How About Adding a "Delete Post" Feature ?

PetahW · May 20, 2014, 05:50 PM

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It'd be nice if this forum included a "delete post" under the "edit" feature of a person's own post, like many other forum do..............instead of the "edit" feature disappearing after an additional post follows one's own post.

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Brian Pfleuger · May 20, 2014, 06:36 PM

The edit feature doesn't disappear after a following post, it disappears after a certain time limit.

I don't remember how long. A few hours, I think.

As far as delete, it would need to have a time limit too, or someone with the wrong attitude could go back and delete all their posts (it's been tried) and create very odd, disjointed conversations. I didn't (don't) know that vBulletin even has such a (timed) feature.

You can always PM staff and ask them, or change the text to "Delete" if you're still in the edit time limit. We'll delete it if we see it, or no harm if we don't as it will only say "Delete".

spacecoast · May 21, 2014, 05:52 AM

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I don't remember how long. A few hours, I think.

I have a post out there that's almost 4 days old and it still has the Edit button, but one 6 days old does not.

Evan Thomas · May 21, 2014, 07:29 AM

Yes, it's around 4-5 days, I think.

**Tom Servo** · May 21, 2014, 10:35 AM

Bear in mind that, even if you delete a post, it may have already been cached by Google and other search engines.

Oruglock · May 21, 2014, 10:41 AM

I'd like a quote feature. This is the first forum I've ever encountered which makes it so hard to quote another post.

Brian Pfleuger · May 21, 2014, 10:45 AM

Quoting has been discussed many, many times. There's even a Sticky thread on it...

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323215

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=546037

**Mike Irwin** · May 21, 2014, 01:22 PM

Posters can edit their submissions for 96 hours.

Letting members self-delete posts can be a very bad thing for a number of reasons.

If theirs is the first post in a long thread, deleting it removes the ENTIRE thread.

Deleting a post in the body of a thread can really mess with the continuity of the thread.

As noted (and as has actually happened) someone can get into a snit and decide to delete themselves in a fit of pique.

That makes a HUGE amount of work for us.

Posters are encouraged to think first about what they post.

Staff will entertain, on a case by case basis, requests to delete individual posts (only with a compelling reason), but under no circumstances will we delete a poster and all of the posts he has made.

May 20, 2014, 05:50 PM	#1
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	How About Adding a "Delete Post" Feature ? . It'd be nice if this forum included a "delete post" under the "edit" feature of a person's own post, like many other forum do..............instead of the "edit" feature disappearing after an additional post follows one's own post. .

May 20, 2014, 06:36 PM	#2
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	The edit feature doesn't disappear after a following post, it disappears after a certain time limit. I don't remember how long. A few hours, I think. As far as delete, it would need to have a time limit too, or someone with the wrong attitude could go back and delete all their posts (it's been tried) and create very odd, disjointed conversations. I didn't (don't) know that vBulletin even has such a (timed) feature. You can always PM staff and ask them, or change the text to "Delete" if you're still in the edit time limit. We'll delete it if we see it, or no harm if we don't as it will only say "Delete". __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

May 21, 2014, 07:29 AM	#4
Evan Thomas Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 5,631	Yes, it's around 4-5 days, I think. __________________ Never let anything mechanical know you're in a hurry.

May 21, 2014, 10:35 AM	#5
Tom Servo Staff Join Date: September 27, 2008 Location: Foothills of the Appalachians Posts: 13,059	Bear in mind that, even if you delete a post, it may have already been cached by Google and other search engines. __________________ Sometimes it’s nice not to destroy the world for a change. --Randall Munroe

May 21, 2014, 10:45 AM	#7
Brian Pfleuger Moderator Emeritus Join Date: June 25, 2008 Location: Austin, CO Posts: 19,578	Quoting has been discussed many, many times. There's even a Sticky thread on it... http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=323215 http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=546037 __________________ Nobody plans to screw up their lives... ...they just don't plan not to. -Andy Stanley

May 21, 2014, 10:41 AM	#6
Oruglock Member Join Date: April 26, 2014 Posts: 92	I'd like a quote feature. This is the first forum I've ever encountered which makes it so hard to quote another post.

May 21, 2014, 01:22 PM	#8
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,380	Posters can edit their submissions for 96 hours. Letting members self-delete posts can be a very bad thing for a number of reasons. If theirs is the first post in a long thread, deleting it removes the ENTIRE thread. Deleting a post in the body of a thread can really mess with the continuity of the thread. As noted (and as has actually happened) someone can get into a snit and decide to delete themselves in a fit of pique. That makes a HUGE amount of work for us. Posters are encouraged to think first about what they post. Staff will entertain, on a case by case basis, requests to delete individual posts (only with a compelling reason), but under no circumstances will we delete a poster and all of the posts he has made. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.