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Where has the group WIWIKAU

29 replies

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 08:06

This Facebook group has disappeared. I haven’t been taken out of the group. It’s just gone! Does anyone know what has happened to it?

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Seaswim21 · 07/08/2026 08:11

I'm in the group and can still see it

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 08:12

@Seaswim21on Facebook?

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mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 08:14

I can see the group but the last post was July 24 and I can only see the actual groups posts and not any of the parent posts 🤔

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Seaswim21 · 07/08/2026 08:14

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 08:12

@Seaswim21on Facebook?

Yes, i just checked and it there, although not showing new posts on my news feed

imip · 07/08/2026 08:17

I am actively in the group and there are three posts I have not read yet. I find I ‘drop off’ Facebook groups if I am not regularly reading posts or commenting.

RampantIvy · 07/08/2026 09:50

It's still there. The first post on my feed is a WIWIKAU post from 58 minutes ago.

Rollergirl11 · 07/08/2026 10:12

Still there for me too and last post was 22 mins ago.

space99 · 07/08/2026 10:14

I can see it as usual. Wonder if you’ve been accidentally removed?

Barethe · 07/08/2026 10:27

They’re very quick to ban people so you may have been removed

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 10:28

It asks to follow group I’m pretty sure that you join group. Bizarre! I’ll have another look.

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Moreholidaysthanjudithchalmers · 07/08/2026 11:25

If you are banned it’s not visible to you. They don’t warn or send a message just ban.

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 11:26

Why would they ban someone. I hardly post 🤔

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stealthninjamum · 07/08/2026 11:32

They tend to ban people who recommend other groups or links. They don’t want people to find alternatives.

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 11:35

Oh yes I did do this. I only directed someone to a specific parents university group group. Would that get me banned 😮. Anyway to get back on? Wow I didn’t realise this.

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stealthninjamum · 07/08/2026 11:38

What a pain, they have a really unusable web forum and expect people to go there rather than other Facebook groups. I don’t know how you’d get back on.

Seeline · 07/08/2026 11:41

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 11:35

Oh yes I did do this. I only directed someone to a specific parents university group group. Would that get me banned 😮. Anyway to get back on? Wow I didn’t realise this.

Yes - I got banned for similar! Just DM the admins and apologise - they'll reinstate you.

Moreholidaysthanjudithchalmers · 07/08/2026 11:41

Ban if you inadvertently break rules. Eg someone is asking a very niche question about bed size at x hall at university of y and you reply the y parent group is helpful.

Moreholidaysthanjudithchalmers · 07/08/2026 11:42

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 11:35

Oh yes I did do this. I only directed someone to a specific parents university group group. Would that get me banned 😮. Anyway to get back on? Wow I didn’t realise this.

Yes that’s automatic ban no warning or explanation. Welcome to the club!

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 11:43

Gosh harsh 🤣

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Moreholidaysthanjudithchalmers · 07/08/2026 11:43

Seeline · 07/08/2026 11:41

Yes - I got banned for similar! Just DM the admins and apologise - they'll reinstate you.

They ignored me and didn’t reinstate…

Moreholidaysthanjudithchalmers · 07/08/2026 11:45

They see it as directing traffic away from their site (presumably it makes them money from advertising) They have individual university groups on their clunky website which get no traffic.

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 11:47

Such a shame as it was a really good website for info.

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Moreholidaysthanjudithchalmers · 07/08/2026 11:51

I’d try and get reinstated.
I didn’t bother as my dd was already at uni so I used to reply to pay forward knowledge so didn’t affect me not being on.

mrsnjw · 07/08/2026 12:08

How could I get reinstated?

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Onthesofawithmydog · 09/08/2026 07:43

I did the same, someone had got no responses whatsoever and so I just said to try the uni parent group instead! However I only got banned for one week and then was allowed back on. So harsh!! 🫣🤣🤣 I would try and Facebook message the admins of the group or contact them via their website if you really want to get back on there. I don’t really understand as their website is really unusable and their individual uni pages just don’t get used at all!