MNHQ WANTS TO REMOVE THE 90 DAY LIMIT ON CHAT THREADS - THEY WILL BE HERE FOR PERPETUITY

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This thread in Site Stuff explains www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/3338581-MNHQ-here-removing-the-90-day-limit-on-Chat-threads?msgid=80290028

They're gonna need a bigger boat.

DON'T SHOUT! I CAN HEAR YOU

Twitter, I thought that a bit of shouting, in this case, was necessary

PERPETUITY IS A GREAT WORD

Fun to say aloud

Actually I've just seen that MNHQ said "do give us a shout..." so I take it back OP.

I have no opinion either way.

Not bothered really. If I want a thread to disappear there's always the 30 Days Only section.

OMG HOW TERRIBLE

or something like that. Does is matter? I'm sure people can figure out how to get to 30 days only if they're sharing something that can't be googled after a month (but fine to be searched or screenshotted beforehand)

Can't say I'm bothered. May not have realised they went poof anyway. I do know it's frustrating when I go looking for a thread later, and can't find it.

There's a 30 days section. What's the problem, I don't get it?

If having something online bothers you then really you should be questioning whether you post it or not.
30 days is a bit misleading anyway, nothing ever really vanishes on the internet.

I rather like 'perpetuity' too, Alonso!

Yes, sure, many of us know where the 'short-term/hidden' topics are .... but many don't.

What I'm saying is that MNHQ hasn't promoted this change openly on Chat to pre-warn those who don't.

Well, as long as all threads started before the deadline still expire (because people will have posted on them in expectation that they will)

And they need to make it bloody clear during the transition (different colour, perhaps?) whether the thread is going to be ephemeral or permanent.

I think they've got this wrong though.

Ephermeral chat is a good thing. And I'd make AIBU ephemeral too. There are plenty of topics for those who are looking for worthwhile advice.

Meh, they all end up on the daily fail website these days anyway

I hadn't noticed this so it doesn't seem to me that it's been well enough publicised.

Given that they are generally amenable to moving threads out of Chat if they seem valuable (like the thread of reading suggestions for 17 year old boys), I don't see why the change. Not everything needs to be preserved, and surely it will have the servers straining at the seams.

I have no idea why you would want to keep data longer??

"Meh, they all end up on the daily fail website these days anyway"

I think it's more likely that AIBU threads end up on other websites, icebearforpresident?!

I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS MUCH.

Ok

Why does anyone care about mumsnet's servers or whether they choose to keep data longer? That's their problem.

I mostly post in chat because I like the fact that everything disappears. I don't like the thought of my musings hanging around on the Internet for ever more. I think aibu should disappear too.

Given that they are generally amenable to moving threads out of Chat if they seem valuable (like the thread of reading suggestions for 17 year old boys), I don't see why the change.

They've explained that moving the thread takes a fair amount of faffing their end.

Bumping for the other side of the world and insomniacs!

Who gives a shiny shite. Like really?

Well I post differently under Chat so I’ll just have to name change monthly as opposed to every so often that I do now.

More hassle having to think up of new names