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  • 12-05-2009 2:10pm
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    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭


    Not a complaint, just a query.

    Can any mod delete posts from somebodies account?

    Thanks


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    Beruthiel
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 42,362 Mod ✭✭✭✭Beruthiel


    A comment can only be deleted in the forum the Mod moderates.
    And only if it is against the charter.


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    sceptre
    Registered Users Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    Short answer: yes, but only in the forums they mod.

    The long answer is a bit more complicated. Mods can delete any post but obviously only in the forums they mod. Those posts are soft-deleted, which means that admins can still see them and undelete or move them. Only admins can hard-delete posts (permanently remove them from the database). Mods are of course beholden to the community and the admins on the decisions they make. Posts are almost always deleted for legal reasons or because someone has posted in a troublesome manner.


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    Diabhal Beag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Thanks for clearing that up


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