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Odd message in mumsnet inbox. Message hidden and searching for the user nothing shows up.

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SleepyNightOwl · 14/04/2020 21:24

Basically that. Would it mean the user is no longer active? I’m more curious than anything else. This is actually the first time I’ve had a message and within ten minutes I think of receiving it, it now says message hidden by user. Which is fair enough, I’m not desperate to know or anything, just confused why trying to send the user a message doesn’t work or simply searching for them shows nothing.

This is how bored I must be lol

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Rememberallball · 14/04/2020 22:13

Perhaps your username is similar to another forum member and the person sent the message to you not them; or they used the 3 dots on your post instead of someone else’s so a message went to you not the correct person.

Lastly, perhaps it was a spammer or previously banned poster (pbp) and MNHQ were informed and removed the account after the message was sent.

StatisticallyChallenged · 14/04/2020 22:37

There was a spammer on the go, probably that

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SleepyNightOwl · 14/04/2020 23:38

Didn’t think of either situation, both sound like they could be the answer. Sorted then.

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BringMeSunshineInMyLife · 15/04/2020 00:44

There is another thread about this in AIBU.

Some concern it is hacking again but others think it is registered individuals.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/3880832-Does-MNHQ-Check-Our-Inboxes?pg=4

sestras · 15/04/2020 00:47

This happened to me a few months ago

ErrolTheDragon · 15/04/2020 00:48

Lastly, perhaps it was a spammer or previously banned poster (pbp) and MNHQ were informed and removed the account after the message was sent.

It seems there may be a spate of these at the moment.

Lefkosia · 15/04/2020 00:53

It was a message giving a link to a rival forum which I guess wasn't popular with mnhq

Original poster
SleepyNightOwl · 15/04/2020 00:55

I’ve seen the other thread since my last reply on here. Weird we can talk about other sites but not that one. Mumsnet are being a bit childish I think.

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ErrolTheDragon · 15/04/2020 00:58

If another site is spamming inboxes, that sounds bloody dodgy to me.

BarbaraofSeville · 15/04/2020 06:54

It's the message promoting the site set up in response to Mumsnet charging for very basic forum features. I got it and can see that it's now been deleted.

MNHQ
MichaelMumsnet · 15/04/2020 08:15

Hi all. Yes, it's because there was some dodgy spamming going on. We've posted about it here.
Apologies for any upset.

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