What happened to a thread entitled "Testing: No Message?
 

It seems to have disappeared into a black hole.

If it disappeared then it's probably because no one passed the test. There were too many messages instead of none. :)

It disappeared because it followed the now infamous Fodorite travel "rule of thumb" in staying around one place for three days max and then moving on.

Huh? I seem not to understand. Is there an unwritten rule of some nature, which I'm unable to fatom from these two posts?

topping

It was probably deleted by Fodors for lacking any redeeeming social value ;)

People were having too much fun while not being mean to anyone else.

Obviously, it had to go. :D

Gee, and I thought it had the most social value of any thread here -- lighthearted and causing people to laugh. It was one of the best threads recently. Guess we never made the 100 posts target we were shooting for on it.

No, but I think we came in fairly close, maybe about 94 posts to the thread...

BC

Do you mean that, if I poated a message about something not remotely rleated to travel (such as anorexia) it would be deleted?

I guess that's sort of urbane renewal.

What was it about, or what was it turning into? I never opened it--thought it was about boring technical glitches, and I wasn't experiencing any.

cmt, it turned into a rather funny, harmless self-satire. How could we have 25 posts on a thread with a title that clearly says it's a test with no message? Could we make it to 100? What did the OP REALLY mean by that header? Were there words spelled incorrectly? Was there punctuation missing? How do you pronounce the first name of the OP? Etc. Just a bit o'fluff.

Clifton...

You cheated!

I'm testing for staying power anew: testing no message.

It's not cheating...

it's creative appropriation!

Pity..it was a clean and fun thread...

Too bad that was censored and deleted..

ttt for testing.

Hi Folks! I was busy over the weekend...I am the start of the thread and it genuinely was a test for the IT fella Binesh at Fodors. I had trouble registering for ages and they were letting me in through another route and having me do some tests while on the phone with them. Not sure why they deleted it but I never expected it to create such intrigue. It was getting very funny. Try again for 100!

The IT fellow is Binesh?

That's an acrostic for Ben Hines (pardon the spelling, Ben, but any port in a storm for a good pun)

or is that an oxymoron?

Unless Ben works for fodors I doubt it's him!

SiobhanP,
We never got you to admit your hidden message. We know you said "no message" but clearly that was a cry for help.

Come on Fodorites, let's figure out the mystery. So far we know that Ben Hines and Binesh and Bin Laden are working in a clandestine operation. TESTING? Testing what?

tomboy, I am honored that when posting your title, you chose to include my suggestion of a colon between Testing and No Message...BUT... where are your "close quotes"?

Yes, where ARE those close quotes? Hmmm? Have they been moved across the border to a neighboring website? We'll be sending inspectors soon.

The Case of the Missing Close Quote

Possibly spirited over the border at night. Or something more sinister. I'll get my men on it right away.

If there are too many in one place, that would be "close quoters".


Mooooooaaaan

Perhaps the above mentioned "text police" have been automated; hence each subsequent message should contain some travel words to throw off the machine; for example, Rudesheim to Munich.

Frivolous fluff faded fast. (Notice the clever alliteration) Shall we try for 100 on this thread?

Testing with a message....Travel is my passion..

I think somebody mentioned Tiramisu on that thread. This would drive anybody crazy! No wonder hungry Fodor's did it in! :-\

Testingham sounds like it could be a village in England.

People who are driving and successfully pass Testingham go to Smartford.

Those who do not go to Dorking (an actual town.)

Lets Them eat Tiramisu....Italy best Invention..

Testingham is a mighty fattening way to earn one's living.

This didn't make it on to the original thread, so I'll try again:

For some odd reason the original thread reminded me of Steven Wright's insomniac, agnostic, dyslexic friend who lies awake at night wondering if there is a dog.

My dog would enjoy Testingham. . .

At about the same time as the appearance of this test, another message title appeared - something about freedom of speech - no responses, no date. I clicked on it - no messages. Suddenly, all disappeared as I was looking at the blank message page. Totally gone - no title, no messages, nothing. Did anyone else see it, even for a second as I did?

elle... :)

Check out Roswell, New Mexico

Or the Bermuda Triangle/\

I was Testingham in my own kitchen on Easter Sunday. (I didn't want to serve Spam, and the Knights who say "ni" were NOT to be trifled with, if you get my meaning, nudge, nudge, wink, wink!)

BC

Well, BC, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat, nudge nudge, wink wink.

Have you tried the Spam, eggs, sausage, and Spam? It's not got a lot of Spam in it.

If it's Spam you're after, come and clean out my Inbox!