topic Re: Remove Poofed Threads? in Community Chat

Remove Poofed Threads?

KarenQVC — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:28:53 GMT

I would like to see the titles removed. It would provide a cleaner look.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

stevieb — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:38:51 GMT

I don't know why they don't. Leaving a title with no posts makes no sense and without seeing what was said, merely giving their interpretation of why it was removed isn't really helpful and is actually rather pointless.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

kittymomNC — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:54:13 GMT

I wouldn't want them removed. If I've been posting on a thread or just reading one, and it suddenly disappears, that would be just like it was on the old boards. Would it be just a "note" from a moderator saying "a thread has been removed because__________"? Or would the thread just disappear like it used to?

I prefer to be able to find one and know why it has been removed. Without a title, how can we do that?

ETA: So many people didn't like it because things just disappeared before, without explanation. Now we have that, and we want to go back to the old way? SMH

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

lovescats — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:52:12 GMT

I think the threads should just go. The reasons they give for removal don't really make a difference. I don't think threads that are locked for commenting should be left up either. Clear out the clutter.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

NickNack1 — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:54:28 GMT

I agree with kittymomNC. I like the explanation when something's removed that I've been posting on.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

chickenbutt — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 22:55:05 GMT

I cannot help but wonder if maybe they leave the thread name there as a courtesy AND in an attempt to preclude half a dozen new 'WHERE DID MY THREAD GO' threads. ha!

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

HappyDaze — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 23:30:58 GMT

@kittymomNC wrote:
I wouldn't want them removed. If I've been posting on a thread or just reading one, and it suddenly disappears, that would be just like it was on the old boards. Would it be just a "note" from a moderator saying "a thread has been removed because__________"? Or would the thread just disappear like it used to?

I prefer to be able to find one and know why it has been removed. Without a title, how can we do that?

ETA: So many people didn't like it because things just disappeared before, without explanation. Now we have that, and we want to go back to the old way? SMH

Agreed! And I don't think they need to call out the poster whose post was removed- that poster knows what they wrote and when it is no longer there, well, you can presume the little note from QVC was regarding your post.

This is just an example of QVC not being able to win- everyone complained when their posts were poofed with no explanation but now that they give an explanation, no one wants the posts to stay or don't like the explanation. I suppose they could remove it and send that poster an email but that would require alot more work and others who saw the post (but were not the author) would be asking about it, like they did on the old board.

With that said, I agree it isn't as "clean" looking but I'm not sure there is a better answer.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

newziesuzie — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 23:02:27 GMT

I agree with the OP.

Seems like leaving the posts or threads with comments
is causing more controversy imho.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

kittymomNC — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 23:12:51 GMT

I guess I'm just surprised that anyone doesn't remember the hundreds of constant complaints about threads and posts going "poof" with no explanation. It was never-ending, and as Chickenbutt said, it led to so many "Where did my thread go?" threads, then the deleted thread just took off again. And again... and again. It looks like, in this particular case, QVC can't win for losing. They gave us what so many people wanted, and now we want to give it back?

Seriously? Okey dokey...

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

biancardi — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 23:22:36 GMT

@kittymomNC wrote:
I wouldn't want them removed. If I've been posting on a thread or just reading one, and it suddenly disappears, that would be just like it was on the old boards. Would it be just a "note" from a moderator saying "a thread has been removed because__________"? Or would the thread just disappear like it used to?

I prefer to be able to find one and know why it has been removed. Without a title, how can we do that?

ETA: So many people didn't like it because things just disappeared before, without explanation. Now we have that, and we want to go back to the old way? SMH

I agree with you.

People complain when their threads were removed - now they are here. Just locked. It also helps posters not ask that question "where's my thread"? and the whole stuff starts up again, only to be removed again.

What I would like to see removed are posters complaining about their locked/moved threads (re: another one bites the dust)

what purpose DOES that thread serve? Nothing.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

ThinkOutsidetheBox — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:02:18 GMT

The threads that are poofed because they are spam advertising, such as the one for "enlarging your unit/member" that was left up a few days ago with the link still there because it was part of the topic....need to get erased. I really do not need to see those at all. As far as someone's personal post getting poofed, those could be deleted with an auto-email notification generated for the offending party and sent to them. That way, the clutter is removed from the board, the deleted poster knows what happened, and they are not called out in front of the board.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

stevieb — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 00:35:46 GMT

@chickenbutt wrote:
I cannot help but wonder if maybe they leave the thread name there as a courtesy AND in an attempt to preclude half a dozen new 'WHERE DID MY THREAD GO' threads. ha!

I don't think courtesy has anything to do with it, but I think you might be right about them hoping to forestall follow-up threads.

Their explanations when deleting a post might be 'helpful' for the person they deleted, assuming they recall what they wrote that was considered 'forbidden, 'but when deleting an entire thread, the explanation is a good bit less 'instructive'.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

Moonchilde — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 01:10:15 GMT

If a thread is removed there are no more posts, and it falls off the front page of whatever forum it's in pretty quickly. No more "clutter" than any other thread that stops being active. But it usually stays visible long enough for those who were posting on it to see what happened. Most people are wise enough to just shrug and let it go without calling out the moderators in separate newly created threads.

if posts within a thread are removed, it's a reminder to watch your fingers. Doesn't bother me at all.

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

Drythe — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 02:01:51 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:
If a thread is removed there are no more posts, and it falls off the front page of whatever forum it's in pretty quickly. No more "clutter" than any other thread that stops being active. But it usually stays visible long enough for those who were posting on it to see what happened. Most people are wise enough to just shrug and let it go without calling out the moderators in separate newly created threads.

if posts within a thread are removed, it's a reminder to watch your fingers. Doesn't bother me at all.

Yep, this. ^^^

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

stevieb — Wed, 08 Jul 2015 13:42:43 GMT

Of course, one downside to outright removal of dead threads is there would then be fewer reminders for the more sanctimonious among us and those invested in team building, you know, in anticipation of the Superbowl of attack and counter attack, to find yet other threads they can go on and educate the rest of us, regaling us with their superiority... Wait. Maybe there is no down side. Besides, it not as though they need reminding...

Re: Remove Poofed Threads?

Kachina624 — Thu, 09 Jul 2015 07:02:21 GMT

Maize said:
"I would like to see the titles removed. It would provide a cleaner look."

The boards are too clean and sanitized as it is. I'd like them to be a bit grubby.