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[Fairenuff]

On a current thread, one poster regretted what they had posted and asked for their posts to be deleted and HQ obliged.

The posts did not break guidelines or privacy but did show the poster in a poor light.

Is this a new policy? Can posters now post any old shite and ask for it to be deleted when they've calmed down/sobered up/whatever?

If posters are now allowed to do this, surely it will just lead to more goadiness as they can basically say what they like without being held accountable or challenged?

Yes but some people just insult and make situations worse. If you are feeling vulnerable anyway a nasty poster can make your situation feel worse

It is utterly cowardly to ask for a post to be deleted because you've been rude/drunk or a numpty. Apologise on the thread, apologise in a pm to whoever you've insulted. And grow up. Agree with you op!

Tony if that was real life on a regular thread, would you rather that comment I made was:

a) deleted at posters request
b) deleted at posters request with a later apology from me
c) left for others to read with a later apology from me

Personally I think comments should stand (as long as they don't break guidelines) because if they can be deleted, that same poster can go around making whatever rude comments they feel like, then just apologise and get it pulled.

The thing about apologising on the thread is that people don't read properly.

They skim.

They will have sen your bad posts and composed a reply telling you what a cunt you are and not even noticed your apology.

Option B is better IMO

Hi Fairenuff - would you be able to let us know which thread and posts you're referring to, and hopefully we can clear this up.

Yes, I know that happens Trills, but that just says more about the pilers-on. Anyway, there will always be lots of "But she's apologised" posts putting them straight.

I completely agree with your op Faire, think it makes perfect sense.

Have emailed you Becca

I think cowardly is exactlly the right word for what I'm trying to express. Thanks M.

If it's starting to get bunfighty, posters can apologise and then withdraw and hide the thread if they are embarrassed about what they posted.

It probably indicates that a bit of cooling off is needed anyway.

I think maybe everybody needs to go outside more.

Option B I think. I don't need to read whatever that regretted comment said as it clearly wasn't adding any value to the thread.

I'm sure if a GF poster was consistently writing dreadful stuff and requesting it to be pulled (to fox people? I don't really get the thrust of this, GF's DGAF surely?) then I would trust that a flag would go up with MNHQ anyway.

That's the point though usual, the poster wouldn't give a toss but the poor sod on the receiving end might have been really upset and the 'coward' gets away with it.

Thanks Fairenuff. We've just dropped you a mail back.

We've taken a closer look and we do agree that we made a mistake on this thread. We're really sorry about this, and this is not something we would normally do.

Again, huge apologies for this. Thanks for posting everyone.

Thanks Becca. I'm glad to see that this isn't some new policy as I think it would open the floodgates.

I agree that name changing allows the same problem usual