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Can posts be deleted by poster?
- Thread starter shoran
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At the post you want to delete select Tools then delete
For a short period of time you can select to delete them, which will hide them from the public. Staff may still be able to review them. I think that over time deleted posts may be completely erased, however I don't know when and if, because it is a technical detail.
Generally no. In general you won't be able to delete your posts if they are older than 10 minutes or so. I'm not sure. Some times it seems like up to an hour works.
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shoran
Member
Does it delete the post or the whole topic?
Let's say I want to delete the thread, this topic, not only a single post: how does it go?
I don't like to see my posts holding around for long.
I like to delete my activity log let's say once a week, deleting everything I posted.
Does this forum allow it?
Let's say I want to delete the thread, this topic, not only a single post: how does it go?
I don't like to see my posts holding around for long.
I like to delete my activity log let's say once a week, deleting everything I posted.
Does this forum allow it?
Secret Chief
nirvana is samsara
No. Moses posted the ten commandments here and they're still visible. One of the mods posted a pic of himself in his finest Speedo's two years ago and it still gets a laugh.
Not in that form, no. Once you post, it stays (except for very unusual circumstances).
Moderators have the ability to remove posts from public visibility, but we tend not to do that unless there is a rule violation.
You can search threads that are years old. We appreciate it if you don't resurrect dead threads, though.
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If you delete the first post in the thread, the whole topic is deleted.
Once you post, your posts are the property of RF. We do not permit deleting one's own posts as a practice.
No, however if the site owner wants to delete something from the site they may do so without asking your permission. Basically they have the rights to all content here. You retain the right to repost your content elsewhere, but RF retains the right to reproduce anything that you posted here. Rf also doesn't want you to copy/paste information to here, because that can cause copyright conflicts.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
I have a related question. Years ago I accidently posted something borderline questionable legal wise. One of the RF members (not staff) suggest I asked to remove it. I asked staff..was it permenantly removed or did it stick around? Nothing illegal just liability and security issues (I can't bring up the topic...I think the rules had said once.)
I don't know how deletion works. I think at first it is just hidden and then eventually is deleted, however I don't even know which admin does know.
What I suggest is make a thread about it in site feedback with a link to the post, and ask for it to be deleted and whether the site could also get rid of any ability to recover it.
Unveiled Artist
Veteran Member
Since it's so far back, I wouldn't know. It could be just hidden. Id have to look through my thousand posts
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
I have a related example. I could swear that it was this site, but it might have been another. At any rate the software was a bit dodgy at the time and double and even triple posts occurred at times. As a result I would regularly delete the repetitive posts.
Did the software change here so that one can no longer delete posts? I see that the delete button still exists when I create a post.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Thanks. It appears we cross posted. That answers my questions.
Yes you can
Couldn't be us. Our software around here is never dodgy.
Some of the people? Well, that's a different story.
I do not know why that post is funny. If it is offensive if it is to me then please accept my apology. Thank you. (if you will)