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Zathras (Unofficial Custodian of H2G2 Room 101. ACE and holder of the BBC Pens) Started conversation Mar 14, 2001
It appears that some articles have been deleted but the associated threads have been retained.
Article A355475 (JRR Tolkein) has been deleted. But an associated conversation F43990?thread=99441 (The Radio 4 dramatisation) remains and has clearly been moderated since it is available.
Conversations like this are floating in a bit of a limbo, unknown to anyone who wasn't origninally subscribed to them. Perhaps they could be attached to a new item 'The lost conversation centre' so they at least have a home.
On a lighter (conspiracy theory) note of all the conversations I was involved with 2 related to BBC shows. Both of those have been moderated and made available. Coincidence?
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Mark Moxon Posted Mar 14, 2001
It's a good point, but the Conversations can still be accessed if we leave them where they are, so I don't advocate moving them. In theory the author of the Tolkein entry can re-write it to avoid the problems it had (it was copied from elsewhere, if my memory serves me well), and if they un-delete it, the threads are in the right place.
So inaction seems like the best plan. 
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Zathras (Unofficial Custodian of H2G2 Room 101. ACE and holder of the BBC Pens) Posted Mar 16, 2001
Mark,
On reflection I think you are probably right (bet you don't here that much in these post BBC days). Perhaps in the longer term we could have separate 'message deleted' forms for items
Suggestions
1) Article Deleted By Author (in such a case threads really would be left hanging in the void)
2) Article Deleted/Suppressed by Moderator
3) Article pending moderation.
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