Ability to delete posts for a certain time

By Des429
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Would you like to be able to delete your own post?  

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  1. 1. Would you like to be able to delete your own post?

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      48
    • No
      21
    • Don't Care
      10

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cyoung1616

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I think it would be more useful if you could edit the title of your thread. Lots of times people misspell or use all caps and can't go back and change that. Give it the same time limit as editing a post or something. Not that I make that many threads.

Cody

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Joel

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I think it would be more useful if you could edit the title of your thread. Lots of times people misspell or use all caps and can't go back and change that. Give it the same time limit as editing a post or something. Not that I make that many threads.

Cody

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You already can, if you sub.

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Des429

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well if someone goes as far as writing a post, hoping the person hes flaming sees it before mods do, and then deletes it before 3 minutes is up must be desperate. and i doubt that it would happen

not too mention that the mod that added the poll forgot that i said you should only be able to delete the posts for like 3 minutes other wise, yes ppl would abuse it.

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dragon2611

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Well usually if the server is busy when your post is going through... it will save your post in a box for you to copy and repaste. If you don't get that box that says "post data saved", then its probably posted.

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not always ive had server busy come up and sometimes the message still gets posted sometimes it doesnt so you go back and post and suddenly find youve double posted.

or you press submit and it looks like nothing has happened yet it has (have had it before on various boards)

or just some werid internet/computer issue hat means that for some reason you get an error instead of the usuall you have posted screen e.g a 404

or you have a stupid moment and post somit and then think Why the hell did i just post that:rolleyes: (do it all the time)

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On invision board software, when a mod (or you if you had the ability) deletes a post, your post count doesn't automatically subtract it. So you can see the massive room there is for abuse.

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Bingo.

This will never happen people. So stop asking for it. :p

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Hurmoth

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It will never happen as it is an easy way to abuse the system.  This is pretty concrete.  Sorry.

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I personally like the idea of being able to delete my own post(s), even if it takes me down on post count (which it really should), however, I understand and agree that there would be a few trying to abuse the system.

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Code.Red

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On invision board software, when a mod (or you if you had the ability) deletes a post, your post count doesn't automatically subtract it. So you can see the massive room there is for abuse.

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Ah, that makes sense now, I was wondering why not, but that cleared it up. :happy:

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Hurmoth

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...your post count doesn't automatically subtract it...

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Can't that be changed though by our wonderful Coderators? Or is it something that we don't even want to touch :unsure:

Maybe this could be an ability only for subscribers?

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Gowcra

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But the big mean mods yell at me  :cry:

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Well dont **** em off then

How do you guys double post anyways???

Maybe there dumb and are impatient?

Doesn't the button grey out after you click it?

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Wouldnt know, never had it happen

It will never happen as it is an easy way to abuse the system.  This is pretty concrete.  Sorry.

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Jesse Carlton

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would mods be able to see the posts that users deleted if they were able to, then totally allow it, it's no different than edit, just would keep things neater in the end.

and I don't really think the issue with the post count going up is an issue at all, I for one don't check or care what a person's post count is, especially because people with the most posts post useless one word replies or start flame wars / are trolls.

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+StevoFC MVC

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would mods be able to see the posts that users deleted if they were able to, then totally allow it, it's no different than edit, just would keep things neater in the end.

and I don't really think the issue with the post count going up is an issue at all, I for one don't check or care what a person's post count is, especially because people with the most posts post useless one word replies or start flame wars / are trolls.

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yes it automatically puts it in its own thread in the "trash bin"

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Jesse Carlton

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then allow it, and allow to edit titles. mods should be here to answer questions, keep the peace, and kick people out when they're being offensive. that's it.

[off topic] it would also be cool if the quote buttons under each post worked for quick reply, I hate having to load a new page to type a post in[/off topic]

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