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Deleted PMs - This is important

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MawBroon Mon 18-Feb-19 20:59:54

I was concerned to find that some of my private messages around 20 December last year have disappeared, apparently “deleted at user request”.
Well I certainly did not delete them so the question is “which user” ?
How can anybody interfere with private messages- I thought the clue was in the name.
Izabella Annodomini and Lemongrove might like to check theirs too.
Coincidentally they were generally on the same topic.
Is Big Brother not only watching us but censoring our mail?
I take a dim view of this breach of confidentiality if that is indeed the case .

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Feb-19 14:49:18

I am beginning to wonder whether it is mostly fall-out from Jalima's spring-cleaning her inbox and outbox.

Others must have been springcleaning too, before I did.

lemongrove Tue 19-Feb-19 14:48:47

Just as I thought ( pats self on back) ?
So nobody should feel rejected if their past messages from a poster are deleted, we are just tidying up.

BlueBelle Tue 19-Feb-19 14:47:49

Rachelle that is not true at all WE NEED MUCH MIRE THAN THIS AS AN EXPLSNTION

I was in the middle of a conversation when I went to answer next day hers had been deleted and after that about seven of hers were deleted I messaged to ask if I d offended her and she knew nothing about it and was as puzzled as me SHE HAD NOT CLEARED HER INBOX. And is still an active member
So I would like that explained please Rachelle

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Feb-19 14:47:31

I am beginning to wonder whether it is mostly fall-out from Jalima's spring-cleaning her inbox and outbox.
No, it's not because of that Elegran - I was alerted to this a couple of weeks ago by another poster and neither of us had deleted the said post. We thought it was just a one-off and weren't sure why it had happened.

I only 'spring-cleaned' this morning after being alerted by this thread of yesterday's date as I wondered if I'd been hacked.
Then I realised that deleting posts in both in box and sent box deleted the messages from anyone else's post too.

Squiffy Tue 19-Feb-19 14:38:18

Maggie My deleted posts were to and from annep as well.

RachellaGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 19-Feb-19 14:35:04

Hello all:

We've just heard from our tech team that you will get a "deleted at user's request" message even if the other person deletes your message. Those who guessed that it was caused by people clearing their inboxes are correct!

I hope that makes sense. Please let us know if you need further clarification.

kittylester Tue 19-Feb-19 14:31:11

'Bit he' should read 'both to and from'

kittylester Tue 19-Feb-19 14:29:45

Having posts that I have had nothing deleted, I have now had pms deleted bit he from maw, jalima and dragonfly.

MawBroon Tue 19-Feb-19 14:21:37

I don’t think so as I was alerted to it before I first posted and Jalima doesn’t feature in more than a few of the PMs I have had deleted.

Elegran Tue 19-Feb-19 14:18:57

I am beginning to wonder whether it is mostly fall-out from Jalima's spring-cleaning her inbox and outbox.

Maggiemaybe Tue 19-Feb-19 14:16:27

Odd, isn’t it? I don’t send or get many PMs (another Billy No Mates here grin), but several have gone, all from Jalima and annep, dating back to last June.

MawBroon Tue 19-Feb-19 13:49:25

I have replied Elegran better catch it quickly before somebody at GNHQ eats it. grin
Actually, not funny it’s an invasion of our privacy.

Elegran Tue 19-Feb-19 13:45:54

OK. Several from Jalima have been deleted, but I shall ignore those. A couple more from MawBrown at the beginning of January - probably New Year Greetings so not important, plus one from someone who is no longer a member..

I think we have to blame the system, deleting ALL vestige of a message if the sender is having a spring-clean or if it is one with multiple recipients and one of those has deleted their copy. Not a very good way for it to work, there could be information it them that we want to keep.

If the message mentioned any other posters, it does feel suspiciously as though it has been targetted for the bin. I hope that is not the case.

cornergran Tue 19-Feb-19 13:44:43

A message sent by mawb last July has been deleted, my response has not. Nothing controversial about either. This is starting to be more than irritating.

Elegran Tue 19-Feb-19 13:38:05

I have just started to look at my message. So far found two received in Jan and Feb have been deleted, one from Bradford Lass (about a futurelearn Course) and one from MawBroon. No idea why.

I have replied to both of them, which seems to be possible, so I shall continue to check and reply and we can pool information.

If it is that the system is set to do this, then the least that could happen is that a notification of the deletion is sent, dated at the deletion, not just an undated label slapped on the message.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 19-Feb-19 13:37:10

I also like a neat in/out box, but I like to be the one to decide which to keep not GNHQ - (do you think they are off for half-term)?

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Feb-19 13:31:29

What is the point of deleting them anyway?
Just tidying up, spring-cleaning.
I delete all but very important emails too.

It went back to last June MawBroon - one from 3rd June was deleted.

MawBroon Tue 19-Feb-19 13:16:49

Time for a comment from GNHQ I think. And don’t give us “temporary glitch” this covers a period of 3 months or more.

Greenfinch Tue 19-Feb-19 13:13:46

What is the point of deleting them anyway? They sit quite happily in the inbox for years and it is niceto refer back to them.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 19-Feb-19 13:03:33

Thank you Jalima, I shall now be very cautious of clearing out / deleting PMs as I would not like to offend anyone.

Jalima1108 Tue 19-Feb-19 13:01:22

It seems to be a very odd system, but apparently so, GrannyGravy.

If just one person in a group pm deletes the message, then it gets withdrawn altogether apparently.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 19-Feb-19 12:59:21

I am a complete technophobe- looking for help?

If I delete a sent or received PM does it automatically delete it from the senders / receivers message box also?

Because that isn't how it works with emails.

Anniebach Tue 19-Feb-19 12:40:03

I just received 2 PM’s from same poster , First was deleted at users request, the second I was able to read

MawBroon Tue 19-Feb-19 12:36:15

Not guilty!

Alygran Tue 19-Feb-19 12:34:19

Maw’s message to me and three others on 2 Jan has been deleted at the user’s request. All others appear to be there.
Curious. ?