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(14,961 posts)Rorey
(8,445 posts)It's still there for everyone who didn't trash it. At least that's my interpretation.
questionseverything
(9,645 posts)n/t
frazzled
(18,402 posts)Prevent you from responding with something you'll regret later?
I've never understood it either. I just don't read the threads that make me annoyed. I've never figured out what good trashing it would do.
Amaryllis
(9,524 posts)are so many one liner posts.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,576 posts)WePurrsevere
(24,259 posts)in "My Account" "Trash Can" if you change your mind.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)intrepidity
(7,272 posts)I can personally attest
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)But its fun to imagine.
Yonnie3
(17,419 posts)Thanks!
intrepidity
(7,272 posts)There are other reasons for trashing individual threads, and most times I've done it have been for non-obvious reasons--like somehow the wording keeps catching my attention to where it is distracting. In my case, it almost always it is not a negative reflection on the thread itself--so it's good that the thread author doesn't know it.
ETA: I especially do this with sad posts, like those about lost loved ones and pets. I read the thread but then have to hide it because it keeps reminding me.
Skittles
(153,104 posts)Rhiannon12866
(204,649 posts)You can also "trash" subjects by keyword, so you won't see any thread with that word in the title.