topic Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely? in Community Chat

Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

Annabellethecat66 — Sun, 27 May 2018 22:05:05 GMT

Good grief! I get tired of seeing these threads that (for whatever reason) have been zapped yet they sit here on the boards.

Isn't there a way to remove the thing entirely? There are always going to be people who disagree about a host or salesperson.

Why not just zap it as soon as it shows up? I keep clicking on it to post something about the pants, etc.

Perhaps it's a way of slapping us on the knuckles. Really? Just take the thing down.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

GCR18 — Sun, 27 May 2018 22:16:30 GMT

I believe the board rules say it has to be kept up with the reason, so the OP knows.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

proudlyfromNJ — Sun, 27 May 2018 22:23:24 GMT

Doesn't bother me at all. I hardly see them. If I do I pass them by, like I do many threads that don't interest me.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

NickNack — Sun, 27 May 2018 23:01:59 GMT

I don't like it when they just disappear, which they do occasionally. I keep looking for them. I much prefer when the moderator states the reason why it was removed.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

Kachina624 — Mon, 28 May 2018 00:19:00 GMT

I think it's only fair to let the poster know that their post was zapped and why. They can possibly re-word it or know for future reference what not to say.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

Lucky Charm — Mon, 28 May 2018 00:45:06 GMT

I think that @Annabellethecat66 means to take the whole thread down (giving a reason) instead of just one or two or three of the worst posts.

If we're talking about the same thread, there are several other posts on it that I think are rude, and if I were a mod, I would zap the whole thing.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

Zhills — Mon, 28 May 2018 01:21:47 GMT

A few have been zapped completely. Guess it just depends on the Mod doing the zapping!

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

makena — Mon, 28 May 2018 02:57:46 GMT

Why would you click on a post that clearly says it was removed????

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 28 May 2018 14:44:12 GMT

@Lucky Charm Yes, but I thought that was one of the posts where QVC stopped you from posting on it further.

That is what drives me crazy because I come upon it and often read the last few posts and then find out we can no longer post on it.

You know me, (I don't know the meaning of a few words) so I'm like typing bla bla and then I hit post and it doesn't work. I'm slow to get the message and try again, same thing!

If the entire subject is CLOSED, why not delete the entire subject? That's what I mean.

Yes! The reason why (in my opinion) would very much be appreciated.

It took me awhile to understand what some meant when a person starts a thread like, "Shawn's hair looked good today". Then someone posts something like, "Here we go". I could figure out (at first...hey! I'm slow to catch on) what the person meant; but I finally understood.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

makena — Mon, 28 May 2018 15:14:59 GMT

@Annabellethecat66 again, if you're reading the title of a thred you would also be able to read that it's been removed. Example:

Moved:

susan graver - ( ‎05-27-2018 05:33 PM )

Fashion

This thread has been removed by QVC because it is rude to our host

If the thread has been closed for commenting but all post remarks are still there, you would not be able to type because it specially says "closed for further commenting."

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

NickNack — Tue, 29 May 2018 08:52:12 GMT

I now think you're asking why the threads aren't removed completely when the entire thread is still there but closed for commenting. The moderators have said in the past that often there is good information there, but the thread turned argumentative or political or some other reason to close it. That's not always the case, but it is sometimes.

Before I click on a thread I always look to see who the last person who commented was. If it was a moderator, sometimes I go to the last post first to see if the thread was closed. Sometimes I want to read it anyway and don't do that.

Edited to say: How could I have forgotten that when they close a thread there's a lock to the left of the thread title? That's how you can easily tell that it's closed before opening it.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

chickenbutt — Mon, 28 May 2018 19:50:35 GMT

The good thing is that they usually drop down pretty fast.

But it's pretty easy to tell if they're closed. There is the lock, and then if you open the thread there are no 'reply' buttons.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

NYC Susan — Tue, 29 May 2018 04:42:40 GMT

@proudlyfromNJ wrote:
Doesn't bother me at all. I hardly see them. If I do I pass them by, like I do many threads that don't interest me.

They don't bother me either, and the reason for keeping them up makes sense.

Honestly, I scroll through so much here that I barely pay any attention to the locked and "moved" threads.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

NYC Susan — Tue, 29 May 2018 04:57:19 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
The good thing is that they usually drop down pretty fast.

But it's pretty easy to tell if they're closed. There is the lock, and then if you open the thread there are no 'reply' buttons.

Yes, you can't reply if there's no "reply" button. Sometimes I'd like to add my thoughts, but can't. No time or energy wasted, though, since it's pretty clear when a thread is closed for commenting

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

bonnielu — Tue, 29 May 2018 10:14:25 GMT

I pass by and ignore the posts that I don't like or find offensive, etc.

Re: Isn't There a Way To Remove a Thread Entirely?

LilacTree — Tue, 29 May 2018 15:24:34 GMT

An OP can delete an entire thread if no one has responded to it yet. I have done it several times.