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Nicolasdperez · #1 06-25-2021, 08:20 PM

Is there a way to delete a forum post?

SouthPark · #2 06-25-2021, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicolasdperez

Is there a way to delete a forum post?

I think that us regular (basic) members can actually 'edit' our posts - so that you can remove what was typed within the post, and then add a 'dot' or full stop (or something) in order to re-save the post, resulting in almost a blank post.

Otherwise, if you want to completely remove a post entirely - such as all traces of it, then maybe putting out a request (to a forum moderator) might allow that to happen.

Roberta · #3 06-25-2021, 09:20 PM

When I edit a post, I see an option above it that lets me delete it. But that may be because I'm an admin.
Send a PM to any administrator if you want one of us to delete a post for you - just identify which post in which forum to be sure we get the right one. Please don't remove the text and leave a "." ... we don't want to leave garbage lying around.

estación seca · #4 06-25-2021, 10:03 PM

Paid forum supporters can delete our own posts.

SouthPark · #5 06-25-2021, 10:47 PM

It's true what E.S. wrote ---- which is why I wrote basic members (like myself and the OP) can edit our post. I know that paid members can delete their posts though.

The "delete our own text" (by means of edit mode) might not 'delete' our post (to it's entirety) ----- but is a way to remove what (for example) the OP wanted to remove - in terms of what they typed that is.

And then ----- after that - a message to an admin can then allow the whole record of that post to be removed - so that no traces of the post exists (or at least no longer visible to any regular members).

My message to the OP is based on - if he/she wanted to immediately (urgently) erase text that they typed, which they decided that they no longer want other (regular) forum members to see ------ as in remove from public view ---- then the 'edit' (and text deletion) followed by 're-save' method is the quickest and most effective way to do it. It is immediate.

They can then (afterwards) always ask the moderator to remove the record of their post. Once a moderator eventually gets around to deleting the record, then the post will no longer be lying around. At least - no longer visible in public view.