Do GN explain reasons for thread deletions?

It's not about rl references I dont think it's about being on the internet a bit, trolls tend to fall into very familiar patterns particularly on sites connected to MN. Its not a good idea to explain the patterns because then people change them.

OK, thanks Galaxy It's a while since I've 'done' forums - I hadn't seen anything here that I felt was too outlandish to be real so just curious really. Plus a bit concerned that someone posting a genuine, if weird, dilemma might not get support if their post appeared too odd in some way.

You can I interact with me nellg I m pretty easygoing and don’t bite till after midnight??

M0nica

MissAdventure I clicked on a removed thread this afternoon. All it said was This thread has been deleted by GNHQ for breaking our forum guidelines.

This is what it always says, no matter what the reason for removing the thread.

The response from GN HQ on this particular thread is "We're just removing things while we look into things a bit closer"

I just don't get it.

Nell I've fallen foul of a few posters here
It’s not hard to do, join the club ?

Dinahmo I noticed a post (not a thread) had been deleted with that ‘looking into it’ reason yesterday, & assumed it was because the poster was disseminating nonsense about the vaccines.

Looking into it usually means well this is obviously a load of bollocks but we are too polite to say that.

janeainsworth this is true, what annoys me about it most is that it usually derails a bloody good discussion for a post or ten. But hey ho, people are gonna people.

BlueBelle Good, I'll double social distance after twelve though just to be safe

Sometimes a reason is given, "turned into a bit of a bunfight" being one, or the other favourite being that it broke the rules/guidance etc.

On occasion this is true, but a thread mentioning me by name was deleted a while back, and I still can't see why. I did contact GNHQ but............

It was a totally innocuous thread, but got deleted anyway.

Strange, because some that are pretty obviously "wrong" for whatever reason can remain in place for longer than one might wish.

Maybe they should learn proper English, too “ a bit closer.” Ah, these Russians ....

Galaxy is right. (As usual!)
That underwear thread was a very obvious troll.

What I have noticed that if we show support for a GN member who has been banned by HQ, the thread is taken down and there is no right of reply. It’s a one way street. ?

If they are banned,though, maybe there are 2 sides to the story and more than what we see here. Just a thought.

But we don’t get both sides

In my view, any explanation for a deletion disappears too fast leaving lots of confused elderly people wondering in a thread was a figment of their imagination.

FannyCornforth

Galaxy is right. (As usual!)
That underwear thread was a very obvious troll.

Was it? I must be naive.