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SheelaNeGig · 29/08/2012 09:01
what if someone used a name in 2007 a few times and then deregistered at some point.
Why can mnhq not delete the previous ramblings and recycle the name?
With maybe a few years without posting caveat.
Fabulous idea non?
RowanMumsnet · 29/08/2012 19:24
Hello
It's partly that we don't really like deleting posters' entire posting histories; the MN archive is a jolly useful thing after all, and when entire posting histories are deleted it can render some threads nonsensical.
It's also quite a big and time-consuming tech job to change the name above all the posts by the 'old' owner of the nickname.
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