# Double posts deleting automatically?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-deleting-automatically/300589>\
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**Created:** [April 22, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-deleting-automatically/300589 "2005-04-22T13:20:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-deleting-automatically/300589/1 "2005-04-22T13:20:15Z")

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Lately, I’ve had several instances of two email notifications appearing in my mailbox, both containing the same post. But when I check the thread, there’s only one new post. Are double posts deleting automatically? That’d be great if it’s true!

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**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-deleting-automatically/300589/2 "2005-04-22T13:35:43Z")

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More likely, you’re just getting duplicates of the e-mail notification.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-deleting-automatically/300589/3 "2005-04-22T16:19:27Z")

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Depending on the area, we might also have some more vigilant moderating; a new broom sweeps clean, you know. 🙂

But yes, it’s quite possible the system is hiccupping and sending multiple emails; I’ve seen that myself, two email notifications that are exactly the same.

your humble TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-deleting-automatically/300589/4 "2005-04-22T17:43:18Z")

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Two? I’ve been getting a lot of triple e-mails lately.  
I admit I don’t retain information too well these days, but three in a row?

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-posts-deleting-automatically/300589/5 "2005-04-22T21:37:23Z")

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I see. Thank you.