03 Jul 07
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Originally posted by PsychoPawnI don't see much difference really.
You prefer to see a post with simply the text "deleted" rather than nothing?
It would be cleaner just to delete it.
What's hard to understand about that?
Oh, you mean if someone disagrees with you - they obviously don't understand? 🙄
03 Jul 07
Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveWell, you certainly haven't posted any argument. You've just posted and example of what a post with the text "Deleted" in it would look like.
I don't see much difference really.
Oh, you mean if someone disagrees with you - they obviously don't understand? 🙄
I didn't suggest that you didn't understand it because you disagreed with me, I suggested it because your posts lacked any actual argument or coherent reason why posting "Deleted" is somehow better.
04 Jul 07
Originally posted by Dr StrangeloveWhy is it crap though?
I'm not saying it's a better idea - but both ideas are crap.
You could actually leave a message that you have deleted it and why I suppose.
The way I'm suggesting you have a choice - you can leave a message as to why, or not. Your choice.
I have no problem with a time limit either.
04 Jul 07
Originally posted by PsychoPawnI do. Preferably with some short explanation, but just "deleted" would often still be better than nothing. It can be quite confusing when people react to something you don't even know was ever there. This happens quite frequently now when a post or a thread gets deleted by the mods (for whole threads, at least one mod has started to replace the deleted thread with another thread with the same title containing an explanation why the thread was removed). Sure, when there's no reaction to the post, it would usually be just as well to delete it completely; but sometimes reactions come after the post is deleted, and sometimes you may remember a post and want to look it up, and if it's not there anymore, it would be helpful to see that it was deleted.
You prefer to see a post with simply the text "deleted" rather than nothing?
04 Jul 07
Originally posted by NordlysBut people wouldn't have reacted. The idea is you can only delete your post if no one has responded yet. No response, no reaction. I don't think you should be able to delete your post once someone has responded.
I do. Preferably with some short explanation, but just "deleted" would often still be better than nothing. It can be quite confusing when people react to something you don't even know was ever there. This happens quite frequently now when a post or a thread gets deleted by the mods (for whole threads, at least one mod has started to replace the deleted threa ...[text shortened]... look it up, and if it's not there anymore, it would be helpful to see that it was deleted.
Mods have a different kind of ability to delete posts and that's really their discretion. I agree that it would be nice if a mod deletes a post then they should either post explaining it or just edit it and put an explanation.
04 Jul 07
Originally posted by PsychoPawn"No response, no reaction." Yet!
But people wouldn't have reacted. The idea is you can only delete your post if no one has responded yet. No response, no reaction. I don't think you should be able to delete your post once someone has responded.
Perhaps someone is about to respond, perhaps already responding but not yet ready and submitted?
05 Jul 07
Originally posted by FabianFnasYes, that would occasionally happen.
"No response, no reaction." Yet!
Perhaps someone is about to respond, perhaps already responding but not yet ready and submitted?
However it would be no worse and no different than the case where someone edited the post to say "deleted" at the same time someone was responding.
05 Jul 07
Originally posted by PsychoPawnOkay, someone's about to respond to a post you made but when they do, they see your post was deleted. Can't they just delete their post too, that way no one will be confused by it? Or maybe they should always press the "reply & quote" button that way the other person's quote is still shown even if it was deleted. What do you think?
But people wouldn't have reacted. The idea is you can only delete your post if no one has responded yet. No response, no reaction. I don't think you should be able to delete your post once someone has responded.
Originally posted by FabianFnas
"No response, no reaction." Yet!
Perhaps someone is about to respond, perhaps already responding but not yet ready and submitted?
05 Jul 07
Originally posted by Pavlo87Yes, they could delete their post too. That's up to them.
Okay, someone's about to respond to a post you made but when they do, they see your post was deleted. Can't they just delete their post too, that way no one will be confused by it? Or maybe they should always press the "reply & quote" button that way the other person's quote is still shown even if it was deleted. What do you think?
If they pressed the reply+quote then the other person's quote will show up in their post.
I it will be a relatively rare occurrence for someone to be deleting their post right when someone is replying to it. It will happen, but it will be rare compared to the total number of posts that come up.