Deleted PMs - This is important

It does worry me because recently my email and facebook were accessed. I had to change my email address and close facebook which still is ongoing problem.. And change lots of account passwords. i think they are all linked.

I too have had duplicated PMs in the last week. I too assumed the poster had just posted twice in error.

I had exactly the same trouble maw - I thought it was a computer glitch at first but as so many have had the problem, I now think you're right, they are not private.

Having said that, although my messages to and from other posters were very personal and sensitive there was no reason even GNHQ would want them deleted.

There is no obvious pattern and it is certainly not “a glitch”
The double sending PMs might be as that seemed to happen around the “Error message -bad gateway” whatever time.
But this seems to have been happening over a period of time and as well as private conversations, personal information such as RL names, mobile numbers and email addresses may have been in those messages.
I do think it raises serious concerns about security as well as confidentiality.
A right can of worms indeed! ? ? ?

I often get duplicated messages from different people. I just delete the duplicate.

I haven't had any messages deleted but have had duplicates from some people.

Is HQ coming back on this today?

Maw as an experiment I will go and delete your messages, and see if you get the deleted at users request back?

I can't check mine, because a huge advert for border healthcare is in the way.
No matter how carefully I click, I get taken to their website.

I've had two of my sent messages deleted "at user's request". Both to the same person. The three messages from her - part of the same conversation - are still there, so I seriously doubt she was clearing her mailboxes.

The deleted sent messages were dated 31 Oct - Halloween . Ghoulies and ghosties and long leggedy beasties perhaps?

Yes lemongrove they have that message
Somehow I feel rejected. Also I can’t remember what you said in them now!

Just checked mine. I don’t get many (billy no mates!) but all there apart from a couple which had been sent from old batty ages ago.

I queried with HQ when I first had this, as whilst I accept someone may wish to delete their message, I think it is unacceptable that your message can be deleted. They said that was the procedure.
Also as someone has mentioned, often with pm’s you may give more personal info such as a private email address, I had expected that this was indeed private, but if someone can randomly delete ‘your’ message, then obviously access to these pm’s are not private at all. Watching this thread with interest!

It seems to have gone back to at least to June 2018 - you can tell that I don't empty my in or sent boxes very frequently.

Thank you for bringing it to our attention MawBroon, it is very worrying.

I had approximately 10 PMs deleted all from the same person back in September/October 2018. All these had the same message "deleted at senders request".

As a relatively newbie, I thought I had inadvertently upset this person.

I had two deleted from OldBatty too, end of November, it does seem to particularly affect her, though others too?

I've just received a pm from someone on here. I've tried to reply to you but I can't. Every time I hit "send from Chewbacca", it deletes the message.

I'm not liking this. Security appears to be compromised and GNHQ are still not offering any credible explanation.

And to the person that sent me the pm 12 minutes ago..... I can no longer read it because it says "message deleted at user request". Please don't think I'm ignoring you or have deliberately deleted your pm. It's just not accessible to me any more.

^I'm not liking this. Security appears to be compromised and GNHQ are still not offering any credible explanation.
Me neither.

Sometimes when I pressed 'send' I got a box with an encrypted message in it, then the message would go the second time I pressed send.
Sometimes I got the same message two or three times in a row from a sender.

Try your inbox again Chewbacca

Just checked inbox again and I can see your message Jalima but it won't allow me to send you any reply. GNHQ what's going on?

Jalima I have just checked my inbox and your messages to me Nov/Dec are showing "deleted and senders request"???

I just deleted a lot of messages in my sent box GG13 - I didn't mean to delete them all but got over-enthusiastic!

I don't know why, Chewbacca, I haven't blocked anyone. It's all very peculiar.

Also some of my sent messages are showing as "deleted at users request"

?? Jalima