# "Make my thread disappear"-Is it unusual that this board doesn't work that way? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 17, 2025, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-my-thread-disappear-is-it-unusual-that-this-board-doesnt-work-that-way/1015711 "2025-03-17T08:09:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 34
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-my-thread-disappear-is-it-unusual-that-this-board-doesnt-work-that-way/1015711/34 "2025-03-21T12:40:58Z")
> [@LouMa](#): > > In fact those who want to find you, will. Does the SDMB record my IP address? Do I use a VPN? > [@LouMa](#): > > In fact those who want to find you, will. How exactly and precisely will they do that? > [@LouMa](#): > > What you posted here could be of interest, see link below. You might not enter the USA as a tourist or a greencard holder but nobody knows now where the puck stops. Again, those messages were clearly sent from his phone. I rarely surf the web on my phone. Again, DocCathode is not my real name. Additionally, all of this is beside the point. When you joined the SDMB, you agreed to the rules. If you did not read them first (I admit that I didn’t), that is your problem and not a problem with the rules. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-my-thread-disappear-is-it-unusual-that-this-board-doesnt-work-that-way/1015711)._