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How do you delete old posts here

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  • 22-08-2013 9:13pm
    #1
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭


    Thank you


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    #2
    hatrickpatrick
    Registered Users Posts: 17,797 ✭✭✭✭hatrickpatrick


    One does not simply post a thread like this without inviting post history stalkers.


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    #3
    partyatmygaff
    Registered Users Posts: 10,992 ✭✭✭✭partyatmygaff


    You can't.


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    #4
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    You can't after 48 hours of posting them.


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    #5
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    Is that right..every forum you can at least edit and delete you old post content


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    #6
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Late Student wrote: »
    Thank you

    Ask a mod of the specific forum to delete them but please, only do it if it's necessary. Don't just keep PM them asking to delete 40 posts because you don't like them.

    You can only edit/delete them yourself for 2 days after posting.


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    #7
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    What if you want to remove your whole account and all its posts


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    #8
    TeddyTedson
    Registered Users Posts: 10,758 ✭✭✭✭TeddyTedson


    What's comment do you want to delete?


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    #9
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Late Student wrote: »
    Is that right..every forum you can at least edit and delete you old post content

    I believe (and am open to correction) Boards took the decision because of the vast quantity of posts on the site the ability for everyone to able to edit all their old posts would kill several hamsters.

    Your only option is to PM a mod of the forum in which the post you want to delete is in and ask them to do it. But generally it's not done unless there's some extenuating circumstances (i.e personal information) as Boards policy is that you stand by what you post.


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    #10
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    everything..ever


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    #11
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    Boards..the NSA of the forum world


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    #12
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Late Student wrote: »
    What if you want to remove your whole account and all its posts

    You can close your account via the User CP, but that will not delete your posts. An Admin could nuke your account, but there'd have to be a very good reason to do so as opposed to you just regretting what you posted.


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    #13
    Esoteric_
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,255 ✭✭✭✭Esoteric_


    Late Student wrote: »
    What if you want to remove your whole account and all its posts

    You can close your account using your control panel, but you cannot delete all of your posts.


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    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Late Student wrote: »
    What if you want to remove your whole account and all its posts

    If you close your account, your posts will still remain.

    You could PM an admin and ask them if they could do anything about your posts if you really NEED them deleted because re-regs, spammers etc. do have their posts erased when they get banned so they could do something similar.

    Once again, only do it if you NEED them gone for your privacy or safety. Most are volunteers, they don't want to sit at home all day deleting posts for everyone at request because their viewpoint changed or something trivial like that,


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    #15
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    You can close your account via the User CP, but that will not delete your posts. An Admin could nuke your account, but there'd have to be a very good reason to do so as opposed to you just regretting what you posted.

    Its thing like that that makes me look forward to the new draconian internet world will will live in. If boards stop you doing it then the law should give us the right to remove everything from public view.


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    #16
    Femme_Fatale
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,628 ✭✭✭Femme_Fatale


    Wants all posts removed.

    Keeps posting.


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    #17
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    Femme_Fatale wrote: »
    Wants all posts removed.

    Keeps posting.

    needs meme


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,419 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Femme_Fatale wrote: »
    Wants all posts removed.

    Keeps posting.

    Bit of a catch 22.


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    MadsL
    Registered Users Posts: 20,299 ✭✭✭✭MadsL


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    I believe (and am open to correction) Boards took the decision because of the vast quantity of posts on the site the ability for everyone to able to edit all their old posts would kill several hamsters.

    Your only option is to PM a mod of the forum in which the post you want to delete is in and ask them to do it. But generally it's not done unless there's some extenuating circumstances (i.e personal information) as Boards policy is that you stand by what you post.

    Are there not genetically modified hamsters at this stage that could handle it.

    If not, I'm off to write a strongly worded letter to Michael Healy-Rae and then immediately shred it. Bah.


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    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,419 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    You could try the A Team op,if you can find their number.


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    #21
    Stheno
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 51,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭Stheno


    Late Student wrote: »
    everything..ever

    Learn from the experience and self moderate in the future?


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    #22
    Gee Bag
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭Gee Bag


    MadsL wrote: »
    Are there not genetically modified hamsters at this stage that could handle it.

    If not, I'm off to write a strongly worded letter to Michael Healy-Rae and then immediately shred it. Bah.

    Im pretty sure reading isn't one of Michael's strong points, might I suggest a crayon drawing with match stick men instead.


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    #23
    Late Student
    Registered Users Posts: 57 ✭✭Late Student


    So when will this become a legal requirement


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    #24
    Peregrine
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,399 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    kneemos wrote: »
    You could try the A Team op,if you can find their number.

    In 2002, a crack commando unit was sitebanned by boards for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from the maximum-security Prison forum to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the admins, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem...if no one else can help...and if you can PM them...maybe you can hire...The A Team.


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    #25
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Late Student wrote: »
    So when will this become a legal requirement

    After they solve all the murders.




    :pac:


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    #26
    Mint Sauce
    Registered Users Posts: 29,294 ✭✭✭✭Mint Sauce


    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    One does not simply post a thread like this without inviting post history stalkers.

    Or without creating suspicion.

    :D

    Although mods are unlikely to without very good reason, even if you provide the links to them to save them searching.


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    #27
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    hatrickpatrick wrote: »
    One does not simply post a thread like this without inviting post history stalkers.


    You should really make a Boromir meme to go with that!


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    #28
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,284 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    From the Boards Terms of Use that you agreed to when you joined:
    Please do not post any information you are not happy to leave up indefinitely. In order to ensure that threads and conversations are not disrupted, we do not generally remove Material which is uploaded to us. Consequently, you agree that your Material displayed on boards.ie may continue to appear on boards.ie, even after you have terminated your user privileges or have had your user privileges terminated by boards.ie.

    However if there are a handful of posts that you wish to have deleted (posts that contain personal identifying information, for example), you can PM the appropriate forum mods and request that they delete them. However please note that they are not obliged to do so.


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    #29
    kneemos
    Registered Users Posts: 20,419 ✭✭✭✭kneemos


    Late Student wrote: »
    So when will this become a legal requirement

    Can I be vely vely bold and ask why you want everything deleted?


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    #30
    returnNull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭returnNull


    Late Student wrote: »
    Its thing like that that makes me look forward to the new draconian internet world will will live in. If boards stop you doing it then the law should give us the right to remove everything from public view.

    its a technical reason,it breaks the Databases if you start deleting posts willy nilly.

    Its your look out if you post stuff you later regret.

    And if you think boards.ie is bad.have you read facebooks T&C? or looked at the permissions its app needs for your smart phone?


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    #31
    returnNull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,235 ✭✭✭returnNull


    Late Student wrote: »
    So when will this become a legal requirement

    it wont.Maybe read this/other websites T&C's before signing up.

    Now you have me curious , gonna check your post history:cool:


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