MNHQ Deletion Policy

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Earlier today the Trans Park Run thread was deleted in its entirety because SOME posts alleging cheating were deemed to be 'not in the spirit' of MN.

We have a thread about that running.

I have just been deleted on the Heather Peto thread for posting this:

"Bless..."

A post intended to be mildly dismissive.

That was deleted for breaking talk guidelines.

Give me a fucking break MNHQ.

"Bless..." gets a deletion!??!?!

TRA really have got you on a short chain, haven't they?

sophiemumsnet

I've stopped giggling now

Why was hedges post deleted

Ive many times asked who someone is on threads...can't be arsed to google

Didnt realise it was a deletable offense

I honestly don't know who this person is and i hate googling things off mumsnet...dragon butter springs to mind

Goady posts have always been deleted, @Knitten. As ever - it's case-by-case, but where we think a post is goady, we will delete it, yes.

Sophie - thanks for replying. On a couple of other threads, users have suggested that the MN mod team might benefit from training in coercive control and how it can be used to disrupt. I'm not referring to anything in particular but since this thread is particularly concerned with moderating it seemed an opportune moment to bring the suggestion to your attention.

That just isn’t true sophie. There are far too many instances I could mention to prove it but please don’t treat us like idiots.

Are you going to delete *IWillReport's" goady post as well?

That user name is a clear statement of intent to harass other commenters. Is that now considered acceptable?

What Hygge says. That post is gloating and offensive all in one.

Surely creating an account for the sole purpose of harassing other commenters is a violation of Talk guidelines? If not then I refer you back to LangCleg's suggestion about getting some training on coercive control.

A thread with many deletions is liable to be interpreted by those with a particular axe to grind as having been riddled with 'offensive' posts. Even if they were actually as incredibly mild as 'bless'.

Everyone is free to report any post they believe breaks talk guidelines. No need to say anything about it on the thread.

On another thread we had someone accusing Ereshkigal of having a deleted comment contain things that she said it did not. Mass deletion makes that particular form of goady behavior much easier to perpetrate.

FFS. 🙄

I’d consider Iwills post above patronising and belittling.

I highlighted the first report as it is specifically on a thread about deleted comments.

I will not advise of others I report.

Good day 🙂

"Everyone is free to report any post they believe breaks talk guidelines. No need to say anything about it on the thread."

No need to report a post because you want it taken down but also provide a link to a website where you've saved it before it disappears.

If you want a post deleting that badly, why store it elsewhere?

Unless you want to intimidate the person who posted it?

Lang could I please suggest you try and understand the rudiments of bullying, harassment, oppression and transphobia before you start trying to tell the Moderators how to do their jobs?

If someone created a user account under the name IWillReportAllBiologicallyInaccurateStatements would that be a neutral act not intended to harass or intimidate?

(Again, MNHQ, about that training on coercive control, it's really overdue.)

Malicious reporting is as much coercive control of the mods as it is any of us commenting. @MNHQ - I really think you should help your staff out with training because this must be extremely stressful work.

Why do you need to announce it with your name iwill? Just report what you don’t like.

It's like that Warren in Watership Down where the farmer feeds the rabbits and gives them myxomatosis or something.

Or did you mean another warren?

Oh God. Someone reporting threads. That has literally never happened on MN before and we're all terrified of you and your full stops.

It would also be useful to look into the tactics used to attack websites in general. If the current coordinated attack via the comments doesn't work then the people organizing it will no doubt move on to another method.