted. I've been on Mumsnet since 2009 and threads were rarely deleted until recently , this last year or so it seems to happen so much. Are more people just trying to troll or wind us up, or what's the reason behind this huge increase in deletions?

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Hawkins001 · 03/05/2022 22:59

I missed the ketchup one, what was it referring to ?

Watermelon44 · 03/05/2022 22:50

If it’s entertaining who cares if it’s true or not, or who cares if it’s a troll or not.

Realistically loads of threads are probably exaggerated but no one is hurt by them as everything is anonymous.

CarrieCookie · 03/05/2022 22:42

I was gutted when the 4D number plate one was deleted. I was just beginning to learn stuff about particle physics and quantum mechanics 🤣

tillytoodles1 · 03/05/2022 22:42

Be not he.

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Lilifer · 03/05/2022 22:41

tillytoodles1 · 03/05/2022 22:41

They're scared of losing their advertisers so they delete anything that might appear to he controversial.

I suspect you might be right there 🤔

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RausageSoul · 03/05/2022 22:41

The 4D number plates one was a hoot, with posters explaining what the 4th dimension was and others accusing them of sheer jealousy

tillytoodles1 · 03/05/2022 22:41

They're scared of losing their advertisers so they delete anything that might appear to he controversial.

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Lilifer · 03/05/2022 22:40

BIWI · 03/05/2022 22:29

AIBU is a haven for trolls. Why not try reading other topics on MN instead? There's a wealth of stuff that isn't so infested.

Because I've enjoyed Aibu for 13 years now and don't see why I should stop just because threads are getting deleted, I'm just here to comment that I notice a massive increase in deleted threads and I find that an interesting development.

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LondonQueen · 03/05/2022 22:37

MNHQ seem to be deleting absolutely everything at the moment. We don't seem to get an update before, like they're a banned user etc but just a generic thread deleted.

bellac11 · 03/05/2022 22:35

I dont believe half of what I read on here, the one about the teachere and the haircut was made up I believe.

BIWI · 03/05/2022 22:32

I wish people would engage critical thinking when reading posts and stop being so naive and gullible.

BIWI · 03/05/2022 22:31

Giggorata · 03/05/2022 22:28

One about tomato ketchup got deleted, for heaven's sake.

... because that was someone trolling as a goady fucker to wind people up.

ScrambledSmegs · 03/05/2022 22:30

Weren't the ketchup and McDonald's threads were started by the same poster? I drew conclusions, I admit.

BIWI · 03/05/2022 22:29

AIBU is a haven for trolls. Why not try reading other topics on MN instead? There's a wealth of stuff that isn't so infested.

Giggorata · 03/05/2022 22:28

One about tomato ketchup got deleted, for heaven's sake.

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Lilifer · 03/05/2022 22:23

It's so weird though because a lot of the time the threads seem fairly normal - they must kick off after I log off and by the time I get back on they're deleted - in this case it was the adopted child's sibling aibu and I only saw the first 6 of 7 posts, then clicked back on to it an hour later and it was gone! 🤨

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vipersnest1 · 03/05/2022 22:22

Because posters get their arse handed to them on a plate, so they ask MNHQ to delete it 'for privacy reasons' or similar.
Because some posters get carried away on pile on unnecessarily, purely because it's AIBU.
And what PP said.

MichelleScarn · 03/05/2022 22:19

It's frequently throughout the day now, so whenever I go on break I'll lose at least one post, I'm getting better at spotting them, usually a high emotive drama, with op in high victimhood, oft with a sockpuppet coming on to fight their corner or tell people to #bekind 🙄😑

Fubla72 · 03/05/2022 22:18

Annoying isn’t it, I was enjoying the McDonald’s one and wanted an update on the one about the horrid friend but gone!

TaranThePigKeeper · 03/05/2022 22:17

Increased incidences of 1) trolling, and 2) assholery. There’s definitely something in the air. I seem to pick them every time. It’s annoying when you’ve spent the time offering genuine advice, but I start from the premise now that there’s every chance that any thread won’t be what it appears to be.

mycatisannoying · 03/05/2022 22:17

You're right, there were so many! I assumed trolls, as the thread titles seemed deliberately contentious/pervy.

AffronttoBS · 03/05/2022 22:15

I guess the demographics and sensibilities have changed.

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