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My deleted thread!!

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kittylester Sun 14-Dec-14 16:56:53

GNHQ - when I started the latest thread to be deleted, I was asking if we could have a better method of showing that threads had been deleted. It was not a thread about a thread about a thread and nor is this one.

Please can we have a better method of letting us know that any thread has been deleted to save people like me from fruitlessly searching around for one on which we had posted a few hours ago.

Ana Mon 15-Dec-14 16:14:32

As I see it, it isn't the fact that a thread has been deleted, it's that there is no record of it ever having existed!

It would be helpful if the Notice that appears on the 'I'm On' section could be put on Active, until it disappears naturally.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 15-Dec-14 16:18:21

You should have a 24 hour-second-chance-to-read-it option. A ghost thread. Very feint but just readable. For those who missed the fun interesting conversation.

soop Mon 15-Dec-14 16:29:50

such common sense, dear jingle

Tegan Mon 15-Dec-14 17:05:41

I still don't understand why this is the only forum I use that doesn't let people edit their posts. I actually have a sort of conspiracy theory about it sad. Maybe mumsnet is the same.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 15-Dec-14 17:09:23

I can understand that one. People would be answering the post as it first appeared, and then it wouldn't make sense. Could be very confusing. and we get confused enough as it is

Tegan Mon 15-Dec-14 17:35:15

Doesn't cause a problem on other forums to my knowledge.

jinglbellsfrocks Mon 15-Dec-14 18:44:53

Oh, right. I don't know. I've never done any other forums except this one and MN.

tanith Mon 15-Dec-14 19:04:54

Every other forum I use has an edit function and its works fine no problems its most annoying not being able to do it here..

FarNorth Mon 15-Dec-14 20:45:18

Another forum I use did have problems with posts being edited after a reply had been made. It has now reduced the length of time in which an edit can be made to (I think) 4 minutes. That seems to work okay. It gives you time to notice a typo and sort it out.
(That forum also warns you if someone else has posted while you were writing your post and lets you see what it was.)