# Capitalism thread disappeared? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 3, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534 "2025-01-03T20:01:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/1 "2025-01-03T20:01:34Z")
Did I see a thread this morning on capitalism that later disappeared? The only poster I recall from the short thread was Ulfrieda, but can’t locate the thread or their post now. Operator error–that is, me–or something else? ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/2 "2025-01-03T20:12:48Z")
New poster + first post + lengthy discourse on a probably divisive subject = assume it’s a trock. If it was disappeared, then case closed. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/3 "2025-01-03T20:19:14Z")
Dang, because like Archer, “I had something for this…no, it’s gone.” Somewhat relieved there is a good chance I wasn’t hallucinating. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/4 "2025-01-03T20:35:36Z")
It was a foreign troll, so thread went away. ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/5 "2025-01-03T20:42:25Z")
Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/6 "2025-01-03T20:42:56Z")
I thought almost nothing was ever “disappeared” from the SDMB. Certainly shutdown but still left for any to see unless it was something truly vile and/or outright illegal or pure advertising spam. (I’m not complaining about the moderation…just curious.) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/7 "2025-01-03T20:49:37Z")
When you delete a foreign troll/spammer, their posts go also. So as this one started a thread, it basically vanished. I couldn’t move it to the cornfield like I would normally do. I don’t think I’m violating any rules, this one was specifically a Chinese Troll. We disappear spammers all the time. For Trolls and Trocks a large number of posts/threads end up in the Cornfield. This one was barely here and I deleted the account before I realized they had started a thread. I probably would have cornfielded the thread first if I had known, but no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/8 "2025-01-03T22:22:19Z")
What does it mean, “cornfield”? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/9 "2025-01-03T22:28:50Z")
From here: [Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-guide-to-glossary-of-terms-on-straight-dope-message-boards/307442) > [@Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-guide-to-glossary-of-terms-on-straight-dope-message-boards/307442/1): > > **Cornfield** – Posts that are deleted or hidden from view are often said to be wished away to the cornfield, or cornfielded. The phrase comes from the old Twilight Zone episode “It’s A Good Life”. * * * I’m surprised someone that has been here longer than I have, didn’t know that one. The linked thread is dated, but still very helpful on SDMB terminology. Though I think only 2 terms have been added in the last 10 years. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/10 "2025-01-03T22:33:18Z")
> [@Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-guide-to-glossary-of-terms-on-straight-dope-message-boards/307442/1): > > **Cornfield** – Posts that are deleted or hidden from view are often said to be wished away to the cornfield, or cornfielded. The phrase comes from the old Twilight Zone episode “It’s A Good Life”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QxTMbIxEj-E/hqdefault.jpg "The Twilight Zone (Classic): It's A Good Life - A Very Bad Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxTMbIxEj-E) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/11 "2025-01-03T23:14:10Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I thought almost nothing was ever “disappeared” from the SDMB. It happens **constantly**. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/12 "2025-01-03T23:17:21Z")
I’ve made a few ill-advised posts here which I wish were disappeared but that never seemed to happen. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/13 "2025-01-03T23:18:00Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I thought almost nothing was ever “disappeared” from the SDMB. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What does it mean, “cornfield”? To be honest, I was surprised that these two long-time were unfamiliar with how things go around here. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/14 "2025-01-03T23:21:21Z")
That we don’t/won’t do typically. Two different issues. Long standing rules that predate not just my time as a Mod, but my time on the Board as a member. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/15 "2025-01-03T23:30:15Z")
If you follow any of the troll-watching threads in the Pit, it’s so common that people report on posts or threads that then vanish, it’s a cliche at this point. I’m not complaining though. I think deleting a troll and/or sock’s contributions is the best way to deal with it. They come here to draw attention and zapping them from existence completely counters their goals. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/16 "2025-01-03T23:41:24Z")
I was thinking of a prison where inmates were buried in a wheat field and the flour was used to bale bread. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/17 "2025-01-03T23:43:03Z")
^^ Me too. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/18 "2025-01-03T23:52:48Z")
I didn’t know whole threads were sent to the cornfield; just posters. Like putting a poster on ignore for everyone (except the poster them self). But if the poster is the OP; I guess it makes sense that the whole thread goes. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/19 "2025-01-03T23:54:59Z")
So, you gonna eat the cornbread? ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2025, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534/20 "2025-01-04T01:28:52Z")
> [@Beginner's Guide to Glossary of Terms on Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beginners-guide-to-glossary-of-terms-on-straight-dope-message-boards/307442/1): > > The phrase comes from the old Twilight Zone episode “It’s A Good Life”. It makes me sad when people refer to concepts as coming from a movie/TV adaptation and not the original written source. The phrase comes from _It’s a Good Life_ by Jerome Bixby. (It reminds me of a national network news story once that covered some concept as being related to _Fahrenheit 451_, talked about the movie, showed clips from the movie, and never once mentioned that the movie was based on a book. Ray Bradbury would have rolled over in his grave, if he were dead yet. He might have rolled over in his living room.) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capitalism-thread-disappeared/1012534.md?page=2)