So now we can get threads deleted, because they have served their purpose????

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Huh??

Ridiculous

I've never understood why this bothers people so much? If somebody starts a thread then later decides to delete it why is it a problem?? It happens all the time on FB where people have the ability to do it themselves.

Why don't they just say no?

I'm on the BCUS board and one of the topics there actually copy and pastes the OP into the comments so even if they delete there's no getting away.

It's a problem because MN claim they only delete for good reasons.

Many peio5have asked for threads to be deleted only to be refused because it doesn't break guidelines etc

They have a set of rules and don't adhere to them. They refuse to let us edit our own posts.
They aren't consistent with their moderating.

So it is very bizarre and frustrating that a begging thread got deleted for the reason of "it served its purpose"

From the Talk Guidelines

Post deletions

We're all for freedom of speech. That said, we'll remove posts we consider to contain personal attacks, to break the law and/or to be obscene, racist, sexist, disablist, ageist, homophobic or transphobic, once they are brought to our attention. We will also delete any posts that we think are just seriously unpleasant (please note that any subsequent posts repeating the words in the deleted post may be deleted, too).

Deleting a thread you have started

We don't generally delete whole threads; it's frustrating for those who've taken the time to write responses to see them removed. That said, we're here to make people's lives easier, so if you have a pressing reason for wanting a thread you started to be deleted, please report it to us and we'll take a look.

I thought the bullying at achool one was a real shame because there was such great advice on the thread. But the op had 'used it' so asked for it to be deleted. It says mumsnet agrees threads are solely for the ops benefit but I don't think that should be the case.

It's gut silly now. Really gets on my nerves.

agreed
would be better if they locked threads instead of deleting them

Joining this thread. I spent time this week offering advice on a thread to do with professional workplace. So clearly the op is a professional person, well educated. Perfectly able to work out that if they post on mumsnet the thread might be identifying etc. The perfectly polite, helpful thread has now been deleted, I am tired of mumsnet wasting my time. I have been on here for years. I give help, I get help. Like a community. But no more. What is the point? There was no troll, no personal attacks, just women in professional workplaces discussing their issues. Yet gone.

@greenlanes I totally agree! And also someone else might have benefited from your advice in future, the thread should be left up so everyone can benefit.

No response @MNHQ?

The trouble the posters used to have getting all their posts deleted because they were being stalked/harassed or because in the very early days of the site nobody name changed for identifying threads and therefore they wanted sensitive posts removed.

Why can't mums net just "stop comments" like on Facebook so the threads can at least stay on?

I'm being ignored... Waaaaahhh 😥😭

Hi folks,

Thanks for flagging this to us - much appreciated. Hands up, this slipped under the radar somewhat - sorry, Binary! [hands an apologetic gin]

We know that deletions can be a peeve for many and so we're more than happy to address any concerns surrounding this.

The first thread mentioned was removed because we needed to have a look behind the scenes. We weren't entirely convinced that the OP was above board and felt that taking it down was best all-around. The second, the OP had some privacy concerns - which is something we always take seriously and in addition, it seems the thread had naturally tied itself up, though that's not usually a reason to delete in itself - there are always other circs, which we could have been much clearer about.

Just to clarify, we do try and push back on deletions and prevent them where possible, but depending on individual circumstances and/or the nature or topic of a thread, we will sometimes remove threads at the request of the OP. We are ultimately here to make parents lives easier, so if we agree that it's in the OP's best interests then we may remove a thread on request.

There’s a lot of posts deleted because of privacy concerns lately but the majority of the time nothing even remotely identifying is on the thread eg ‘my husband works for let’s say a large company well known around the country’

That isn’t identifying, there’s so many posts similar to that example that are deleted for ‘privacy’ concerns

It just felt that in this particular instance a Poster comes on asks for donations, gets them, and then asks for the thread to be deleted. And on the face of it, MNHQ are happily saying "oh yes, that's fine, it's served it's purpose" and tell everyone that is why it was deleted. This rather implies that it s OK or people to come on MN ask for stuff and then are able to get it deleted, so there's no history of it

If the message had been a more generic "thanks for your reports on this one, we're taking it down to take a look behind the scenes" - it really wouldn't have aroused that much suspicion and reinforced the credibility of the moderation of MN.

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It just felt that in this particular instance a Poster comes on asks for donations, gets them, and then asks for the thread to be deleted. And on the face of it, MNHQ are happily saying "oh yes, that's fine, it's served it's purpose" and tell everyone that is why it was deleted. This rather implies that it s OK or people to come on MN ask for stuff and then are able to get it deleted, so there's no history of it

If the message had been a more generic "thanks for your reports on this one, we're taking it down to take a look behind the scenes" - it really wouldn't have aroused that much suspicion and reinforced the credibility of the moderation of MN.

Thanks for you feedback 00100001 we will certainly take that onboard.

It is just so odd that the modding and the messages is so inconsistent on such a huge site from a company with a turnover over millions.

But do MNHQ ever say no to deleting threads anymore? I was the only one to reply on a thread in Behaviour and Development last year. MNHQ deleted at OP's request, despite there being nothing wrong with my response. The OP of that thread then turned up on another thread I was on with a very pointed snarky comment! I namechanged after. But really, why is making the life of the OP easier always the priority over everything else?