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i dont actully delete for 'housekeeping' reasons not do i do it for nasty reasons but i do hav a very valid reason for doing it but im not prepared to say here y i do it but to honest its up to me wether or not i do it :-)

Time for another vodka then BC! Cheers! lol

Belle I am sure many people here worry about adding I have often put a message in the box and instead of clicking add message I have deleted because I have been worried it will be taken thew wrong way. After saying that we can't be forever deleting or not adding to the threads or not posting because we are that fearful. As Paul says sometimes you feel just go for it and see what happens :-) Thank you for adding here :-) Pat x

*sighs with relief....good then, I dont have to do anything! lol BC

Well thanks to everyone for their contributions. It is interesting the varying ideas. Obviously we agree Paul ;-) we have had this discussion before on General & I am sure it will come round again. I also agree with you CB but only to an extent lol. I actually think GR should do their own tidying or housework whatever you want to call it. It seems to me ridiculous for them to store what becomes useless threads it seems pointeless, I am sure it clogs up their system. We all have our own ideas and we will probably all continue to do what we have always done delete or not to delete. As you say Gwynne we shall agree to disagree no harm in that :-))) Thanks again Pat x

B.Belle, if you felt what you said in the first place was from the heart and an honest opinion, then I'd leave it there, if someone disagrees, then you can always discuss it further... Paul

Ahh I understand now Pat lol I don't delete my threads/posts, I leave them there for posterity ! Its been suggested before that if we all delete our old threads, the system will run faster. There could be an element of truth in that, but on the other hand there may not, none of us are in a position to comment. If GR's system can't cope with the amount of information on it, then they should archive off the oldest batch of threads periodically, I have enough systems to manage without performing their housekeeping for them :o) (PS, I didn't read all of the above before posting this !!)

Hi Pat, I'm sorry, but I have to agree with Jen and Gwynne on this one. I delete my own inconsequential threads (Yes, OK, I know most of them are!), as I don't like my 'old threads' list to go beyond a manageable level, and for me, that ain't very far! LOL I think what you're saying about threads being 'spoilt' is a valid point, but I've never seen why GR feel the need, when someone leaves or is removed from the site, to delete everything that person has ever written. If they just removed anything offensive, that would go part-way to solving the problem. However, there have been many occasions when I've lost my rag with people and deleted my posts. I do that because they've led to some sort of argument or unpleasant remarks, and I have no wish to foster those things or leave my posts as targets to be picked on. If people want to argue or fling insults, they can do so without my assistance, and removing my posts also stops me from blowing my top with people, which ain't a pretty sight! It's like a safety valve. Unfortunately, I've now got to a stage where I find I'm feeling like doing that more and more often. I don't mind people disagreeing with me, but I cannot bear people pontificating that everyone else should do, say and feel the same as they do, or people who constantly profess one thing and do the opposite. I've been working hard on my family history research and my trees in recent months, and I cut and paste posts which contain info relevant to that, which are of help - or might be in the future. I tend to use GR to gather info and store it, then if something has 'passed it's sell-by date', I'll delete it. I also delete people from my Contacts list if I havent' heard from them for a while, as I like to keep that to a manageable 10 pages or less. When I need a break, I look at the Gen Board, and sometimes I'll call up an old thread to remind myself of something I've forgotten - and I agree it is sometimes frustrating when things have disappeared, but it's down to the individuals to decide to remove or not, so I have to respect their decisions. Sorry to ramble, but I wanted to be as clear as possible. CB >|< X

I am also of the 'life is too short' school of thinking - have never been able to understand deleting - unless someone is actually offended and asks you to .... Maz. XX

Hi Sorry but if I put something on someone else's thread I will stand by what I put at the time of posting. What is the point of contributing to it in the first place otherwise. Unless it is going to make my computer work faster, then why I would want to spend my time trawling through threads months later to wipe out what I said. Its the most ludicrous thing I've heard yet. I delete old threads of my own every so often and don't notice that my computer works any quicker doing that boring exercise either. I've seen threads where postings have disappeared and even a Martian would find difficulty in making sense of them. The only logical reason I see anyone deleting their postings on someone else's thread is if they think they have written something on there which may in the future come back and bite them on the bum!

Gwynne didn't say its all nasty as I know it isn't ALL I said its mostly nasty. If I want to see a very old thread on here its not really worthwhile is it? if so many people keep deleting stuff its all going to be disjointed? The greatest example of this was on tips board 'the most amusing' series of threads they were the funniest ever on GR (I wasn't the only person to believe that to be true either) then people left GR others got booted not many had deliberately deleted stuff just the usual missing pieces from ex. members. well the whole lot was ruined it makes no sense and the fun is gone since that happened, it may as well all be deleted now :-( I have made a point since then not to go looking for any old additions I have made to delete them. Anything I need to check or look up again is on my computer :-))) To me its a waste of storage space by GR maybe GR should do a bit of housework and delete threads like that rather than current ones or bit of them LMHO. Pat x

Lou :-)))never seen that when I'm here and I'm here loads LOL Pat x

Yes Glenys that does happen too often on here, it's nothing new it's always been the case and I think its terrible, even if one person feel that way. Pat x

Mind you, Pat, the first thought that came to my mind just now was that so many people are afraid of replying these days, I wonder if they'd replied, then preferred to delete their reply in case they get criticized over what they've said? Just a thought, and possibly the wrong one. But yes, it's confusing sometimes! x

Well I find the best way to save anything is to copy and paste the thread while its current, its then saved as it was added to and as it was meant to be. A longtime ago I decided never to trust Genes storage because of people ruining the original threads and the removal of members that also ruins them. I very rarely need to use the facility of genes to look for anything its really pointless doing so. Thank you for everyone's input :-) Pat x

I stand by my OCD post! Also, as Gwynne said, I don't want to keep quiz threads or quick question threads (for example) filling up my list. I do keep the fun or useful or interesting ones to look back at sometimes. :-))) Jen

i must b a nasty then as i frequently delte my meseges !!

Sorry to those who do not understand what I mean I shall try and clarify. I didn't want to take over the other thread which is the one called 'silly question' The person is asking about removing their own contributions to other peoples threads, WHY would they want to do this? I thought the only people who do that are the nasties removing the naughty things they put up. If they are ordinary threads with nothing controversial on them WHY would anyone sit at their computer removing this harmless stuff? It makes absolutely NO sense whatsoever to me, I have never done it and I shall not be starting now. So many old threads have been ruined by this and also ruined when anyone that has left or has been booted their stuff has disappeared :-( it has made so many old threads unreadable, better off they are not stored as they are a total waste of time. Pat x

Oooooooooo perhaps I've got the wrong end of the stick Jen! *dashes off to school before they see me blushing* LOL

Jen, you maye have the right end, and I may have the wrong end !