Official Request Thread

[Fyron]

Please add the ability for a user to delete his own threads, particularly if noone has yet replied to them. I was testing out the new prefix thing to see how it looked, and can no longer delete my posts.

[Annette]

Originally Posted by Fyron

Please add the ability for a user to delete his own threads, particularly if noone has yet replied to them. I was testing out the new prefix thing to see how it looked, and can no longer delete my posts.

Please ask a moderator to delete your threads, and they'll be happy to do so.

[Fyron]

Originally Posted by Annette

Please ask a moderator to delete your threads, and they'll be happy to do so.

In my opinion, that is quite lame. Why increase the burden on moderators unnecessarily? Most forums in my experience allow one to delete mistaken threads as a matter of course... Surely the option would be subject to the same 30 minute (?) rule on post edits, and would be disabled if there are any replies.

[Annette]

Originally Posted by Fyron

In my opinion, that is quite lame. Why increase the burden on moderators unnecessarily? Most forums in my experience allow one to delete mistaken threads as a matter of course... Surely the option would be subject to the same 30 minute (?) rule on post edits, and would be disabled if there are any replies.

I agree it's a pain in the butt and I, too, wish it wasn't necessary. Based on past experience, though, this setting will save the moderators time and headaches when fights occur. The reasoning is it's much easier to delete threads than it is to moderate a complaint when evidence has disappeared. If you send me a pm with links to the threads, I'll be happy to delete them.

[Fyron]

Originally Posted by Annette

I agree it's a pain in the butt and I, too, wish it wasn't necessary. Based on past experience, though, this setting will save the moderators time and headaches when fights occur. The reasoning is it's much easier to delete threads than it is to moderate a complaint when evidence has disappeared.

Aye. And that's why it shouldn't let one delete a thread that has been replied to (aside from moderators), just threads with only the first post in them (up to the normal editing time limit).

In a fight situation, someone might post a nasty thread, then think better of it and want to delete it. As it is, they can edit out the text, but it still leaves a thread clogging the boards. Of course, if they want to delete it after some flaming went on to cover up the evidence, they should be stymied, same idea as the 30 minute edit rule.

If you send me a pm with links to the threads, I'll be happy to delete them.

Somebody had already taken care of it.

Originally Posted by Annette

There is a "top" link at the bottom of each page. Not sure what we can do about adding one to the bottom of each post...

I'd recommend against adding one to each post... Posts are already horribly cluttered with useless cruft as it is. If anything, they could stand to go on an IM and silly progress bars diet! All that really needs to be there is the avatar, edit/quote buttons, who posted it, and when (eg: SEnet's boards). Everything else just makes the task of reading posts more annoying by increasing wasted space and emergent scrolling. If one wishes to look up all the extra info, its just a profile click away!