Pulling Questions?

Updated on July 30, 2012
V.P. asks from Columbus, OH
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I'm curious about why there are so many posts that the posters have removed, particularly tonight. One of tonight's posters has regularly done this with every question asked. If you've replaced your question in the past, can you share why you made that decision? Just such an odd thing to do on the face of it.

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I don't really have a problem with people doing it, and I understand it if you're getting hammered (although it's still usually evident from the responses what the question was). But when I saw one of the posters does it regularly, I got really curious about it, especially because she didn't seem to be attacked. I figure a lot of the time the question could be very informative for other people.

Cheryl - I missed your question before! Thanks for linking it. Interesting answers!

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C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

This drives me nuts. I asked this question just last month after a "rash" of people deleting to a dot/period. Seriously?! The one who has a history of doing it may not get many replies if people look at her questions asked and see that she deletes all of her questions. Why not just "report" it and ask Mamapedia to delete it? I don't know if they will or not - but really.

http://www.mamapedia.com/questions/16668849536625737729
And only a few said "what's it to you?" but overall - it seems like it disappoints many people.

I think some people don't want their questions to be "tied" or "traced" to them - but really? Like AV said - if you feel badly about it in the first place - don't post it.

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H.W.

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I pulled a question once, a long time ago, when I was being treated like a human pinata. It was really apparent that, while I thought my question was justified, it was either a bad day on MP or people just didn't share my perspective and were rather derisive in their opinion of it. My feeling was simply "wow, they don't get it and I am really done inviting ridicule, thanks." When someone tells you "I feel sorry for your kid", it's really okay to decide enough is enough. That's not cowardly, it's just common sense. Leaving the post up would have meant inviting more insults and feeling even worse, feeling more misunderstood and hurt. Sometimes it's good to walk away from something than to try and prove a point which no one seems to feel is valid to begin with.

The lesson: know your audience. Learned that one the very, very hard way.

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A.H.

answers from Omaha on

I did it once. I shared a story based on gossip about an activity that is "rumored" to go on in our neighborhood. I have no factual evidence to back it up, but it was so shocking and taboo my neighbors and I gossip and giggle about it like school girls. I posted it here merely for fun, but thought I really shouldn't have because even if it were true, I didn't want to know any more about the subject. So I deleted it.
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A.V.

answers from Washington DC on

I personally think that if you have something you feel so badly about or want to hide, you shouldn't post it in the first place on a public forum. Sometimes people pull a post when they just didn't get the answer they wanted and you can extrapolate from the answers what it was probably about. If you are in danger or think something illegal happened, you should be calling the cops, not posting to a random forum, IMO.

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L.U.

answers from Seattle on

I don't really know why the first woman pulled her question. It didn't look like she got snotty answers. The second woman got a snarky answer from....me! I think she was embarrassed by her question and the fact that she was so drunk she couldn't control herself. I could be wrong though....and I was on her side! I SAID that she shouldn't have been taken advantage of, but I also mentioned she should probably stop drinking.
I posted a question a while back about why people like in Tornado Alley and BOY DID I GET THRASHED. Oh well, I thought about trying to explain myself but then thought better of it. I don't like it when I get a boat load of flowers for something and then can't remember what I wrote!!
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S.G.

answers from Los Angeles on

I saw that another poster had asked this question in earlier this month. A couple of people berated her for asking it. I think it was a good question. I'd like to know why people do it as well.

Why take the time to ask the question if you are only going to delete it?

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☆.A.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Meh--I mean, who cares really, in the end?

If people have concerns about privacy, it's their prerogative, I guess.

I'm sure they have their reasons.

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Meh--I mean, who cares really, in the end?

If people have concerns about privacy, it's their prerogative, I guess.

I'm sure they have their reasons.

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J.W.

answers from St. Louis on

That one last night was strange because she wasn't in any sense of the word getting hammered. The questions she asked weren't even hot topics. I remember answering one of them and it was a fluff piece. It is almost like she asks, gets a few answers and deletes them. I too would love to know what she is doing.

I don't think I will be answering her questions in the future but mostly because I am addicted to the what happened. Got to have my carrot. :p

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T.M.

answers from Redding on

Mamapedia should just take the post out, I hate looking at those and trying to guess the question.
Maybe we should report them from now on so they get removed, or better yet the actual poster should report themselves and have it removed. Seems like a waste of space to me.

I had to change one once, only because I had copied a bunch of stuff from an ebook and someone told me I could get in trouble from that, so rather than pulling the entire question I just changed it.

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B.D.

answers from Pittsburgh on

Because the internet is forever.

While some don't seem to care based on the amount of information and detail they post about their personal lives, others do.

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H.P.

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I've done it when someone's response takes my question in a different direction and then others start responding based on that response, and NOBODY answers the actual question. Then, I find myself on a perpetual loop to explain myself, and it's very frustrating because of the format used here. If the format were more conversational, then it wouldn't be so bad, but right now it is a one-shot hit-or-miss thing. That's also my argument for why you cannot always know the question based on the responses that are left behind.

Also, I remove some questions because I don't want anyone I know to recognize me from my question.

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