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Old Server Admin Section => Archived Topics => Head and Section Admins => Topic started by: Penfold on October 12, 2007, 03:26:42 PM

Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Penfold on October 12, 2007, 03:26:42 PM
Following on from here (http://www.deadmen.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?p=209666#post209666), I don't think it's right that we [admins] delete posts unless it blatantly needs to be removed due to content.

Furthermore, I don't think deleted threads should be physically removed - so there's not even the ghost image. Surely a soft delete is fine? and makes it easier for moderation should something arise from it.

PEN
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Anonymous on October 12, 2007, 03:30:04 PM
For some reason the ability to "hard-delete" threads had been enabled for several groups when it should only have been enabled for the server admin group.

Mods/Supermods should be able to "soft-delete" threads as opposed to "hard-delete" threads.
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Penfold on October 12, 2007, 03:39:15 PM
I don't think it's a particular problem so long as it's not overly-used.  It is quite useful for housekeeping and removing old stuff so unless there's a pretty good reason for doing so I would leave it as is on the understanding that it's only used when it's obviously ok so to do.

(Besides - I often write muppet posts  and it's nice to get rid of them lol).

PEN
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Anonymous on October 12, 2007, 03:40:37 PM
Own posts can still be deleted; whole threads cannot
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Penfold on October 12, 2007, 03:42:19 PM
It's also a matter of professional courtesy I guess.

PEN
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Anonymous on October 12, 2007, 03:43:13 PM
Quote from: Penfold;209694It's also a matter of professional courtesy I guess.

PEN

Oooh i was so tempted to remove your post :devil:
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Penfold on October 12, 2007, 03:57:13 PM
:lmfao: git

PEN
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Penfold on October 12, 2007, 05:53:04 PM
(http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h284/mpppen/Untitled-1-5.jpg)

:stroke:

PEN

PS. I guess, from reading the other thread,  that now this thread is redundant..... it can be deleted I guess.
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Anonymous on October 12, 2007, 06:24:37 PM
I changed that few weeks ago. I guess its a mixture of being grumpy and trying to be all things to all people :)
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Bastet on October 12, 2007, 06:26:07 PM
Moderating forums, its a dirty job, but someone has to do it. And BB is doing a dang fine job at it :yahoo:
Title: Deleting threads
Post by: Penfold on October 12, 2007, 06:47:50 PM
:withstupid: yup.

He's a good ol' boy all right.