Since when do we just delete threads where some one needs help?

[Peridot1]

The threads from the mum wanting to know if she could abandon her children.

Over the years I have seen many many threads in here from mums at the end of their thether due to unwell children, PND, teething babies, babies not sleeping. Quite a few have said they can’t do it any more. Pleading for help. They have had support. They have had handholds. They have had an outlet.

And now we delete?

Seriously?

what was the message?
I am guessing the OP wasn't all she pretended to be?

I have seen a few threads like that deleted in the past when they were apparently genuine, but quite extreme. (one live suicide type one I remember) I think MN contacted authorities and did a lot behind the scenes, but felt it was not appropriate to play the scenario out in public

If it's the thread I am thinking about, that person, if genuine, clearly needed way more help than mumsnet could give. It was a lot more extreme than any of the threads you mention.

steppe all suicide threads with a mention of a plan or having taken action are deleted because of guidelines from mental health charities and professionals.

Message from MNHQ: We've deleted this thread as we don't think Mumsnet is the place for a discussion like this. OP - we're so sorry you are feeling this way. Please do contact your GP or someone else in RL or call the Samaritans on 116 123.

This is the deletion message. I think MNHQ were right to delete here

The suicide ones I get. I understand why they are deleted.

But this wasn’t the same. What harm would it have done to leave it up and let people chat to the OP potentially helping her feel less desperate and isolated and feeling that abandoning her children was the only alternative?

Couldn't agree more. The op asked if she could give her child to foster care. I responded with facts. Tbh I'm sick of posts being deleted. I don't write much on here and also name change regularly. However out of six threads I'm on three have just been deleted

I may be being thick here but why are the suicide ones deleted? Potentially it could help someone feel less alone I would have thought?

Also I didn’t read the one being discussed here but again why delete it when it may be a hopeless mum’s only outlet

I also don’t watch many threads lately but out of the ones I have been, 4 of them were deleted in the last couple of days, it must happen such a lot.

alexa on p8 of this thread MNHQ explain their rationale for deleting suicide threads.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/site_stuff/3091520-suicide-threat-distressed-poster?pg=7&order=

Thank you purple I’ve had a read of that now and do understand where HQ are ck I g from. I still think there could be another way, maybe just stopping new replies but letting the thread stand so that the poster doesn’t feel they’ve been rejected.