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Deleting posts

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  • 26-08-2003 10:46am
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    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭


    Can you change the vb options so that someone cant delete a post / reply after someone has replyed to it.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=111743

    I've seen that guy rander do that a few times before. I have his original messae quoted. He seems to post insulting messages then delete when replyed too.
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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,417 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Thats why there is the 2 day limit in editing posts. Any shorter and it would be unfair on people who make typos and the like or genuinely want / need to retract something said.


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    damnyanks
    Registered Users Posts: 4,276 ✭✭✭damnyanks


    Yes I understand that :) Thats why the edit button should work in those circumstances.

    The delete button makes it look as if no post was ever made and can make long threads look a bit shotty etc.


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    atkin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭atkin


    What if you are a thread starter and get idiot comments .
    I would like to be able to delete them so as the thread does not degenerate.


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    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,488 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    atkin wrote: »
    What if you are a thread starter and get idiot comments .
    I would like to be able to delete them so as the thread does not degenerate.

    You mean so that only posts that agree with you stay in the thread?


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    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    Early contender for zombie thread revival of the year.


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    atkin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 342 ✭✭atkin


    looksee wrote: »
    You mean so that only posts that agree with you stay in the thread?

    ooops maybe it would put you mods out of a 'job' .The deleted comments would be still for mod approval.

    Mods have a tendency to leave rubbish comments .

    Well consider cyber bullying and those recently that have committed suicide .


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    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,069 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    May as well just shut down the internet at this stage with the moral panic developing over cyber-bullying.


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    BuffyBot
    Registered Users Posts: 24,924 ✭✭✭✭BuffyBot


    I'm not sure what this thread did to deserve being dug up 10 years later, but don't do it again atkin.


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