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Why are some threads about stories in the news ok and others not?

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Lochroy · 28/01/2025 21:49

What is the criteria for what can be discussed and what can't?

I'm slightly reluctant to name them in case this gets pulled as a TAAT, but I can't see how else I can ask my question.

Mn has always been a great place for discussing current news. But today two threads about the Wimbledon car crash have been pulled, but one about Wynne Evans still stands.

What's the rationale?

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HebeMumsnet · 29/01/2025 09:31

Hi thre Lochroy. Yes, as others have already explained, we will sometimes remove threads if there's a chance of a trial being jeopardised or if there's just lots of speculation when the facts haven't yet been established. And, of course, threads about news stories can easily break our generic Talk Guidelines in the usual ways and be taken down if they've gone badly off piste in some way.

We know that with stories that are in the public eye, people will want to discuss them and that's absolutely fine, of course. So generally, we try to let conversation flow, so if a thread has been removed there will be a good reason for it. We try to let people know the reason for deletion when we take a thread down but if you're ever not sure you can always drop us a line and we'll tell you as much as we can.

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