Author Topic: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies  (Read 14633 times)

Offline Miau

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The title is self-explainatory.
Oh! I don't want to fight you, Jorah the Andal. What do I have to gain? If I win, I'm the shit who killed an old man. If I lose, I'm the shit who was killed by an old man.

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2017, 07:23:22 am »
Being able to quote from locked topics would be nice, too.

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2017, 07:57:59 am »
Being able to quote from locked topics would be nice, too.
This interests me more than the actual post tbh.

But it'd be a nice adjustment too

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2017, 07:59:11 am »
Why do you exactly want it?

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2017, 08:52:41 am »
I'd recommend a poll to be added on this suggestion. As for the suggestion, what if there is a need to view some old posts by a member, and the post was deleted by the member earlier? Is there any way to retrieve it? If yes, then I wouldn't mind having this feature.

Being able to quote from locked topics would be nice, too.
Yeah, this would also be beneficial.

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2017, 09:42:34 am »
I'd recommend a poll to be added on this suggestion. As for the suggestion, what if there is a need to view some old posts by a member, and the post was deleted by the member earlier? Is there any way to retrieve it? If yes, then I wouldn't mind having this feature.
Yeah, good point. Sometimes it's nice to be able to see what people have written and it's annoying when there are discontinuities. However, it was never a problem on the old forums. Also, people wouldn't be able to delete shit once topics are locked.

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2017, 11:36:22 am »
No. Edit and quote actions are enough for regular forum users.

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2017, 01:35:33 pm »
No. Edit and quote actions are enough for regular forum users.
I think so.. -1


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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #8 on: December 04, 2017, 01:42:05 pm »
No. Edit and quote actions are enough for regular forum users.

If you say so it must be true. Thanks for showing me reality, I thought I needed the delete feature, but if you say I don't, then I don't.
« Last Edit: December 04, 2017, 01:44:48 pm by Mia »
Oh! I don't want to fight you, Jorah the Andal. What do I have to gain? If I win, I'm the shit who killed an old man. If I lose, I'm the shit who was killed by an old man.

~ Daario Naharis

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2017, 01:45:47 pm »
I don't see why we shouldn't have this, so +1


Being able to quote from locked topics would be nice, too.

I like this idea as well

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2017, 08:08:52 pm »
What about having access to all admin features on the forum?
It would be great,because why not...
This is ridiculous...

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2017, 08:42:42 pm »
The delete feature would be good as long as you don't delete some of your 'ban appeals' etcetera , just for the sake of reputation. Otherwise It's good for personal benefit which doesn't cause harm to someone.

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2017, 08:59:15 pm »
+1 one often makes mistakes that you realize only after you posted anything.

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2017, 09:08:10 pm »
Good suggestion but I think it would just create clutter with the way fourm is setup. Meaning extra time and useless comments will turn into a quarrel. So for those reasons -1

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Re: Give users permission to delete their own forum posts and replies
« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2017, 09:19:06 pm »
What about having access to all admin features on the forum?
It would be great,because why not...
This is ridiculous...

What is ridiculous is that you can't provide a single argument against what was suggested and decide that you're going to argue against giving all admin features instead (something that nobody, definitely not me, suggested).

The delete feature would be good as long as you don't delete some of your 'ban appeals' etcetera , just for the sake of reputation. Otherwise It's good for personal benefit which doesn't cause harm to someone.

Yes, locked topics definitely shouldn't be removed.

Good suggestion but I think it would just create clutter with the way fourm is setup. Meaning extra time and useless comments will turn into a quarrel. So for those reasons -1

Modifying one of the hundreds of existing permissions settings in the forum would mess up the way the forum is setup? Ok, lol. You have definitely managed many SMF forums.
« Last Edit: December 04, 2017, 10:56:16 pm by Mia »
Oh! I don't want to fight you, Jorah the Andal. What do I have to gain? If I win, I'm the shit who killed an old man. If I lose, I'm the shit who was killed by an old man.

~ Daario Naharis