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10/28/2005 11:18:29 PM · #1 |
| can and how to delete a reply on a thread. i asked a question on one thread and someone replied with the answer but when i went back to ck this thread again the person and answer went missing. |
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10/28/2005 11:31:34 PM · #2 |
if the post was offensive then SC deleted it. If not the only thing a member can do is edit their original post.
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10/29/2005 10:47:09 AM · #3 |
| i appreciate that info- the reply was rude towards me but i usually ignore such things. i did get to view their member page and i was quite suprised at his/her actions. |
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10/29/2005 10:56:13 AM · #4 |
I noticed you are a fellow Georgian. Planning on making the trip for the Helen, GA GTG?
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=270117
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10/29/2005 11:27:40 AM · #5 |
The SC (or is that the "thought police"), should at least leave the posting up with a caption along the lines of "comment removed by SC", and maybe which SC member. That way the rest of us can see how many times these individuals and which ones are deciding what they personally arent comfortable with.
And frankly, in Rant anything should go as long as it doesn't break the law |
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10/29/2005 11:45:12 AM · #6 |
It's not really a matter of what we aren't personally comfortable with, it's site standard. And all sections of the site, including the Rant section, follow the same Terms of Use.
While a caption noting that a comment has been removed would be nice for comments that have been completely removed (there already is one for comments that have been edited), the problem is that we don't actually delete the comments, they are just hidden from public view. That way we still have a record of what was said should be we need it. If we could go back and insert a comment about removal where the post had been written, that might work, but usually problems with posts are drawn to our attention later in the thread.
Message edited by karmat - did n't change anything, just a test. |
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10/29/2005 01:05:10 PM · #7 |
Okay, just for the record, I went back through the last 10 threads that melodee has posted to. Granted, I was skimming, but I can assuredly say that there were no (that means none, nada, zero, zilch) posts "hidden" in any of them.
There were a couple of edited replies in each of the threads, not necessarily in reply to melodee, and again, if any were edited by SC (or as you so lovingly called us, the "thought police") it was only to remove the reference to a specific entry, per site etiquette, and that was before melodee participated in the thread. If the SC edites a comment, it will say "post edited by XXXXXX" and the time on it, or at least I thought it did. I'll try "editing" mk's post (though I won't change anything) and see what it says.
Melodee, if it was more than ten posts, or threads ago, or if you want me to look again, just send me a personal message and tell me specifics, okay? As I can tell, SC was not involved in this at all.
Perhaps, and I know this is a strange thought, but perhaps the person who posted realized it was "not nice" and fixed it him/herself?
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10/29/2005 01:12:05 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by karmat:
Perhaps, and I know this is a strange thought, but perhaps the person who posted realized it was "not nice" and fixed it him/herself? |
People often go back and edit their comments, but they can't eliminate the post in its entirety -- there will still be a comment "slot" with the person's name listed as author, even if there's no content. If the post has completely disappeared then it must have been hidden by SC/admins.
As was pointed out, sometimes the post is hidden so that the author can't go back and edit the comment -- preserving "evidence" in a fashion. |
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10/29/2005 01:25:55 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by karmat:
if any were edited by SC (or as you so lovingly called us, the "thought police") it was only to remove the reference to a specific entry, per site etiquette |
Hmmm... Not to stir the pot, but is the "site etiquette" written up anywhere? Seems like there are several things which many people consider etiquette (i.e. posting ideas in the forums when a challenge staarts, posting outtakes during voting, etc.), but SC doesn't enforce - - why pick this one to take action on? |
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10/29/2005 01:52:19 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by kpriest:
Originally posted by karmat:
if any were edited by SC (or as you so lovingly called us, the "thought police") it was only to remove the reference to a specific entry, per site etiquette |
Hmmm... Not to stir the pot, but is the "site etiquette" written up anywhere? Seems like there are several things which many people consider etiquette (i.e. posting ideas in the forums when a challenge staarts, posting outtakes during voting, etc.), but SC doesn't enforce - - why pick this one to take action on? |
Because it's covered in the TOS. As you point out, some things which some of us (me) don't like are nevertheless allowed to continue. The issue of language in the forums -- and the site's right to edit content -- are written up. |
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10/29/2005 01:53:31 PM · #11 |
Why can't we delete our posts? I always thought this was silly and highly unusual in a forum.
Message edited by author 2005-10-29 13:53:40.
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10/29/2005 01:55:16 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by MeThoS:
Why can't we delete our posts? I always thought this was silly and highly unusual in a forum. |
It would allow people to break the rules and then cover up the "evidence."
Since we have our own forum code here, it may be a coding issue as well.
Message edited by author 2005-10-29 13:56:02. |
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10/29/2005 01:56:08 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by kpriest:
Originally posted by karmat:
if any were edited by SC (or as you so lovingly called us, the "thought police") it was only to remove the reference to a specific entry, per site etiquette |
Hmmm... Not to stir the pot, but is the "site etiquette" written up anywhere? Seems like there are several things which many people consider etiquette (i.e. posting ideas in the forums when a challenge staarts, posting outtakes during voting, etc.), but SC doesn't enforce - - why pick this one to take action on? |
Because it's covered in the TOS. As you point out, some things which some of us (me) don't like are nevertheless allowed to continue. The issue of language in the forums -- and the site's right to edit content -- are written up. |
She was referring to removing references to current challenge entries, not language. |
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10/29/2005 01:58:13 PM · #14 |
Originally posted by MeThoS:
Why can't we delete our posts? I always thought this was silly and highly unusual in a forum. |
You CAN delete the content; just not the "box" that held it. And this isn't unusual at all. In fact, I've seen many forums where your ability to edit a post in any way whatsoever is time-limited; after so many hours, it's set in stone.
R.
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10/29/2005 02:22:46 PM · #15 |
I don't understand the big deal of being able to delete the whole post...
Originally posted by bear_music:
Originally posted by MeThoS:
Why can't we delete our posts? I always thought this was silly and highly unusual in a forum. |
You CAN delete the content; just not the "box" that held it. And this isn't unusual at all. In fact, I've seen many forums where your ability to edit a post in any way whatsoever is time-limited; after so many hours, it's set in stone.
R. |
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10/29/2005 03:43:43 PM · #16 |
Originally posted by MeThoS:
I don't understand the big deal of being able to delete the whole post... |
For now, why don't you assume that the admins just didn't write this functionality into their code, and choose not to spend their time doing so now.
What's the big deal about not being able to delete a post, unless for some reason you need to try and deny you were online at the time? |
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10/29/2005 04:15:25 PM · #17 |
I didn't really read the whole thread, but this might be a handy option for the double posters on modems too. Just a thought.
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10/29/2005 04:33:21 PM · #18 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
I didn't really read the whole thread, but this might be a handy option for the double posters on modems too. Just a thought. |
Those we can just hide, so they take up no space on your screen.
Edit the second post to read "Double-post -- please hide" and someone can take care of it. |
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10/29/2005 09:17:35 PM · #19 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by MeThoS:
I don't understand the big deal of being able to delete the whole post... |
For now, why don't you assume that the admins just didn't write this functionality into their code, and choose not to spend their time doing so now.
What's the big deal about not being able to delete a post, unless for some reason you need to try and deny you were online at the time? |
I've been an admin of my own PHP forum. It's an option that you click to be on...
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10/29/2005 09:25:50 PM · #20 |
Originally posted by MeThoS:
I've been an admin of my own PHP forum. It's an option that you click to be on... |
This is not a pre-packaged forum. |
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