Replies being hidden when a thread is locked?

thunderdragon

Hi everyone! 🙂
I responded to someone who'd made the same mistake I've been making a bit recently - Exhuming old threads without realising because Flarum doesn't make it visually clear when a thread is "dead" - And took the opportunity to add something of relevance to the thread too (Safety related) just in case Googlers came across it and might find that info useful.

I noticed the following pop-up in my notifications:...

...Then went to check on it, to find that @dez_d had (Correctly) locked the thread to stop it getting dragged over the coals again. 👍️

What I don't follow though is that tapping the notification leads me back to the thread, where all I can see is this:

I can see (And expand) the reply I left this morning (I don't know if this is only visible to me or to all users) but I can't see the reply which initially bought my attention. Was it deleted/expunged as part of the thread closure, and if so surely it should be possible for me to read what had been posted all the same...Right? 😑

Cheers for any gen! 😇 👍️
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dez_d

thunderdragon Flarum doesn't make it visually clear when a thread is "dead"

It's a great point you raise about what would we consider a dead thread. I'm not sure we would ever consider a thread to be dead as we do mention within the CoC to search for posts before making your own. On the flip side of the coin we do say try to add to the thread. So, while an important public announcement would (and should be considered relevant), a reply to a nine year old thread with LOL is likely to be removed. Another factor to look out for is the date of the original post was made. As you rightly spotted, it was made several years ago.
To directly address the message you posted, please feel free to start your own thread should you wish to discuss this or announce this important information.

thunderdragon I noticed the following pop-up in my notifications:...

This is probably due to the way you subscribe to threads. You received this prior to any action being done by us. If that reply is subsequently removed (by the OP or us) then you would not be able to view it.

thunderdragon What I don't follow though is that tapping the notification leads me back to the thread, where all I can see is this:

I can see (And expand) the reply I left this morning (I don't know if this is only visible to me or to all users) but I can't see the reply which initially bought my attention. Was it deleted/expunged as part of the thread closure, and if so surely it should be possible for me to read what had been posted all the same...Right? 😑

The notified reply that you received was also removed on the same basis that was explained to you within my PD. The image above is only visible to yourself and other staff members.

Regards
Dez

extreme_one

The post in question has been deleted.. Its only visible to you, nobody else.

Did you get A PM explaining?

thunderdragon

extreme_one Ah, I see...It's been soft deleted. And with todays posts in that thread being the first in two years, that actually makes a lot of sense in hindsight. Just bugs me that the reply is similarly "hidden" as it were. 👍️

No DM received here, but it depends on how much work @dez_d has on their shoulders at the end of the day. Cheers for the clarification! 😇 👍️
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dez_d

thunderdragon If you click this link it should show for you - https://community.giffgaff.com/u/thunderdragon/byobu
I sent about 12:16 today.