Can anyone explain to me why 'message deleted by author' is shown

[alittlelark]

over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over over and over

Seriously. I have never seen something like this in this forum.

[Drunken Irishman]

1. It means the poster decided to delete their message for whatever reason.

[MontanaMama]

2. A member who frequently posted in this particular forum

was given a hard time by another DUer...he was upset enough to delete his work. He’s back now, thankfully. It may be that situation that you’re seeing.

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Last time there was a rash of this it seemed to be wanting to make a point, but...

deleting the post to avoid the risk of jury deleting it. Or avoiding starting a big fight.

Or maybe it's just a new game.

[dweller]

4. The posts are by the same author

perhaps ask them ?

✌🏻

[TexasTowelie]

5. At the end of his journal:

Why I deleted all of my work

It was reading between the lines of fierywoman's post that had me decide to delete all of my ego driven work. All of my life I have been one to help others. Living frugally on a social security check I have bailed others out financially, even giving up my last penny on more than one occaision. My posts stopped an adult woman from taking her life after she posed what she thought would be her last communication over on Adienst. She wrote me telling me.

Being a natural researcher, and because I find information that most others don't (finding points using right ascensions), and have a technique that presents material in a way that nobody else can (progressed anlunars and demi-anlunars). I share it. Not because of my ego but because that is the only way it will get presented as nobody else practices the techniques.

Have felt bad because so many would thank me for posting and I did not take the time to thank everyone for that.

I posted so much because I wanted to help others, not because of ego needs.

Congratulations fierywoman. Your Indirect communication got to me.

[MacKasey]

6. Losing his posts was a great loss

I enjoyed reading his posts and use to go back and check dates he had wrote about and how accurate he was

[42bambi]

7. Does anyone here know whether DU uses cloud to store/backup posts?