So quick question

[JeNewBee]

Why can't we delete threads?

[André Toulon]

2 minutes ago, JeNewBee said:

Why can't we delete threads?

Have you ever been able to over the various versions of this site?

[JeNewBee]

2 minutes ago, André Toulon said:

Have you ever been able to over the various versions of this site?

Maybe I'm just remember ASMB

I remember doing so on that

[The_annoying_one]

I miss being able to delete posts/threads.

Spoiler

I tend to say stupid shit sometimes….>_>

 

[André Toulon]

31 minutes ago, JeNewBee said:

Maybe I'm just remember ASMB

I remember doing so on that

....I think you could remove posts but I'm not sure about threads....I honestly don't remember but leaning towards you couldn't because I feel like of I could, I would have gotten banned less

[JeNewBee]

1 minute ago, André Toulon said:

....I think you could remove posts but I'm not sure about threads....I honestly don't remember but leaning towards you couldn't because I feel like of I could, I would have gotten banned less

I one hundred percent sure you could but you probably didn't realize

[Seight]

We have to learn how to live with our mistakes.

Or, the coding doesn't allow for it.

Definitely one of those two.

[Raptorpat]

On ASMB, your ability to delete a post was tethered to whether it was anchored by a direct reply, but the IPB software doesn't categorize posts that way.

Because the software doesn't distinguish that, or between posts and threads generally, if an OP deleted their OP it would delete the entire thread. So it's turned off by default for everyone.

Some (likely older) non-volunteer custom ranks have the ability to hide their posts, but that's best explained as a horribly tedious cleanup/conforming job that's as far down the list as possible.

[scoobdog]

I do remember the stipulation that threads with no responses could be deleted.

[André Toulon]

21 minutes ago, scoobdog said:

I do remember the stipulation that threads with no responses could be deleted.

I guess....I mean, I was in babbling and unless it was 3am, there was always responses.

But I rarely regret my threads (even when I'm wrong) so I guess I never needed the option

[JeNewBee]

8 hours ago, Raptorpat said:

On ASMB, your ability to delete a post was tethered to whether it was anchored by a direct reply, but the IPB software doesn't categorize posts that way.

Because the software doesn't distinguish that, or between posts and threads generally, if an OP deleted their OP it would delete the entire thread. So it's turned off by default for everyone.

Some (likely older) non-volunteer custom ranks have the ability to hide their posts, but that's best explained as a horribly tedious cleanup/conforming job that's as far down the list as possible.

Wasn't time also a factor?  Like over an the option goes away?  It was probably longer but if forgot to delete early and came back later in the day I couldn't

Like early even with replies I remember deleting threads