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Geek Culture / Why no option to delete a post

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gearce
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 12:03
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Why no option to delete a post

LANG MEY YER LUM REEK

Progress is like a wheelbarrow. If you don't keep pushing it, it stops
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BatVink
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 14:31
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Because the forum is an archive of information, not just "for the moment". One user cannot determine that a post has exceeded it's useful life.

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tha_rami
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 14:33
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But 30 days can decide whether a potential reply to a post is useful?


A mod has been erased by your signature because it was larger than 600x120
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Matt Rock
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 14:44
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Personally, I love the rule. Don't make silly threads and there won't be a need for deleting it .

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SunnyKatt
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 14:55
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I love the rule too. Then we couldn't look back on wonderful moments such as "I hate book" because the creator of it would have it deleted.

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Van B
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 15:18
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I suppose Rich got bored one day and decided to add a rule to lock a thread after 30 days, and was too bored to allow users to delete their own posts or rename their threads...

No, these features are there for a reason, whether it's apparent or not. It's probably why we have such a crap-free and content safe forum right now.


less is more, but if less is more how you keeping score?
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soapyfish
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 17:04
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There's nothing stopping you from starting your own forum if you think removing or adding certain features would make it better. Just don't go advertising it here


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dagger24
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Posted: 12th Jun 2008 23:01
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I agree with the rule as well.
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