The op gas privacy concerns so we gave taken this thread down

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Is now code for' the op had their srses hsnded to them and couldn't cope'?
There are SO MANY threads being deleted. I've just clicked on 'threads I'm on' and three have been deleted.

I disagree. I had a thread deleted for privacy concerns as my post appeared in the DM. I could have been identified as I didn’t name change. I got some genuinely helpful responses. It was a great thread IMHO.

Yup, it was eventually removed after the OP had to ‘crash’ the reporting system to get it done. Essentially reporting her own post so much that it slowed down the MN servers so they finally removed it, but they argued back for hours.

Yet someone thinks their DHs golf hobby makes their post identifying and it’s removed very quickly

I asked for a thread to be deleted once years ago honestly the communication I had with Mumsnet was like being in the headmasters office and I felt like I had a very stern telling off and I have never dared ask again. I wonder if all these deletions now are being treated the same or wether you just have to ask and poof away it goes.

It's really annoying especially when it's a thread about a bullshit made up name

I didn’t mean any thread in particular.

Very different from my experience last year. I wonder if they have recently changed their policy.

I agree that its most probably flouncing. "Privacy concerns" can easily be overcome by adding an extra child/differnent country/several pets etc. Just alter a few details.

Yup, I reported a troll hunting comment yesterday and got included in a mass email saying they were looking at the thread ‘behind the scenes’ and thanking everyone for reporting. I fed back I hadn’t reported the thread but one comment that was horrible. No reply surprise surprise

It is frustrating and I am generally against threads being deleted without a very good reason.

However, I've just been on a thread that has been deleted with this message.

OP got some good advice and moved her situation on. The thread had served its purpose but meanwhile it was continuing to fill up with ignorant garbage from posters who had not RTFT. It was like 'cancel the cheque' but on a really sensitive issue, so she asked for it to be taken down.

So not exactly 'privacy concerns' but I don't blame her for wanting it gone and I don't blame MN for deleting it.

Here's what they say in the talk guidelines:

Deleting a thread you have started

We don't generally delete whole threads; it's frustrating for those who've taken the time to write responses to see them removed. That said, we're here to make people's lives easier, so if you have a pressing reason for wanting a thread you started to be deleted, please report it to us and we'll take a look.

Maybe it would help if they expanded this a bit and then made the deletion message more neutral, e.g. 'Thread deleted at OP's request. Here is a link to our policy.'

Because aside from anything else, saying the OP has privacy concerns can act as a prompt for some people to rack their brains trying to remember any details that might be outing.

I had a thread removed once. I was asking advice about my now ex best friends behaviour towards my now ex husband.

All posters said I was right that it was suspicious etc. She was stalking me and knew I used mumsnet and gave me shit for it and said she would direct the ex towards it to prove I was paranoid and unstable. So I asked for it to be removed

Happens all the bloody time - soooooo annoying.

Not MNs fault but I was so annoyed that I spent time worrying about a fictional baby who slept for hours and was lethargic during the day, and kept checking for updates and it turned out to be a PBP.

Activated charcoal tablets are really good for flatulence.

I reported a thread earlier and told the OP to get it deleted.
Basically she has an ongoing court case for her ex regarding abuse, but came on here giving her full name, age, location and ages of children.
That was taken down quickly and quite rightly with the above reason given so I think it is necessary at times

Yeah that was shit, I remember that one.

I think Mn should just let people delete their own posts, it’s one of the only online forums that require you to beg for a post to be removed and many have to jump through hoops when it could have serious real world implications for them.

Ha. What is the point? Just abandon thread, change name and move on… (been there, done that).

I had my post about dp washing his willy in the sink after every pee deleted by mumsnet because other people were sock puppeting. It made me look like the guilty party but mumsnet would not communicate with me about it. I have been on here nigh on 20 years and they know this! So annoying

There was one about DV that disappeared all if a sudden because “
It broke talk guidelines”

One wonders if these are wind- up threads.
So so many disappear in a puff of smoke.

The house / CF one, too I think.

Completely agree but I read a similar thread recently about overzealous deleting and most people cried that actually threads were deleted because people were so awful- yawn. Deleting should be last resort only.

The house one is still up though

Yes. Surely anyone with any sense tweaks the details enough to anonymise before posting
It seems to be far more that people don't like what they are hearing

But often people have taken time to compose an answer, in many cases drawing on their own very personal experiences.

Plus when I haven't felt able to post about something I have often found a lot of support from "old" threads so it is a real 'future loss ' as well when they are pulled

nwww.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4706690-wont-stop-asking?page=7&reply=122624457

Hate it when threads have titles that don't clearly identify what the thread is about.

Seriously? You were worrying about some random on the internet with an anonymous name, and who you didn't know from Adam?! You need to get out more and get some hobbies. 😬

Re the OP, yeah it IS annoying that MN delete threads when the OP requests it because it's not going their way. I understand it if someone has been recognised and doxxing has occurred, but in 90% of cases, it's because the OP has thrown their toys out of the pram because things didn't go their way.

Every single fucking thread I reply to is taken down. Apparently I only engage with the controversial ones.