delete post?

ROBRUDD21 · December 1, 2008, 05:44 PM

How do i delete my post in the classifieds, when i have sold the item.
Thanks
Rob

SilentHitz · December 1, 2008, 05:57 PM

Just click on edit...remove all the text you want, and put SOLD.

grymster2007 · December 1, 2008, 07:24 PM

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Just click on edit...remove all the text you want, and put SOLD.

Doesn't the period for editing expire in 4 days or something?

SilentHitz · December 1, 2008, 09:31 PM

Hmmmm, not sure about that. In that case I would just PM a mod. and ask them to delete it, they're pretty good to help here.

**Mal H** · December 1, 2008, 10:07 PM

Yes, the editing time window is 4 days. After that period the Edit button disappears from your posts.

For any classified threads, simply add a post saying the item is sold. That will prevent any inquiries from the 95% of members who actually read the final post before posting themselves.

If it is imperative that a post edit be made after the editing time is over, as SilentHitz said, simply PM any moderator who will be able to perform the edit.

Gun 4 Fun · December 3, 2008, 03:09 AM

How do I delete a post [tag] that I accidentally put up. Several times now I've posted and went to edit to delete it, and I can't. It always says it needs to be a couple characters longer. When I say accidentally, I mean , well like sometimes while I'm writing a post, when I actually get it up there, someone else has already said the same thing, or like tonight, on the thread about how to put quote tags on something, I was trying out what I had just read and it didn't work. I went to edit the tag to delete it and couldn't. Help?

**Mal H** · December 3, 2008, 10:24 AM

The system requires that all posts be several characters long (it prevents silliness like "+1").

When you need to delete a post, simply delete all the text and add the word "delete". That will be a valid post length and it will also flag the post for deletion by a mod who might happen to see it. If it doesn't get physically deleted later on, it's no big deal. There are probably thousands of posts on TFL right now that only say "delete".

Gun 4 Fun · December 3, 2008, 01:07 PM

Gotcha- I wasn't sure and didn't want to keep putting up tags that simply said delete.

**Mike Irwin** · December 4, 2008, 10:43 AM

"The system requires that all posts be several characters long (it prevents silliness like "+1")."

+11

grymster2007 · December 4, 2008, 11:30 AM

+F40-F3F

December 1, 2008, 05:44 PM	#1
ROBRUDD21 Junior Member Join Date: November 18, 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 1	delete post? How do i delete my post in the classifieds, when i have sold the item. Thanks Rob

December 4, 2008, 10:43 AM	#9
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	"The system requires that all posts be several characters long (it prevents silliness like "+1")." +11 __________________ "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.

December 4, 2008, 11:30 AM	#10
grymster2007 Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: In the oak studded hills near Napa Posts: 2,203	+F40-F3F __________________ grym

December 1, 2008, 05:57 PM	#2
SilentHitz Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Ms. Posts: 1,984	Just click on edit...remove all the text you want, and put SOLD.

December 1, 2008, 09:31 PM	#4
SilentHitz Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Ms. Posts: 1,984	Hmmmm, not sure about that. In that case I would just PM a mod. and ask them to delete it, they're pretty good to help here.

December 1, 2008, 10:07 PM	#5
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	Yes, the editing time window is 4 days. After that period the Edit button disappears from your posts. For any classified threads, simply add a post saying the item is sold. That will prevent any inquiries from the 95% of members who actually read the final post before posting themselves. If it is imperative that a post edit be made after the editing time is over, as SilentHitz said, simply PM any moderator who will be able to perform the edit.

December 3, 2008, 03:09 AM	#6
Gun 4 Fun Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2008 Posts: 956	How do I delete a post [tag] that I accidentally put up. Several times now I've posted and went to edit to delete it, and I can't. It always says it needs to be a couple characters longer. When I say accidentally, I mean , well like sometimes while I'm writing a post, when I actually get it up there, someone else has already said the same thing, or like tonight, on the thread about how to put quote tags on something, I was trying out what I had just read and it didn't work. I went to edit the tag to delete it and couldn't. Help?

December 3, 2008, 10:24 AM	#7
Mal H Staff Join Date: March 20, 1999 Location: Somewhere in the woods of Northern Virginia Posts: 16,955	The system requires that all posts be several characters long (it prevents silliness like "+1"). When you need to delete a post, simply delete all the text and add the word "delete". That will be a valid post length and it will also flag the post for deletion by a mod who might happen to see it. If it doesn't get physically deleted later on, it's no big deal. There are probably thousands of posts on TFL right now that only say "delete".

December 3, 2008, 01:07 PM	#8
Gun 4 Fun Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2008 Posts: 956	Gotcha- I wasn't sure and didn't want to keep putting up tags that simply said delete.