What irks me? - When the OP deletes the entire thread

[+niraD]

I am irked when people come to the forum, asks questions, get answers they don't like, and then delete the threads they started.

 

Yeah, yeah, I know... blah, blah, blah, privacy laws... blah, blah, blah, forum software... blah, blah, blah, Groundspeak's lawyers...

 

But when members have tried to help the OP with their replies, it is still irksome when the OP takes his/her/its ball and goes home. Or rather, when the OP takes everyone's stuff and destroys the field where we were playing. And the helpful replies are no longer available for others who might actually benefit from them.

[+TeamRabbitRun]

6 hours ago, niraD said:

I am irked when people come to the forum, asks questions, get answers they don't like, and then delete the threads they started.

 

Yeah, yeah, I know... blah, blah, blah, privacy laws... blah, blah, blah, forum software... blah, blah, blah, Groundspeak's lawyers...

 

But when members have tried to help the OP with their replies, it is still irksome when the OP takes his/her/its ball and goes home. Or rather, when the OP takes everyone's stuff and destroys the field where we were playing. And the helpful replies are no longer available for others who might actually benefit from them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(It would be really, really funny if, after a few people chimed in on this thread, for NiraD to delete it!)

[+cerberus1]

8 hours ago, niraD said:

I am irked when people come to the forum, asks questions, get answers they don't like, and then delete the threads they started.

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But when members have tried to help the OP with their replies, it is still irksome when the OP takes his/her/its ball and goes home. Or rather, when the OP takes everyone's stuff and destroys the field where we were playing. And the helpful replies are no longer available for others who might actually benefit from them.

 

Yep.  I was going to say something completely different than the rest (but still showing why it's probably not a good idea...).

But halfway you could already tell, the OP didn't want to hear it wasn't brilliant...

[+Mudfrog]

I was going to reply that this was a dumb irk but then figured I better not. I'd sure hate to see this entertaining thread deleted. 

 

Some people have thin skin, some can't stand it when others disagree with them, and some just can't handle the truth. Oh well! 

 

Edited to ask: Didn't it use to be that an original poster could not delete a thread they had started?

Edited September 11, 2023 by Mudfrog

[+niraD]

40 minutes ago, Mudfrog said:

Didn't it use to be that an original poster could not delete a thread they had started?

It used to be that the OP could ask to have the thread locked. I don't remember the OP being able to delete the whole thread until the recent "privacy" laws created the "right to be forgotten".

[Keystone]

It's an irk when I spend a half hour researching the history of a Geocache Hiding Guideline, then make a helpful post to narrate that history, only to see the entire thread go "poof!"

 

But hey, GDPR and CCPA - thanks for safeguarding our privacy.

[+Hynz]

4 hours ago, Keystone said:

But hey, GDPR and CCPA - thanks for safeguarding our privacy.

Did we ever get a reliable link or quote from this regulations which at least give a hint that such drastic measurements are within the spirit of those privacy regulations?

[+thebruce0]

What doesn't irk me? A human moderator sharing an irk like the rest of us humans.

[Keystone]

This thread is for irks.  Non-irks should be discussed in a separate thread.  Off-topic posts are subject to deletion by ModBot without prior notice.

This post has been generated by ModBot, a service of ChatGPT.  Copyright 2023 by OpenAI

[+Michaelcycle]

I have visions of Captain Clorox sulking in his lair bemoaning the fact that now mere mortals can erase threads. 

[Captain Clorox]

The boundaries of my lair are defined by the presence or absence of sock puppets.

I care not if a legitimate community member chooses to delete their own thread.  I don't get butthurt like Keystone does.

If a sock puppet were to start a thread, and then deletes it, I would be summoned from my lair.

One can conceptualize sock puppet self-deletion as "taking off your socks."

Therefore, such a sock puppet would be barefoot.

 

OMG....  is barefootjeff a sock puppet?

[+JL_HSTRE]

10 hours ago, Keystone said:

Off-topic posts are subject to deletion by ModBot without prior notice.

 

If some Reviewers are dogs is ModBot a robot cat?