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WTFisABooyhoo · 16/04/2013 14:14
why does MNHQ do this when it's nothing to do with protecting a poster's privacy and all to do with them not liking the response their thread got?
YoniMeKateMumsnet · 16/04/2013 15:01
Hi everyone,
We deleted that thread due to a combination of too much personal info from the OP, and we could see the thread descending into a bun fight - and overall we thought the nature of the thread wasn't really in the spirit of the site.
We should have been clearer with our deletion message though - and we can see why it would cause confusion - sorry.
HelenMumsnet · 17/04/2013 12:42
Hello. OK, our policy is, generally speaking:
We tend not to delete threads on request but we will delete threads/posts that we agree contain details that the poster has realised might identify her in RL
We don't delete threads just because the OP isn't happy with the replies she's getting. Although we may feel it necessary to go through it and delete any posts that attack folks personally.
We do, pretty rarely, delete entire threads because they've just become a bunfight and every other post would otherwise need deleting for breaking all the guidelines in every direction and the thread would look like Edam and our deletion fingers would hurt
Obviously, as with all our decisions at HQ, we always try to take context into account, rather than apply our policy like a sledgehammer, so there may be exceptions to this - but it's broadly what we do.
But, of course, we sometimes get it wrong - as we did here. And then we fess up and apologise and decide to go a bit steadier on the gin for a bit
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