How do you delete old posts here

Late Student

Thank you

hatrickpatrick

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

partyatmygaff

You can't.

wnolan1992

You can't after 48 hours of posting them.

Late Student

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

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.

Late Student

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

TeddyTedson

What's comment do you want to delete?

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.

Late Student

everything..ever

Late Student

Boards..the NSA of the forum world

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.

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.

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,

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.

Femme_Fatale

Wants all posts removed.

Keeps posting.

Late Student

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Wants all posts removed.

Keeps posting.

needs meme

kneemos

Femme_Fatale wrote: »

Wants all posts removed.

Keeps posting.

Bit of a catch 22.

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.

kneemos

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

Stheno

Late Student wrote: »

everything..ever

Learn from the experience and self moderate in the future?

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.

Late Student

So when will this become a legal requirement

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.

wnolan1992

Late Student wrote: »

So when will this become a legal requirement

After they solve all the murders.




:pac:

Mint Sauce

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

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

Or without creating suspicion.



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

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!

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.

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?

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?

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:

returnNull

returnNull wrote: »

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

man that was a non-event:pac:

kneemos

returnNull wrote: »

man that was a non-event:pac:

Studenty.

returnNull

kneemos wrote: »

Studenty.

yeah but no wiff of hipster or even drug use...........

TeddyTedson

I smell an account closure coming.

Mint Sauce

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I smell an account closure coming.

won't delete the posts though.

Mr. G

You can do a ninja edit of a post for the first 2 minutes from posting.

You can edit a post yourself up to 48 hours.

The difference is, is that after the first 2 minutes the post is marked as edited at the bottom of the post.

Usually if you want a post removed it would need to contain personal information, e.g. A phone number, email address, links to facebook profile etc.

Callipo

Late Student wrote: »

everything..ever

Try using the name Devore and the whole bullying of a child in school about 11 years ago.

Works for some, Iv'e heard.

biko

Go to the post you want to delete.
Hold key Alt and press key F4
Sorted

Late Student

biko wrote: »

Go to the post you want to delete.
Hold key Alt and press key F4
Sorted

Amusing, I'm even going to try it as I know what it does.

returnNull

Late Student wrote: »

Amusing, I'm even going to try it as I know what it does.

How did that go for you?

TeddyTedson

You need to be careful with those F keys. I almost deleted the internet using windows 8.

Late Student

returnNull wrote: »

How did that go for you?

why would i even try it...high school trick

Peregrine

TeddyTedson wrote: »

You need to be careful with those F keys. I almost deleted the internet using windows 8.

You can't just 'delete' the internet!

Late Student wrote: »

Amusing, I'm even going to try it as I know what it does.

returnNull wrote: »

How did that go for you?

Late Student wrote: »

why would i even try it...high school trick

Wait..you meant 'not going to try' didn't you?

Better hurry, 47 hours and 44 mins left to edit that.

returnNull

Late Student wrote: »

why would i even try it...high school trick

surely you meant secondary school trick?

LC 2015

I think I found "the post"

Late Student wrote: »

i fell in a pub in dublin in 2007, ambulance came and my ankle was never the same since

Late Student

LC 2015 wrote: »

I think I found "the post"

forgot about that...classic days, grand now..

LC 2015

Late Student wrote: »

forgot about that...classic days, grand now..

God I was just trying to distract everyone from looking through your history.
Well, you blew it. Nice one. Now everyone will know about "that" one night stand.

[sarcasm]

Well done.

[/sarcasm]

Renegade Mechanic

LC 2015 wrote: »

God I was just trying to distract everyone from looking through your history.
Well, you blew it. Nice one. Now everyone will know about "that" one night stand.

Well done.

Woah! o.O
That Ikea crown can really screw you over alright:D

LC 2015

Renegade Mechanic wrote: »

Woah! o.O
That Ikea crown can really screw you over alright:D

Sorry forgot the sarcasm tags.

Late Student

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

Maybe get a court order ?

And then get one for archive.org and all those other sites too


What goes on the internet stays on the internet.

Moral of the story always read the terms and conditions when you sign up.

42,000 posts, wow