Lost the Privilege!

[Jock]

May I ask why you would take the privilege of deleting your own posts away?
That's a huge part of the forum - modifying and deleting existing posts...

Jd

Ahh this is a good question grasshopper. What happens when you allow people to delete their own posts is that people will make a post with a smart
arse comment to start an argument and then once people start replying the person who made the smart arse comment deletes their original post.
It started happening on here so I stopped everyone from deleting their own posts. Anyway theres no need for people to be able to delete their posts.
The idea of forums is so that all information is available for ever and obviously this doesn't happen if posts start getting deleted.

I dont know of any other forum on the www that actually allows you to delete your own posts. Cant be that huge a part of a forum?

Att: Forum Members

Shane has just informed me that we have lost the privilege of deleting our own posts.
So if you need to delete a post that is no longer valid or you would like to simply remove one of your own posts - BAD LUCK GRASSHOPPERS!

So now if you would like something deleted you must ask the almighty ShaneJ or a moderator to remove what it is that you would like deleted.
If something is no longer valid or you want to remove it - should you have the freedom to be able to delete what you have written?  

Some feedback on this would be good. Personally I think we should all be able to delete any of our own posts - saves the moderators having to
do it and saves time, everytime you want something deleted you have to ask someone to delete it?  

Jock

[Dave]

I understand your issue Jock, but I cant fault Shane's logic, and whilst I can see many sound reasons for removing your own post it would be difficult to fault Shane's logic.

I was going to ask the same question regarding our inability to modifying posts because I often post full of spelling mistakes and cant even make sense of my own post, but I reckon I agree with Shane, so adding another post with a retraction or a correction is the answer.

It is like just emails youve got to think about what you wrote before you post as it is a pretty wide audience, and I cant see Shane or one of the other moderators refusing a request to remove a post if we have a sound reason they seem fairly reasonable guys to me.
dave

[ShaneJ]

The ability to modify posts is back now.

What happened during my last security up date was a timer was setup to disable modifying posts after 15 minutes. 15 minutes is generally enough time to fix spelling mistakes and what have you.
I may end up applying this again at a later date.

As for deleting posts, I don't have a problem doing it for people on the rare occasion that it would be required. I very much doubt the other mods would have a problem with this either.

[able]

for people that have slight spelling difficulties (i do) you can download and use "mozilla firefox"

it has a built in spelling correction system and is less prone to virus's then the other browsers.

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

i can also see the point both ways with the deleting... i have been on forums where people have cracked it with other members and deliberately deleted all their post... makes a mess of the forum if they are a regular poster.... and they know it! modifying can also be the same as deletion as people have emptied their posts and just left a row of six or so numbers or letters to fulfill the minimum post requirement.



 

[ben]

i have to delete my posts all the time cause i say stupid thoings i dont think about..

i strongly agree memebrs should be able to delete their own posts..

most of the times its after you read the post you have written and saying hmmm thats a bit harsh.. better get rid of that..
are there people on here that cant be trusted?? i have not seen anything like that. but then ive been busy lately.

ben

[ShaneJ]

most of the times its after you read the post you have written and saying hmmm thats a bit harsh.. better get rid of that..

This is exactly right, you've actually backed up my reason for doing this.
 The problem is that in the time it takes people to realise that what they have said is wrong, people have already read it and taking it the wrong way.

[ShaneJ]

By the way I'm not pointing my finger at you Ben, you just made a good point for me thats all

[ben]

isnt it better to delete the post in 3 mins.. if someone sees it well thats no good but if we cant delete it it could offend 20 30 people before a moderator gets on to delete it.. shane you cant tell me your online 24/7 can you?

ben

[ben]

or is it better not to post at all?

[ShaneJ]

If you make a post and then realise that it might offend someone, simply modify it. Doesn't get much easier than that.

42 people have read this thread and only 2 people so far have a problem with my decision. Why?