my life on mumsnet

no, i'm not to bothered about what people think about me in a few centuries time.
i'm thinking , for example, of the queen mother. apparently she supported apartheid. something that to us, now, appears completely horrendous. however, at that time, in that social class, that was quite a normal opinion. the queen mother did a lot of good things in her life, but, if she had written about it on mn, then its quite probable that it would be all she is remembered for.
what about religious opinions. say someone is catholic, and expresses mildly catholic views righ tnow. but in two decades time, when the mob had been attacking catholics and burning them at the stake, then these innocent remarks could lead to..... well, nasty things happening.
i dont think it is benefical to us, current mumsnetters, to have our random thoughts online forever more. which is why i think the three years rule may be acceptable.

namechanging isn tmuch use as it is all linked to your email address anyways.
i am thinking long term issues here. not tomorrow, or next year.

so no one else is bothered abotut he fact that our every nonsensical thought is recorded for all eternity?

yes, i know k9, [exasperated sigh] not posting on mumsnet is unfortunately rather like asking me to stop eating chocolate. possible, but highly improbable.

not yet km, but if sarah palin can do it....... and i 'm getting rather fed up of our local mp. he never actually seems to actually do anything. just appears in places where he can get a free meal, and have his phot taken.

but, i have recntly read a book called queen camilla, and it has got me thinking just how orwellian, as in 1984 orwell, our society has become. anyone expressing any view ever so slightly diferent to the current accepted norm is criminalised, or lynched at the very least

and i really dont seee what benefit threads from 2002 or 2004 are to anyone any more. people wont search them to find answers. they will google them. or ask the question again.

slur, what about theological philosophical debates? they never happen on chat, and they are the ones most likely to cause us problems in a couple of decades...

or other innocent stuff, that seems innocent at the time or writing but may nolonger be innocent in a few decades. for example, in the fifties it was ok to discriminate on the basis of race. but do that now, and you will be lynched. what opinions do we have righ tnow that we are comfortable with, but may make us ready to be lynched by a mob in two decades time?

southeast, that only strenthens my point. my entire life is her on the internet for anyone to access. whether mnetters or not. but unlike speech, where sound waves eventually dissipate, unless actively recorded, all of the random comments we make here every evening are there for future generations. i'm not very comfortable with this. i realise that the simple solution would be to just not post, but i love mumsnet. and wouldnt know what to do without it. i'd be lost.
which is why i am asking if it is possible to have a policy where for example, any threads that havent had active posts for say, three years, are deleted..