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Old 04-20-2009
shouldnt we also have the permission to delete our threads
i think we should also have the permissions to delete our own thread
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Old 04-20-2009
No, sorry. The reason is that if a regular user can delete a thread (a thread they start) they can also delete others posts.
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Old 04-23-2009
It would be useful to delete a reply (not a whole thread) I've replied to a thread at the same time as someone else and then wished to remove my reply because the other reply was far better and rendered mine redundant!
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Old 04-23-2009
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Originally Posted by TonyFullerMalv
It would be useful to delete a reply (not a whole thread) I've replied to a thread at the same time as someone else and then wished to remove my reply because the other reply was far better and rendered mine redundant!
you can always edit our own post and remove the 'body' if you want to....
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