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How or Why Does a Thread Just Disappear?

by defaultuser
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I posted a thread back in September and it disappeared.

There didn't seem to be anything wrong with it. It followed all of the rules of the forum. There were even quite a few views and responses too. One day it just vanished.

I ask this question for a few reasons.

1) I learned a lot from the responses

2) I didn't write it down since I didn't think it would be erased

3) I can still search the title in Google and it shows up in the SERP's, but when you click on it, it says the thread does not exist

4) I can't find any threads that are even close to my original thread (and I KNOW I can't be the only one that asked this question)

So what's the deal?

How or Why Does a Thread Just Disappear?
#disappear #thread #thread disapear #warrior forum threads
  • Profile picture of the author Ken Strong
    Originally Posted by defaultuser View Post

    3) I can still search the title in Google and it shows up in the SERP's, but when you click on it, it says the thread does not exist
    Click on the "cache" link -- maybe you'll still be able to see it that way.

    Lesson for everyone: If you really want to keep the information in a forum thread, copy and paste it into a file on your hard drive.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
      Originally Posted by Ken Strong View Post

      , copy and paste it into a file on your hard drive.
      yep.

      And just know there are aliens all over the place. They steal websites, remove sites from google and hosts, and they even delete perfectly good threads on this here forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
    Originally Posted by defaultuser View Post

    How or Why Does a Thread Just Disappear?
    The "how" is that one of the mods nukes it.

    Why? Could be a lot of reasons, many of which have nothing to do with the original poster. Suffice to say that those reasons tend to fall under the umbrella heading of 'for the greater good of the community'...

    For the record, the mods here do a superb job on the whole.
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  • Profile picture of the author defaultuser
    I don't doubt the mods here, but it makes me nervous to make a new thread asking the same question for fear of getting banned, especially when what seemed to be a harmless thread was deleted for the greater good.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeff Henshaw
      Lesson for everyone: If you really want to keep the information in a forum thread, copy and paste it into a file on your hard drive.
      I agree with that. Personally I save selected threads as a PDF, although if there are several pages, be sure to convert them all!

      Just my thoughts,

      Jeff.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by Jeff Henshaw View Post

        I agree with that. Personally I save selected threads as a PDF, although if there are several pages, be sure to convert them all!

        Just my thoughts,

        Jeff.
        You could also "print" the thread as a PDF using doPDF and then save it afterward.

        Paul
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    • Profile picture of the author Ken Strong
      Originally Posted by defaultuser View Post

      I don't doubt the mods here, but it makes me nervous to make a new thread asking the same question for fear of getting banned, especially when what seemed to be a harmless thread was deleted for the greater good.
      If your thread is deleted because the question has been asked too many times, you're not going to be banned for something like that. Nothing to worry about.

      Even if you mess up and break a rule and get banned, it's usually only for a few days. To be banned long-term or permanently you have to work at it. Or be a spammer.
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  • Profile picture of the author defaultuser
    Click on the "cache" link -- maybe you'll still be able to see it that way.

    Lesson for everyone: If you really want to keep the information in a forum thread, copy and paste it into a file on your hard drive.
    IT WORKED! Wahoo!

    Thanks for the tip!
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Mayo
    Ken, Didn't Allen have a script created that allows members to save a thread in pdf format?

    I couldn't locate it via the forums search form.

    If I remember correctly it was a printer driver that you have to download and when
    you want to print a thread as a pdf you could select print from your browser and
    select the pdf print driver(by it's name???).

    Thanks,
    Have a Great Day!
    Michael
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    • Profile picture of the author Ken Strong
      Originally Posted by Michael Mayo View Post

      Ken, Didn't Allen have a script created that allows members to save a thread in pdf format?

      I couldn't locate it via the forums search form.

      If I remember correctly it was a printer driver that you have to download and when
      you want to print a thread as a pdf you could select print from your browser and
      select the pdf print driver(by it's name???).

      Thanks,
      Have a Great Day!
      Michael
      Here it is:

      EDITED -- link removed because it doesn't work anymore.
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      • Profile picture of the author aandersen
        Originally Posted by Ken Strong View Post

        Yes, but when you try to download it you get a 404. It has been that way for a couple months.
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      • Profile picture of the author Kay King
        I just click "thread tools" - "print version" and save it that way. Not as pretty as the pdf but fast and easy.

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  • Profile picture of the author aandersen
    yeah, it was called WarriorPDF, and it was a printer driver. I think I still have it on my hard drive. I am not sure why but it was taken down a couple months ago.
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    • Profile picture of the author paulie888
      Originally Posted by aandersen View Post

      yeah, it was called WarriorPDF, and it was a printer driver. I think I still have it on my hard drive. I am not sure why but it was taken down a couple months ago.
      You can use doPDF to "print" the thread, in case you didn't already know.
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      • Profile picture of the author aandersen
        Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

        You can use doPDF to "print" the thread, in case you didn't already know.
        Thanks for the suggestion.

        There are a ton of pdf print drivers and pdf creation utilities out there. I actually own a license of Adobe Acrobat, so this has never been a problem for me. I just thought that it was super cool that Alan had that product created for us, and I tried to make a point of recommending it to people who started threads about PDF creation. Then one day I realized that it wasn't even there any more.
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  • Profile picture of the author George Wright
    We never remove a thread without just cause.

    'well then, why did my thread get deleted?'

    Just cause.

    Sorry

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  • Profile picture of the author defaultuser
    We never remove a thread without just cause.

    'well then, why did my thread get deleted?'

    Just cause.

    Sorry

    George Wright
    Meh. I was able to see the thread when I searched for it on Google and looked at the cache version of it so I'm not too hurt over it. The content was more important than where it sat.

    It still seems odd that these things sorta just randomly happen, or just causes of whatever random reasons.

    But that's the price you pay when to have a site that is this old.
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