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alittlelark

(18,916 posts)
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 05:17 PM Oct 2020

Can anyone explain to me why 'message deleted by author' is shown

over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over

Seriously. I have never seen something like this in this forum.

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Can anyone explain to me why 'message deleted by author' is shown (Original Post) alittlelark Oct 2020 OP
It means the poster decided to delete their message for whatever reason. Drunken Irishman Oct 2020 #1
A member who frequently posted in this particular forum MontanaMama Oct 2020 #2
Last time there was a rash of this it seemed to be wanting to make a point, but... TreasonousBastard Oct 2020 #3
The posts are by the same author dweller Oct 2020 #4
At the end of his journal: TexasTowelie Oct 2020 #5
Losing his posts was a great loss MacKasey Oct 2020 #6
Does anyone here know whether DU uses cloud to store/backup posts? 42bambi Oct 2020 #7

MontanaMama

(24,039 posts)
2. A member who frequently posted in this particular forum
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 05:23 PM
Oct 2020

was given a hard time by another DUer...he was upset enough to delete his work. He’s back now, thankfully. It may be that situation that you’re seeing.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)
3. Last time there was a rash of this it seemed to be wanting to make a point, but...
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 05:23 PM
Oct 2020

deleting the post to avoid the risk of jury deleting it. Or avoiding starting a big fight.

Or maybe it's just a new game.

TexasTowelie

(117,040 posts)
5. At the end of his journal:
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 05:29 PM
Oct 2020
Why I deleted all of my work

It was reading between the lines of fierywoman's post that had me decide to delete all of my ego driven work. All of my life I have been one to help others. Living frugally on a social security check I have bailed others out financially, even giving up my last penny on more than one occaision. My posts stopped an adult woman from taking her life after she posed what she thought would be her last communication over on Adienst. She wrote me telling me.

Being a natural researcher, and because I find information that most others don't (finding points using right ascensions), and have a technique that presents material in a way that nobody else can (progressed anlunars and demi-anlunars). I share it. Not because of my ego but because that is the only way it will get presented as nobody else practices the techniques.

Have felt bad because so many would thank me for posting and I did not take the time to thank everyone for that.

I posted so much because I wanted to help others, not because of ego needs.

Congratulations fierywoman. Your Indirect communication got to me.

MacKasey

(1,199 posts)
6. Losing his posts was a great loss
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 05:39 PM
Oct 2020

I enjoyed reading his posts and use to go back and check dates he had wrote about and how accurate he was

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