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Since when did it become policy to delete threads in ambiguous situations?

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PaulAnkaTheDog · 01/06/2016 22:58

Why are threads being deleted purely because the op says so? Particularly in situations when the op asks if their wrong/unreasonable, told they are and then proceed to declare they're having it deleted because it is outing? If it was outing they wouldn't have posted the information in the first place. Is it now policy to delete on the op's say so for no valid reason?

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RebeccaMumsnet · 02/06/2016 08:43

Hi all,

We do look at each of these in turn and try and make an informed decision on whether or not it's the right thing to do. We push back, more often than not and ask them to hide the thread.

Occassionally, for numerous reasons, we do remove the thread. If we do then we mail and advise the poster that this is not the norm and they can't just mail and ask for a removal every time they don't like how a thread turns out and we make a note to make sure that they don't do it again.

It's not an exact science but we certainly don't delete every time we are asked.

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RebeccaMumsnet · 02/06/2016 15:53

Hi Ego,

If a poster asked for it to go in this circumstance, we'd remove it or at the very least offer a retrospective name change.

It would depend on the thread and the reason for the deletion. This is the internet and we do advise people to be careful about what they post.

The last thing we want is for someone to be horribly upset but every situation needs to be looked at individually. If it is a fabulous discussion about something topical that lots of posters have contributed thoughtful comments to, we are more likely to try and keep it going. If it's has personal info or is sensitive, we are much more likely to remove.

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