Board Thread:Technical Updates/@comment-24006128-20200917191106/@comment-9605025-20200918022200

But they can't view the thread either way. What difference does it make for it to be "permanently deleted" as opposed to "permanently" hidden? Also keep in mind that even with the old features they were not really "permanently" deleted. Admins could always restore the message pages if they wanted to; just like how Discussion threads can be undeleted (i.e. unhidden).