# Did the Lindsay Clancy thread disappear? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 12, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023 "2026-09-12T22:24:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/1 "2026-09-12T22:24:12Z")
I was almost certain I saw one at some point. But now I can’t find it, and searching turns up nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/2 "2026-09-12T23:34:20Z")
There are a couple of mentions in the Evil MFers thread in the Pit, but I thought there was a more thorough discussion than that, and I can’t find it either. We might get better search results using Google search, but I can’t remember the syntax, I don’t use it very often. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/3 "2026-09-13T00:18:05Z")
Would like to find one yet have fears. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/4 "2026-09-13T00:35:25Z")
Also recently mentioned here w some followup in later posts > [@What True Crime Story Fascinates You Most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-true-crime-story-fascinates-you-most/1010511/289): > > I am surprised no one is discussing the Lindsey Clancy case. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/5 "2026-09-13T18:08:40Z")
> [@3AxisCtrl](#): > > I was almost certain I saw one at some point. But now I can’t find it, and searching turns up nothing. Yeah, there was one, I remember it. Not in the Pit. IMHO or Misc. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/6 "2026-09-13T18:10:06Z")
I recall seeing the thread, but I wasn’t following it, didn’t note what forum it was in and have no explanation for where it went. Hopefully someone did and can. ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/7 "2026-09-13T23:22:12Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Yeah, there was one, I remember it. Thanks. Moderators: Is there any way to find out what happened? (I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a thread simply disappear without a trace.) ---
**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:** [September 13, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/8 "2026-09-13T23:25:00Z")
> [@Roderick\_Femm](#): > > We might get better search results using Google search, but I can’t remember the syntax, I don’t use it very often. A search on Google would look like this: “Lindsay Clancy” site:straightdope.com The only useful result it came up with is this thread. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/9 "2026-09-13T23:35:51Z")
Have any of you flagged this thread for moderator attention? Just mentioning “Moderators” in a question doesn’t assure that a mod will read this thread and respond to the question. > [@3AxisCtrl](#): > > (I don’t believe I’ve ever seen a thread simply disappear without a trace.) It actually happens regularly, when the thread was started by a trock or spammer. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/10 "2026-09-13T23:47:21Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Have any of you flagged this thread for moderator attention? Just mentioning “Moderators” in a question doesn’t assure that a mod will read this thread and respond to the question. > [@Aspenglow](#): > > I recall seeing the thread, but I wasn’t following it, didn’t note what forum it was in and have no explanation for where it went. Hopefully someone did and can. And it is just possible, IIRC that the thread starter was someone I did not recognize, and that the full name was not given in the title. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > It actually happens regularly, when the thread was started by a trock or spammer. That could be. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/11 "2026-09-13T23:52:48Z")
In this case, because it’s in ATMB, @engineer_comp_geek will review it. And he’s well equipped to figure out what happened to the thread. No need to flag, though generally speaking, if you want moderators to look at something, @kenobi_65 is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/12 "2026-09-14T00:08:02Z")
Did anyone here post to the thread? Or receive any email notifications about it? We moderators can see disappeared threads, if we have a link, but I think they still don’t show up on search results for us. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2026, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/13 "2026-09-14T00:09:51Z")
Is it possible there is a different spelling used? Like “Lindsey”? I think that would affect search results. (I really don’t know…just a thought.) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/14 "2026-09-14T00:14:03Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > Did anyone here post to the thread? No, i was considering it, but the crime is very emotionally charged. Anyway, when i saw it, the Op was like a single line, and there were only a few posts. I am thinking it got cornfielded. Another thread on it could be started. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/15 "2026-09-14T00:38:21Z")
I have a different recollection. I remember the thread being about 280 posts long and I remember that because it surprised me. I never opened the thread and never posted to it, so that’s the extent of what I recall. And I’ll allow that may be a faulty memory. ---
**Author:** ![Petek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/petek/32/1590_2.png) [@Petek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petek)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/16 "2026-09-14T00:45:25Z")
> [@What True Crime Story Fascinates You Most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-true-crime-story-fascinates-you-most/1010511/289): > > Lindsey Clancy Can anyone remember the approx. date when the thread was active? The [Wayback Machine](https://web.archive.org/web/20260000000000*/https://boards.straightdope.com/) appears to contain a fairly thorough index of the Straight Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/17 "2026-09-14T00:48:44Z")
It would have been fairly recently. I remember it got quite active right after the jury hung and that put the case back in the news. The thread kept popping up to the top of the ‘Latest’ list, and I noticed that. So… a week ago, maybe? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/18 "2026-09-14T01:45:47Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > And I’ll allow that may be a faulty memory. I admit the same, but the # of posts was only when I first clicked and told myself- “Nope.” ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/19 "2026-09-14T01:52:32Z")
For what it’s worth, I searched through the deleted threads in every forum and did not see anything with a title that would indicate the thread was about Lindsay Clancy. I didn’t find anything in the cornfield either. I also tried a variety of search terms but only found threads that have already been mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023/20 "2026-09-14T02:17:19Z")
I thought of starting a thread about Clancy because I was surprised we didn’t have one yet. But I never got around to it. I searched the board using the hourglass up top, which is much more useful than it used to be but when I looked, there was nothing. That was around the time of the mistrial, maybe a day or two later. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-lindsay-clancy-thread-disappear/1033023.md?page=2)