Deleting posts Options

[lolthissiteisfun...]

I'm not sure of this belongs here, and if not I'm sorry! but does anyone know why you can't delete posts? I was on a board with the same format as this, almost exactly, and you could delete posts. So why can't you here?

[Spirited Away]

This is a good thing in the debate forum... you can't go back on what you said. hahaha.

okay... i don't know why either... someone enlighten me please.

[Rachel]

I agree. I really do believe we all should be able to delete our own posts! It would probably help on the double posting issue, esp. when cB freaks out and posts 3 in a row =)

[HelloSunshine]

That's the way micron wanted it I guess? Admins have a choice about that stuff. I guess they don't want people deleting they're posts =/

[*salcha*]

yeah, maybe we should add that feature, it would help a lot.

[*lolita kitty*]

actually, thats a good question. i think we should be able to delete our own posts.
it helps if you accidentally double post ^_^

[*mzkandi*]

the ability to delete post would be a useful feature as well as aid in the fight against double/triple post

[Chaos13]

its nice to have the deletion of post/threads to have more room for better posts/threads

[iheartsimba]

well..mods can. but why would you delete it..if you can edit it? I don't know why you can't delete your own posts, but does it really matter if you have the edit button? =]

[JC4P]

well if someone who double posted or triple posted could delete their own post...then that would add up to a lot of saved bandwith so less "Connection" errors

[Rachel]

well..mods can. but why would you delete it..if you can edit it? I don't know why you can't delete your own posts, but does it really matter if you have the edit button? =]

if you double/triple the samet post on accident...would save the mods some work!

also, i HATE the flood control! i type too fast for it damnit

[DaTru KataLYST]

It's a very good thing you aren't allowed to delete your posts. It would CREATE chaos.

If you could delete your posts:

Good:
1. You can destroy your double posts.


Bad:
1. You can wreak havoc on the cB timeline. Suppose there is a chain of posts, and your post is right smack in the middle. If you deleted it, the thread would be very confusing (in cases) to the reader.

2. Like what Fae said above, it's to keep you from taking back what you said.

3. Mods are discouraged to delete posts, because it deletes the evidence. It goes the same for members.

All in all, it is better that you can't delete.

Be VERY VERY happy that you can EDIT! I have been in forums where u can't edit, and it SUCKS!

[JC4P]

F**cking smarta** ...i mean thanks for sharing

[lolthissiteisfun...]

But doesn't cB have some sort of backup, or record of all the posts, so they can see the evidence, deleted or not, whenever they want to?


also about why you would delete it. If you decide your post is stupid and you want to delete it since it was stupid, you can't. And if you are the thread starter and people have posted after you, you can't just change it to *edited* which is what some people do in the middle of threads. Plus liek accidental spam. Or if you want to add two of your posts into one, you can't because then your first post is just blank, and it is spam

[*autumn.*]

It's a very good thing you aren't allowed to delete your posts. It would CREATE chaos.

If you could delete your posts:

Good:
1. You can destroy your double posts.
Bad:
1. You can wreak havoc on the cB timeline. Suppose there is a chain of posts, and your post is right smack in the middle. If you deleted it, the thread would be very confusing (in cases) to the reader.

2. Like what Fae said above, it's to keep you from taking back what you said.

3. Mods are discouraged to delete posts, because it deletes the evidence. It goes the same for members.

All in all, it is better that you can't delete.

Be VERY VERY happy that you can EDIT! I have been in forums where u can't edit, and it SUCKS!

you can still "achieve" the bad things when you edit a post.

[JC4P]

-deleted
-not spam
-we have a preview button?

[lolthissiteisfun...]

^^ well that is fabulous.
is that spam tho?

[_time2fly]

yah..but i guess thats what the "preview post" thing is for ^^

[DaTru KataLYST]

but once you edit it, it leaves a physical and a command trail to keep as evidence.

So you say "f**k YOU JEFF!!" and edit it, I'LL KNOW!!! grr!


(actually I won't so dont try it)

Ok the real goodthing about edit is that for editing you have to think up of something else to say, while deleting it is just deleting and you dont have to think of another post to type. Get it? It consumes brainpower and most people are too lazy to edit their stuff. Think how many times people would use the 1-click-solves-all 'delete button'.

[lolthissiteisfun...]

^^ lol yes i hate that. I'm usually like well, my post before was stupid so now I'm gonna say..hmm..
lol

yah..but i guess thats what the "preview post" thing is for ^^

Yeah but that's not why some people delete posts. I mean if they like made a typo or something they wanna fix and they don't preview it they can just edit it. But if we say something really mean or in my case really stupid, it would be a lot easier to just delete the post. But I can totally understand why we can't, it would cause a ton of problems!

[JC4P]

f**k you JEff!
Edit by DaTru KataLYST: I know!!!

[gelionie]

I've been to other forums... and it's pretty confusing if someone deletes a post. So the edit button should be good enough. I think the "last edit by..." line should be default though. Sometimes normal members can't tell if that member has edited his/her post or not.

[the_crox]

rawr... yeah I was wondering when I first came here. Let's all delete posts. Think about the children. :p

[DanielleMaria05]

Yeah, but, when u said deleting it would cause havoc, Well, the same thing happens when someone edits it. Its like huh?? what?? so, yeah,

[Ballpointpencil]

well..mods can. but why would you delete it..if you can edit it? I don't know why you can't delete your own posts, but does it really matter if you have the edit button? =]

What if they double post? Would they just edit it to say "Oops, double post"? That could be miscontrued as spam.

[*autumn.*]

but once you edit it, it leaves a physical and a command trail to keep as evidence.

wait, so mods can see your original post even after you've edited it?

[*tweeak*]

um...i cant

[KissMe2408]

mhm....i dunno...we should be able to delete our own posts, but i guess if everyone started deleting their own posts, it would turn into a big mess, so it's good the way it is, atleast we can "edit"

[glit_gal]

yah..but i guess thats what the "preview post" thing is for ^^

good point I agree with that.

[*mona lisa*]

wait, so mods can see your original post even after you've edited it?

no we can't unless we know that you wrote one thing at one time, then changed it to something else later on, but that's if we see the post both before and after the edit. maybe admins can, but mods cannot.

[heyyfrankie]

mhm....i dunno...we should be able to delete our own posts, but i guess if everyone started deleting their own posts, it would turn into a big mess, so it's good the way it is, atleast we can "edit"

that is what i think too. i think that we all deleted our posts, it may seen a little disorganized. but i honestly don't see a reason why we would need to delete our posts. i mean, we haven't had that option at all on createblog so i think that we can live without it.

[*autumn.*]

QUOTE(DaTru KataLYST @ Mar 29 2005, 10:48 PM)
but once you edit it, it leaves a physical and a command trail to keep as evidence.

then what is he talking about? :|

i still think that editing can have the same "bad" effects as deleting.

[*tweeak*]

i dont know. but i certainly cant see anything.

[Rachel]

i was just thinking that it would cut down on the un-intentional double post...ugh those are annoying


actually, the intentional too lazy people who double post are worse!

[Rachel]

SEEEEEEEEEE

i just want to delete this post

[DaTru KataLYST]

OK new example:

Seonho makes a post about nothing and then spams in it 15 times. And then he deletes it all.

How annoying - to the server and the confused public when the thread suddenly dissapears.

[*mona lisa*]

EXACTLY. it's another way to attempt to get your post counts up. btw, i don't know for sure, but if you delete a post, you're post count will stay the same right? meaning it increases normally? or does it go down?

[lovescream]

EXACTLY. it's another way to attempt to get your post counts up. btw, i don't know for sure, but if you delete a post, you're post count will stay the same right? meaning it increases normally? or does it go down?

I believe so. I remember I tried it once on myself, since I double posted accidently. o.o Yeah, this way, it could create a LOT of spam. ergghhh.
There are goods and bads.. but.. I agree with Jeff. :]
No need for delete buttons.

[DaTru KataLYST]

^ I just tested it. Your post count doesn't go down after deletion.

[*autumn.*]

^ I just tested it. Your post count doesn't go down after deletion.

okay that's the best argument against deletion for me. thanks.

[swe3ttemptasian]

I agree. I really do believe we all should be able to delete our own posts! It would probably help on the double posting issue, esp. when cB freaks out and posts 3 in a row =)

lol, yes. I saw someone that made a topic just to bring their post count higher.

[Wolverine0723]

i agree. i hate it if u accidentely double psot (ive none it b4 bcuz it said somesoemthign could not be found)...then u cant go back to delete it.

[racoons > you]

we definately ought to be able to delete our own posts.

why dont they alter it so that the post count does go down when u get a post delete it

[*tweeak*]

thats far too difficult

[xTINAA]

I don't think we should delete posts. I think cB is fine the way it is. And who cares if what you posted was really stupid or something...That means you should just pay more attention to what you're writing and that's also what the preview button is for. Also if it's stupid or whatever you can always edit it. Also, because I think you guys were saying post count doesn't go down after deleting a post and I don't think that's fair because we would have numerous amounts of spam and such and the person could delete it RIGHT after posting it and there post count would still be high. I think we should just leave it to the mods to delete double posts and such.

[jennyjenny]

Wouldn't ur post count be all messed up then?

And you can just edit and delete everything... but wouldn't that be considered as spam? haha