Allow People to delete their posts

[Hanz]

Name:Hanz

Suggestion: Allow people to delete their own posts

Why should we implement this? Add a Delete Button

How will this improve the Forums? I feel many times someone puts something up in the heat of the moment or without thinking and a delete button would cause a lot less drama. One issue that I can see from this is Rep farming by deleting a post with a lot of negative rep, but I assume there is a way to stop that from happening. I think the Forum Mods should still be able to see what someone deleted just like they can see what someone edited. The only proper way to delete something right now is to contact someone to take it down, or by editing it to say nothing, both of which are not as effective of a delete button.

[ScarZ]

+1

[Pog]

50 minutes ago, FatherHanz said:

Why should we implement this? Add a Delete Button

Convincing argument. You got my +1

[Mavelle]

There's so many instances where maybe you just need to delete a post. I honestly have absolutely no clue why we don't.

 

+1

[Conrad]

So unless its changed since i was forum mod you can't delete, you just hide things or move them somewhere that normal users can't see.

However I'm gonna -1 this one considering you're talking about blanket being able to remove any post, because of one big area, Applications and Suggestions. People should not be able to delete their application or suggest as a public record of all these instances should exist. Its very important to be able to look back for integrity for these things and they should not be able to be removed by the poster.

However if you're just asking to be allowed to delete things you post in off-topic, I'd +1 it.

[Hanz]

5 minutes ago, Conrad said:

So unless its changed since i was forum mod you can't delete, you just hide things or move them somewhere that normal users can't see.

However I'm gonna -1 this one considering you're talking about blanket being able to remove any post, because of one big area, Applications and Suggestions. People should not be able to delete their application or suggest as a public record of all these instances should exist. Its very important to be able to look back for integrity for these things and they should not be able to be removed by the poster.

However if you're just asking to be allowed to delete things you post in off-topic, I'd +1 it.

I guess that does make sense. UPDATE TO SUGGESTION: Make General Posts able to be deleted but not any suggestions, reports, or applications.

[Forseen]

Another issue that also arises, if someone posts something explicit or hurtful towards someone, the person it was hurtful towards sees it but it is then deleted and no screenshot proof is provided, then no real punishment can be given as it becomes an argument of person 1 vs person 2.

 

Also, with not deleting posts, it deletes records of things that have happened, for example, someone may be warned for their post & then deletes it, this will delete their warning points & will also make it so that there is nothing on the forums saying that they ever did anything wrong and repeat offenders would look like new offenders.

[Hanz]

8 hours ago, Forseen said:

Another issue that also arises, if someone posts something explicit or hurtful towards someone, the person it was hurtful towards sees it but it is then deleted and no screenshot proof is provided, then no real punishment can be given as it becomes an argument of person 1 vs person 2.

 

Also, with not deleting posts, it deletes records of things that have happened, for example, someone may be warned for their post & then deletes it, this will delete their warning points & will also make it so that there is nothing on the forums saying that they ever did anything wrong and repeat offenders would look like new offenders.

Could there be a way that Forum Mods can see the logs just like they can see edits? I think that would remove the majority of those issues. And someone could still be punished for something they deleted, but it just won't be public anymore

[Ratio]

-1

Despite me wishing I could undo some stuff in the past, I've resigned to the idea that shit happens. Sometimes you have a bad day, sometimes you don't communicate things properly, and sometimes people just disagree with you. This community is filled with very forgiving people, and despite the fact that they get pissed off at each other, in the end, everyone usually realizes that humans are gonna human.

[Donut]

+1

Edited April 14, 2021 by Donut

[Bbstine]

Look, I said this before on a suggestion exactly like this, it’s a think before you post type shit. And if you regret it, just @ Forum Mod to take care of it.

 

I promise you, although it’d be easy to just add the button it will be a hassle in the end administratively.

 

-1

[Sinister]

-1 for reasons stated above. Edit the post, tag a forum mod and ask for the post to be removed/hidden. 
 

Naffen typically has a superhuman reaction time to the pings, so it won’t take too long. 

[Logic]

-1

This gets shot down everytime. Stop trying. You can edit a post to say void, and the title to say void, which keeps the logs intact for mods so if necessary they can warn/ban me-Whoever is causing issues

Edited April 18, 2021 by Logic

[Finn]

Is it possible to allow users to hide their own posts, like how forum mods can hide posts? That way if I don't want a post to be seen, it won't, but there's still a record of it in case staff need to see it.

[Logic]

On 4/18/2021 at 12:43 AM, Finn said:

Is it possible to allow users to hide their own posts, like how forum mods can hide posts? That way if I don't want a post to be seen, it won't, but there's still a record of it in case staff need to see it.

I can see that still being problematic, but im not invested enough to say why. 

Honestly. Just edit your post to say void, its no big deal

 

[Finn]

13 hours ago, Logic said:

I can see that still being problematic, but im not invested enough to say why. 

Honestly. Just edit your post to say void, its no big deal

 

If you're not invested, don't comment. I stand by my post, and I'm not gonna void it because you give a vague dissention.

[Logic]

On 4/19/2021 at 11:47 PM, Finn said:

If you're not invested, don't comment. I stand by my post, and I'm not gonna void it because you give a vague dissention.

I wasn't telling you to void, I just meant if you have a post to delete.

[Hanz]

On 4/19/2021 at 9:21 AM, Logic said:

Honestly. Just edit your post to say void, its no big deal

 

Or just give us a delete button, its easier

[Bbstine]

55 minutes ago, FatherHanz said:

Or just give us a delete button, its easier

woah it's almost like i said that and answered this exact statement earlier.

 

[Forseen]

Denied