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can we have a facility where the original poster can decide to end a thread?

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pukkapatch · 09/12/2007 16:53

or is that not possible? or against mn policy?

also, can threads be deleted a bit earlier than the current thirty thousand years? i know chat ones are, but was hoping that the others could also be. perhaps all threads not posted on for five years could be deleted to help keep anonymity from our children as they grow old enough to be mn memebers themselves?

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AbbyMumsnet · 10/12/2007 10:08

Hi,

Tbh, I can't see that either of these things will happen. Firstly, if a load of people have taken the time and effort to contribute to a thread, it just wouldn't be fair for the OP to suddenly decide to delete it.

Secondly, as WWW says, this would undoubtedly end up with the option being abused and we'd lose the debates that we're becoming noted for! What's more, where contentious threads are concerned, we have found over the years that the debate that they throw up, particularly when members explain why such comments are hurtful/unacceptable etc, actually goes a long way to educating the Mumsnet community and changing the way people think. We think this is a valuable thing.

As for deleting old threads - again, we think they're a valuable resource. So many different topics have been covered over the years - to just wipe out all that collective knowledge at the press of a button seems unthinkable to me. The other alternative would be to wade through them and work out which ones are worth keeping and which ones aren't... but as this would probably take the next decade or so, working 24/7, I think that's highly unlikely!

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AbbyMumsnet · 10/12/2007 10:33

Re' locking theads: There's not a lot of point adding to poor Tech's workload unnecessarily - if a thread hasn't been posted on in five years it's not that often that it springs up again. Am thinking horse and stable door...

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AbbyMumsnet · 10/12/2007 11:24

HI, IQ - I think these threads tend to run their course, so rarely flare up later on... and if they do everyone seems to jump on the person responsible for resurrecting the row! (And that do cause unnecessary grief get nuked by us here.)

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AbbyMumsnet · 10/12/2007 11:57

Boco - just click on the red exclamation mark to the right of your post, then just send us a message that way.

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