Sarah, Where Did the Post Go?
I've been documenting my experience with Nextdoor for more than 60 days.
I've posted on LinkedIn, Bluesky Social, X, and NielFlamm.com/blog. I've emailed Nextdoor and posted replies on accounts associated with the company—including co-founder Sarah Leary.
Why?
Exposure and reach.
One place I haven't had the same conversation is, ironically, Nextdoor itself. From my experience, negative feedback about the platform isn't exactly welcomed there.
Then There Was Sarah's X Post
Sarah isn't a big poster on @X. Her most recent post, as far as I can tell, is from March 19, 2026, and discusses a Hertz failure at FLL.
Oh, the irony.
There was also an older post involving a Boston neighborhood—possibly Beacon Hill—snow, and some neighborhood observations.
That became one place where I regularly posted updates about my dissatisfaction with Nextdoor.
The last time I looked, it had at least 175 replies.
I'd estimate 150 or more were mine.
Yes, that's a lot.
I posted about the unanswered study request, moderation, communication, leadership, corporate culture, verification, and shareholder value.
Then yesterday I noticed:
The post was gone.
Did Sarah delete it?
Did X remove it?
Was it simply an old post she decided to delete?
Or did 150+ replies from one dissatisfied shareholder become inconvenient?
I don't know.
That's why I'm asking.
So, I Found Another Post
Since that post disappeared, I've moved along.
I'm now leaving updates on another post on Sarah's X account from January 28, 2025.
Is it ideal?
Nope.
It's a repost from Nirav Tolia about X/Twitter and his apparently being on the platform for 20 years.
Congratulations, Nirav.
I'll get you a ribbon. 🎀
This isn't related to my questions, but when feedback places disappear, I'll work with what's available.
Now I'm curious:
How long will this post remain on Sarah's page?
If that one disappears too, I'll notice.
And I'll probably write about it.
Sarah, Why Did the Post Disappear?
If Sarah deleted it herself, I'd genuinely like to know why.
Was it because of my replies?
Was it simply because the post was old?
Was it completely unrelated to me?
There's a perfectly reasonable answer:
I don't know.
But that's been the recurring theme of this Nextdoor experience.
When leaders don't communicate, people are left trying to understand the reasons.
Deleting a post doesn't delete the questions.
Blocking someone doesn't eliminate feedback.
Disabling comments doesn't create agreement.
And refusing to engage doesn't make the conversation disappear.
It just moves somewhere else.
This time, it moved to Sarah's January 28, 2025 post.
And it continues here.
So, Sarah:
Why did the original post disappear?
And now...
How long will this one stay?
Comments and feedback are welcome here.
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