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Is it possible to restore deleted threads? I didn't know admins delete them. If I did I would have saved them; there were some interesting discussions. I really need them.

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    What do you mean by deleted threads? Comments , which is its most common meaning or actual questions?
    – Mari-Lou A
    Dec 25, 2021 at 21:55
  • @Mari-Lou, I meant my questions :(.
    – Antonia A
    Dec 26, 2021 at 5:31

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You can still read deleted posts if you have posted them and have a link to them (either via the 'Recently deleted questions' at the bottom of your profile – that link will soon show all your deleted questions).

Moderators do delete posts now and then, but for example this recent question of yours was deleted automatically because the system deemed it not worth keeping (it was closed and had a negative score).

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  • Do they delete them completely or are they just hidden? I remeber there were about 20 pages not just 12. Now it shows only 12 pages of my questions.
    – Antonia A
    Dec 26, 2021 at 5:33
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    Deleted comment. I misread.
    – Mari-Lou A
    Dec 26, 2021 at 6:12
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    @AntoniaA they're just hidden. Outright deletion is reserved for rare instances of blatant abuse, e.g. child porn.
    – Glorfindel Mod
    Dec 26, 2021 at 12:01
  • @Glorfindel, could you tell me how to find them? I definitely didn't abuse any forum rules.
    – Antonia A
    Dec 26, 2021 at 13:08
  • @Mari-Lou, they were important grammar questions :(
    – Antonia A
    Dec 26, 2021 at 13:08
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    @AntoniaA no, you certainly didn't. I see there are 38 deleted questions. You can find the most recent ones via your profile, and soon (next month) you'll be able to see them all. If there's particular one you need sooner, you'll need to tell me some details about it so I can find it.
    – Glorfindel Mod
    Dec 26, 2021 at 13:58
  • @Glorfindel I didn't know I would be able to see them again. I wish I could see the whole list of my 38 questions to re-read them and print. I really need tense-related questions. Could you find tense-related ones? But why do admins hide them? You said I would be able to see them again.
    – Antonia A
    Dec 26, 2021 at 14:47
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    @AntoniaA you will be able to see them in a month. We don't hide them, the system does ... on some larger sites like Stack Overflow this is necessary to weed out the really bad questions. English Language Learners uses the same system, there's nothing we can do about it.
    – Glorfindel Mod
    Dec 26, 2021 at 16:40
  • @Glorfindel, I see. Thank you!
    – Antonia A
    Dec 26, 2021 at 19:13

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