Tag: Forum - Deleting posts
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I don't know, Lew. Who would want to delete a post? I'm sure almost no one. What would be the point?
More seriously, several features seem to have eluded the FL team … I'd say not by accident. I just wonder why.
Logos.com has a similar mysterious design oddness.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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As someone who has spoken in haste before, this seems like an obvious feature to include.
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+1
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Allowing self-deletion is not as simple as one may think, particularly in a community designed as ours is. Just a thought to keep in mind - allowing self-deletion might lead to comments getting scattered, especially in a support-focused community like ours. Imagine someone joining a discussion after it’s already happened and trying to find answers. The comments might not make much sense anymore. The ability for a member to edit their content is a response to that very issue.
A simple solution would be to report a post to Admins for deletion, but that feature (self-deletion) is a feature that we could consider enabling in our community.
I'd also like to point out that we do have a tag for Community, as forums, feedback, and more are lumped together into this site now. Suggestions around the community site can be tagged as such.
Sr. Community Manager at Logos.
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I've only wanted to self-delete a couple of times, and in both instances nobody had responded to my post yet. Allowing for deletions in that case shouldn't have any ramifications.
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Ahh! Thanks for the "Community" tag. I had overlooked that.
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Yes, I had in mind restricting such deletions only if nobody has commented. I sort of assumed that would present no philosophical challenges similar to going back in time and preventing your parents from meeting or anything like that. 😂
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Well 'previously' deletion was allowed within seconds of a major boo-boo. Plus double posts, like yours.
"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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edit content down to the last period. :)
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Who would want to delete a post?
Recently, I posted a question and found the solution shortly after. Deleting the post might spare useless efford to forumites willing to engage in helping.
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Doesn't it send out emails shorty after a new post? They can't undo email 😀
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"If myth is ideology in narrative form, then scholarship is myth with footnotes." B. Lincolm 1999.
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Yes, it makes sense to me that the time limit for deleting would be shorter than editing. Even a timer of 5-10 minutes would allow erroneous posts/comments to be deleted. I have seen empty comments from me than I do not remember posting. Perhaps these were a result of a glitch? Self deletion would allow users to clean up such accidents and errors.
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True. This is also a "problem" with edits. I don't think it's a problem that needs solving, however. The dynamic nature of the forums allows users to correct and refine their posts and comments. Emails allow users to receive a snapshot of what was originally posted directly in their inbox. I think both are useful.
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