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[system-lux-]

Hello,
I want suggest something that we already had, but i want bring it back, because i think that could be usefull.

Heres the qutoe what i exactly want suggest:

HyRsY, on Oct 20 2007, 05:07 PM, said:

Im just wondering, why cant we delete our own replies / topics? I know that after leaving, they would delete all theyr posts, but would be good to apply this at least on privates / lieutenants..

Well, i just suggest that we could delete our own post's.
NOTE: Don't think "he just want forum moderation", because that's WRONG.

NOTE2: Sry for bring this back, but I think, when we recive this, that could be usefull.



_{sry for my bad english.}

[jaZ]

Yes, I remember when we had this option. Stuff just wouldn't really make much sense if people were able to just delete their own posts though.

[eagleye]

Yah, it doesn't really make sense. People should think before they post, and giving someone the ability to delete just makes it easier for converstaions to get jumbled.

[Zeromac]

I can delete my own posts?

[Killerace]

you are councillor....lol. All councillors can

[system-lux-]

jaZ, on Apr 16 2009, 02:04 AM, said:

Yes, I remember when we had this option. Stuff just wouldn't really make much sense if people were able to just delete their own posts though.

eagleye, on Apr 16 2009, 02:08 AM, said:

Yah, it doesn't really make sense. People should think before they post, and giving someone the ability to delete just makes it easier for converstaions to get jumbled.

It's not just when we don't think before, even when someone make a double post, or a fail post, then we could delete them.

@Zero: Ofc you can, you are a councillor.

[Killerace]

If I remember right, JAD made a different delete function. After x days we couldn't delete/edit our own posts. Not quite sure though.

[system-lux-]

Killerace, on Apr 16 2009, 10:53 AM, said:

If I remember right, JAD made a different delete function. After x days we couldn't delete/edit our own posts. Not quite sure though.

That's good, because then you can't delete/edit post when you leave or something else. If we could have the function after x days, would be really great, and i just say for reciving the option "delete", and not edit.

[Zeromac]

Killerace, on Apr 16 2009, 10:53 AM, said:

If I remember right, JAD made a different delete function. After x days we couldn't delete/edit our own posts. Not quite sure though.

I tried deleting one of my own posts from 2 years ago. It worked fine

[Killerace]

again, you are councillor.....we have different permissions >.<

[Apolloz]

How about this, you can delete your own post but only before someone else posts after you. It works on other forums.

[Jack]

If you want a post deleted, ask a moderator. It shouldn't really be necessary.

Apolloz, on Apr 16 2009, 01:09 PM, said:

How about this, you can delete your own post but only before someone else posts after you. It works on other forums.

That feature is not available in IPB without modding it, and I don't think it's worth maintaining a mod just for it.

[system-lux-]

Jack, on Apr 16 2009, 05:48 PM, said:

If you want a post deleted, ask a moderator. It shouldn't really be necessary.

Yes, i can ask a moderator, but when everybody ask and ask, that's annoying for them.

So you don't accept this?

[Jack]

Why do you need to delete your posts? If they're not worth being on the forums, don't post in the first place!

[system-lux-]

Jack, on Apr 16 2009, 06:30 PM, said:

Why do you need to delete your posts? If they're not worth being on the forums, don't post in the first place!

Well, first off, when you make a double post (what's not your fault), or if you make a fail post, you don't need to ask a modeartor everytime, then you can just delete it yourself.

[jaZ]

system-lux-, on Apr 16 2009, 02:04 PM, said:

Yes, i can ask a moderator, but when everybody ask and ask, that's annoying for them.

So you don't accept this?

I haven't been PM'd once about anything on the forums that needs moderating by a normal user. Given that it's the forum moderators' job to moderate the forums, I don't think you need to worry about 'annoying' them with things that need moderation.

system-lux-, on Apr 17 2009, 02:53 PM, said:

Well, first off, when you make a double post (what's not your fault), or if you make a fail post, you don't need to ask a modeartor everytime, then you can just delete it yourself.

There are lots of occasions where this isn't the case. Let's say person A posts in a topic. Later, other people post in the topic after reading all the other posts and each adds their own opinions and references different posts. After a while, the topic grows pretty big and the entire topic is built off of the posts that were made previously in the topic. If somewhere in the topic someone posts something that makes person A look stupid or just makes his post irrelevant from his own information/opinion, person A may try to delete his post. Now we have an issue because the whole topic was built of its original posts, and removing one of them is like removing a part of a building's foundation. After enough posts are deleted a large topic would not make any sense, or a small topic has a chunk of it absent.

[system-lux-]

jaZ, on Apr 17 2009, 08:35 PM, said:

I haven't been PM'd once about anything on the forums that needs moderating by a normal user. Given that it's the forum moderators' job to moderate the forums, I don't think you need to worry about 'annoying' them with things that need moderation.

Lol, i don't pm a Moderator for delete a post.
And i think it's annoying for the Moderators when they recive every day a PM with "Omg PLS delete my fail/double post".

jaZ, on Apr 17 2009, 08:35 PM, said:

There are lots of occasions where this isn't the case. Let's say person A posts in a topic. Later, other people post in the topic after reading all the other posts and each adds their own opinions and references different posts. After a while, the topic grows pretty big and the entire topic is built off of the posts that were made previously in the topic. If somewhere in the topic someone posts something that makes person A look stupid or just makes his post irrelevant from his own information/opinion, person A may try to delete his post. Now we have an issue because the whole topic was built of its original posts, and removing one of them is like removing a part of a building's foundation. After enough posts are deleted a large topic would not make any sense, or a small topic has a chunk of it absent.

You are right with this, but then it's abusing this "Power", and then JAD could remove that "Power" from this Member.

[Mild Gobstoppers]

Waiiit......

can't you just edit your post and change it to nothing?

[system-lux-]

Mild Gobstoppers, on Apr 18 2009, 11:58 PM, said:

Waiiit......

can't you just edit your post and change it to nothing?

I can edit my post, but then i have a post with nothing, and it's just pure spam. And when the forum make double post, then i have 2 post's with nothing, and it's more spam!

[Mild Gobstoppers]

system-lux-, on Apr 18 2009, 05:08 PM, said:

I can edit my post, but then i have a post with nothing, and it's just pure spam. And when the forum make double post, then i have 2 post's with nothing, and it's more spam!

but hey. its spam if you don't do anything anyways.
might as well make it blank to use up less room and to let others just skip past your post without having to read
"really sorry for double post, not spamming, its was a bad internet connection, etc."

[jaZ]

system-lux-, on Apr 18 2009, 05:53 PM, said:

You are right with this, but then it's abusing this "Power", and then JAD could remove that "Power" from this Member.

Well how do we know if someone is abusing it if there is no evidence to show for it (they delete their posts, we can't see them)?

[system-lux-]

Mild Gobstoppers, on Apr 19 2009, 01:15 AM, said:

but hey. its spam if you don't do anything anyways.
might as well make it blank to use up less room and to let others just skip past your post without having to read
"really sorry for double post, not spamming, its was a bad internet connection, etc."

Jack, on Aug 30 2008, 05:48 PM, said:

Failure to adhere to any of the following rules, irrespective of whether you are in the clan or not, will result in warnings, and/or post restrictions.

• No spamming. Ever.
  Examples include:
  • Empty posts, posts that have no relation to the current thread or discussion and those posts that state they are spam, either to annoy, advertise or increase a member's post count.
    
  • Pointless threads such as "lyke 0mg! am i good? tell me!" or "I bought a pen"

There is your answer. Forum Rules.

jaZ, on Apr 19 2009, 02:03 AM, said:

Well how do we know if someone is abusing it if there is no evidence to show for it (they delete their posts, we can't see them)?

Look, when someone delete a post, and it's just for fun or something else, then it's abusing, and i'm sure JAD can see when someone delete a post, or edit it.

[jaZ]

system-lux-, on Apr 19 2009, 06:11 AM, said:

Look, when someone delete a post, and it's just for fun or something else, then it's abusing, and i'm sure JAD can see when someone delete a post, or edit it.

I don't think even JAD can see when a post is deleted. Besided, even if they could they would be required to moderate the forums for this sole issue.

[Jack]

Deleted posts aren't actually deleted, they're moved to a special trash can forum.

[Planzor]

So you can read ALL of our deleted posts?

[Alex]

Yep. Tis good reading.

[jaZ]

You guys ought to make a book.

[hnQ]

OH SHIET, /me starts hiding

[system-lux-]

Jack, on Apr 19 2009, 07:41 PM, said:

Deleted posts aren't actually deleted, they're moved to a special trash can forum.

So if you can see when someone delete a post, and it was just for fun, or something else, then it's abusing the "Delete Post Option", so you can remove that "Power" from the Abuser?

[Jack]

How often do you need to delete a post anyway?

I can't remember if I've ever double-posted on here, and I rarely post things I wish to retract.


Just think before you post.