Deletions

There is a definite awkward squad on GN these days.

Hi HQ - is it fair to delete a thread because of the volume of deleted posts on it because the OP was thought to be a troll? Isn’t that pandering to self styled troll hunters who have made their mind up someone is a troll and then pile in on the thread, get deleted in droves and so achieve their objective? Just wondered how the OP felt about that?

And that has happened

Well old the problem is the word ‘obviously’ and there is a danger in getting it wrong

Can I also say I don't see the problem with having a little fun when a post is obviously made up!

I can’t believe for a moment that an OP can have a post deleted. They can ask of course but HQ will then decide wrt the guidelines ( not that there’s always consistency in how they’re interpreted but that’s guidelines isn’t it)

sodapop I agree that if someone regrets a post and asks to have it deleted that's standard practice. I'm just wondering if the original poster can say that another poster's reply is "not nice" and have it deleted. That would be the thin edge of the wedge.

However it may be that GN agreed the deleted post broke guidelines and so pulled it.
That was possibly the case but I think we'd all agree that "not nice" isn't a good enough reason.

It seems posts/threads are being deleted more and more - yes threads do get a bit heated but are we not all adults well able to deal with it. Of course if something truly offensive is posted then I think we all agree it should be deleted it is the arbitrary use of deletions that I think most of us object to. I have seen posts which question a persons intelligence and others which practically call another poster a liar - yet those remain

I did report the thread in question!

It seems to me that GM would rather take the side of people posting with malicious intent than people who have been members long enough to be able to smell a rat. I am really not happy.

I just have because I might have caused distress to the OP.

What about all the distress caused by the OP on the thread in question to people imagining the distressed dog.

Sorry, mcem, I will have caused your thread to be deleted now. Which just shows the idiocy of this particular ruling. *anja's' post was deleted by the OP but those of us warning that the thread is stirring it get deleted.

Signed

Disgusted of gn.

I asked for one of my posts to be deleted, as the post I referred to had been deleted, as it was against "guidelines".

My post wasn't deleted and I found it strange as I had quoted the deleted posted word for word!!!!

It seems that anyone who suggests a thread is a wind up gets deleted.

sodapop, there has been a recent thread where a post was deleted by the OP not the poster. That is wrong in my view. By all means report a post but then HQ should make the decision. We'd get half empty threads otherwise.

Or simply the poster has decided they are not happy with what they have written and regret pressing 'post '.
I do agree N & G that if one's opinion does not coincide with current thinking or some other posters disagree then it's decried.

wrong generation to try and shut up grrrrrrrrrr

I wonder when opinion , frankly given but not fitting an OPs desire for coddling can be deemed as ‘not nice’ ?

It seems to me that we now live in a world where you cannot voice an opinion .