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iQofaCrayon · 27/07/2026 11:09

I've been searching for a thread that was started this morning (foolishly I didn't 'follow' it) and I'm guessing it has been deleted, which is no real surprise given the circumstances. But I was wondering how many other readers end up not knowing what happened to a thread?

Would it be possible to have a separate 'topic' titled 'Deleted Threads' where Mumnset admin post the title of a deleted thread and the reasons for its deletion? It might only have to be posted there for a few days or a week maybe, but its really annoying when you search and the thread has gone 'poof!' into thin air and you miss the 'this thread has been deleted' announcement. (Or am I being ridiculous?)

And AI wreplied with this when asked to suggest a title –
We could not fetch a suggested title right now. You can still write your own.

😂

KellyMumsnet · 09/08/2026 21:03

Hi there @MayWelland. Thanks for your feedback. We do understand people's frustration when a thread that they've taken time to contribute to is deleted. We try, wherever possible, to keep conversations going and not to delete entire threads. Having said that, we don't want to make anyone's lives harder than they already are so, in some circumstances, we will agree to remove a thread in its entirety if no other option will work. We try to give explanations for that as fully as we can but occasionally it's just not possible, for example, if explaining the reasons for deletion made an OP more identifiable than they would have been. You're always welcome to drop us a line though and ask and if we can give further explanation we'll try to do that.

BeckyAMumsnet · 27/07/2026 12:07

Hello @iQofaCrayon it’s not a ridiculous suggestion and we completely get why it’s annoying when a thread disappears and you’re left wondering what happened.

Our main concern with a deleted threads topic is it may just draw more attention to threads we've removed (and trolls especially thrive on that). Where we can, we do leave a deletion message explaining why a thread has gone, although sometimes that explanation has to be fairly general. Your wider point about making it clearer to people who were following a thread is a fair one, and we'll have a chat about it. Thank you.

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