# missing threads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-threads/369273>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [August 18, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-threads/369273 "2006-08-18T21:08:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-threads/369273/1 "2006-08-18T21:08:02Z")

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I’m sure there’s a logical explanation but how/why/where did this thread go:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384360](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=384360)

It had to do with “what’s wrong with the SDMB”? I’m sure I overlooked or missed something but I can’t seem to find it.

😕

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [August 18, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-threads/369273/2 "2006-08-18T21:17:31Z")

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From the [FAQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6026234):

> [@CKDexterHaven](#):
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> If you don’t see a thread in this forum with explanation, then the person was either a sock puppet, a spammer, or a banned person trying to sneak back in.

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**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-threads/369273/3 "2006-08-19T00:58:05Z")

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Too bad cause the stuff about the goat and the squid was hysterical.

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**Author:** ![jimbeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/858c86/32.png) [@jimbeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbeam)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-threads/369273/4 "2006-08-19T08:26:47Z")

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gotchaya! I just wasn’t reading it correctly.

I guess he answered his own question. 😉

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-threads/369273/5 "2006-08-19T13:50:24Z")

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It is indeed too bad. However, it’s what happens when people try to sneak in under different names: we erase their posts. Yes, it’s inconvenient for others, but we hope it acts as a deterrent to the jerks, knowing that whatever they do will vanish with them.