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[The Seeker]

I posted a thread earlier today about an update that postpones the expiration date of Windows 8 Developer Preview. This thread has been deleted. Why?

[Hungry Man]

It was merged with the Windows 8 thread.

[The Seeker]

Ah. Maybe when a mod deletes a thread, they could PM the user and tell them why.

[JRViejo]

The Seeker, your thread was not deleted, it was merged into Windows 8 - Looks really awsome to keep a related Windows 8 topic in the same thread for anyone wanting to know more about Windows 8. I even Posted a reply to let everyone know the action that was taken.

[Hungry Man]

Usually in the topic there's a message left by the mod.

[The Seeker]

Originally Posted by JRViejo

The Seeker, your thread was not deleted, it was merged into Windows 8 - Looks really awsome to keep a related Windows 8 topic in the same thread for anyone wanting to know more about Windows 8. I even Posted a reply to let everyone know the action that was taken.

I see that now, after Hungry Man pointed me to the thread. If I hadn't viewed that thread, or asked here what happened, I'd have never known.

[JRViejo]

Originally Posted by The Seeker

I'd have never known.

The Seeker, if you look at your Profile, under Find all posts by The Seeker, you would have known where the post ended up.

[The Seeker]

Originally Posted by JRViejo

The Seeker, if you look at your Profile, under Find all posts by The Seeker, you would have known where the post ended up.

I did something very similar, except I clicked on 'Find all threads started by The Seeker' which showed the second to last thread I started at the top. This lead me to believe my thread had been deleted.

[JRViejo]

Originally Posted by The Seeker

I did something very similar, except I clicked on 'Find all threads started by The Seeker'

Ah, now I see why you did not find it. Whenever a post of mine is gone, I always look at Find all posts by JRViejo to see where it went.

Let me take a moment to remind all Wilders members to please search first before posting a topic. With hundreds of daily posts from throughout the World, there's a likelihood that someone has already posted it, and if not, at the very least by searching, you can add it as a related subject, to an already established thread if found. Thanks!

[The Seeker]

Originally Posted by JRViejo

Ah, now I see why you did not find it. Whenever a post of mine is gone, I always look at Find all posts by JRViejo to see where it went.

Let me take a moment to remind all Wilders members to please search first before posting a topic. With hundreds of daily posts from throughout the World, there's a likelihood that someone has already posted it, and if not, at the very least by searching, you can add it as a related subject, to an already established thread if found. Thanks!

For what it's worth, I did search and see whether anyone had reported this. I was aware of the thread you've placed mine in, but thought "Windows 8 - Looks really awsome" (sic) was too general a title for something so specific. Anyway, thanks for letting me know what happened

P.S. I hope you can see how a PM simply saying, "Hi, I've merged your thread with this one" could've avoided all of this.

[JRViejo]

Originally Posted by The Seeker

P.S. I hope you can see how a PM simply saying, "Hi, I've merged your thread with this one" could've avoided all of this.

During the span of this conversation, many posts were reviewed, and actions were taken on several. I wish I could PM everyone, yet there's a lot of Mod activity behind the scene that most members do not see. Glad that you understood what had happened. Take care.