Suggestions for improvements to DIYnot.com

[gcol]

If the post is deleted, there would be no trace of it. You follow?

 

[Steve]

If the post is deleted, there would be no trace of it. You follow?

What I said though, I think would be a good idea. At least leaving a line, saying "Crafty deleted a post here, at **:**pm on **/**/****" Then at least anyone who has quoted Crafty's now deleted post doesn't look like they've made it up.

 

[gcol]

Oh I see. No that's daft Crafty and I agree with John. The delete button would be mainly used as soon as you've posted i.e. before anyone else sees it so that wouldn't really be a problem. I noticed a delete button on another forum I joined earlier. But I take your point - you could have it so that if someone posts after your "mistake" then it cannot be deleted.

 

[Steve]

Oh I see. No that's daft Crafty and I agree with John. The delete button would be mainly used as soon as you've posted i.e. before anyone else sees it so that wouldn't really be a problem. I noticed a delete button on another forum I joined earlier. But I take your point - you could have it so that if someone posts after your "mistake" then it cannot be deleted.

Agreed, I just had another thought, what if someone replies to an OP and the OP is then deleted? But your suggesting makes sense then, as the OP cant be deleted after someone's replied.

 

[Softus]

Surely we don't need any more delete buttons?

The moderators have one already and it's nothing but trouble.

 

[Steve]

Surely we don't need any more delete buttons?

The moderators have one already and it's nothing but trouble.

The mods are power-hungry and abuse their delete buttons, I say it would be better in our hands than theirs.

 

[Softus]

I say it would be better in our hands than theirs.

That doesn't sound very practical to me - who would remove spam and the truly unsavoury posts?

 

[Steve]

lol stop being pedantic Softus, i meant the ability to delete our own posts. I didnt mean it literally. Of course the mods will be able to delete spam and other abusive posts. But if a confirmation email was nessecary to register, surely spam would be dramatically reduced.

 

[Softus]

lol stop being pedantic Softus

Oh yeah, like that's gonna happen.

i meant the ability to delete our own posts. I didnt mean it literally. Of course the mods will be able to delete spam and other abusive posts.

I'm completely lost - who are you proposing would have a delete button, and what would that delete button be able to delete?

But if a confirmation email was nessecary to register, surely spam would be dramatically reduced.

I agree, and this is an excellent suggestion.

 

[Steve]

lol stop being pedantic Softus

Oh yeah, like that's gonna happen.
good point

i meant the ability to delete our own posts. I didnt mean it literally. Of course the mods will be able to delete spam and other abusive posts.

I'm completely lost - who are you proposing would have a delete button, and what would that delete button be able to delete?
Mods - can delete anything, within reason
Plebs - can delete their own posts, except where a reply has been posted

But if a confirmation email was nessecary to register, surely spam would be dramatically reduced.

I agree, and this is an excellent suggestion.
Thankyou

Yes, I have replied in such a way that it makes it hard for you to quote me.

 

[Softus]

lol stop being pedantic Softus

Oh yeah, like that's gonna happen.

good point

I know.

I'm completely lost - who are you proposing would have a delete button, and what would that delete button be able to delete?

Mods - can delete anything, within reason

But whose reason?

Plebs - can delete their own posts, except where a reply has been posted

Much too complicated to be practical.

But if a confirmation email was nessecary to register, surely spam would be dramatically reduced.

I agree, and this is an excellent suggestion.

Thankyou

You're welcome.

Yes, I have replied in such a way that it makes it hard for you to quote me.

When?

 

[Steve]

I'm completely lost - who are you proposing would have a delete button, and what would that delete button be able to delete?

Mods - can delete anything, within reason

But whose reason?

Open a new poll thread everytime they have reason to delete something, and hand it to a public vote. Though I'm not sure if there is a poll function here. (No, I'm not serious, but a poll function would be nice)

Plebs - can delete their own posts, except where a reply has been posted

Much too complicated to be practical.

not nessecarily. I'm not sure how other forums handle this, but i have known others have delete buttons to delete one's own posts.

But if a confirmation email was nessecary to register, surely spam would be dramatically reduced.

I agree, and this is an excellent suggestion.

Thankyou

You're welcome.

So come on, Admin / Will.I.Am, surely this cant be hard to implement?

Yes, I have replied in such a way that it makes it hard for you to quote me.

When

I cant believe you sat and typed out all those quote BBcodes lol. (Then again, so did i!)

 

[Softus]

Plebs - can delete their own posts, except where a reply has been posted

Much too complicated to be practical.

not nessecarily. I'm not sure how other forums handle this, but i have known others have delete buttons to delete one's own posts.

It was the bit after the word "except" that sounded impractical.

I cant believe you sat and typed out all those quote BBcodes lol. (Then again, so did i!)

...says the man who typed in all those 'bold' BBcodes.

Whereas I just used Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V a few times.

 

[mlb3c]

oh yeah!.....I can see how a delete button would be handy

 

[gcol]

oh yeah!.....I can see how a delete button would be handy

Sorry, I forgot you were perfect. People make mistakes. How many times have you seen "oooops double post"???? or "I was having connection problems" A personal delete button has a place in this forum just like it does in others.