# Under what circumstances do we disappear a thread or post?

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**Created:** [August 8, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-circumstances-do-we-disappear-a-thread-or-post/591911 "2011-08-08T03:59:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/do_not_taunt/32/2968_2.png) [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-circumstances-do-we-disappear-a-thread-or-post/591911/1 "2011-08-08T03:59:49Z")

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Spam, of course. When else? I ask, because the recently departed **SoulFrost** had started a thread here which I read and posted in, which called out **TubaDiva** , **Czarcasm** , and the rest of mods for doing a poor job. Now that thread has vanished. I’m curious why, and what our general policy is here on disappearing non-spam threads and posts.

Thanks,  
DNT

ETA - well, now the thread in question is back. Color me confused.

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**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-circumstances-do-we-disappear-a-thread-or-post/591911/2 "2011-08-08T04:01:54Z")

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When you call someone an “asshole” who apparently doesn’t want to be called one apparently.

> [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](#):
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> ETA - well, now the thread in question is back. Color me confused.

Maybe she thought the better of adding yet another mistake permanently to the gigantic pile.

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**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/under-what-circumstances-do-we-disappear-a-thread-or-post/591911/3 "2011-08-08T04:15:14Z")

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“Thought better”…

I should hope so at some point.