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Bitsy · 08-07-2007, 11:05 PM

If you can edit or delete your post with no time limit, that might account for a great deal of deletes or changes people might want to make.

Last spring/winter, I asked Steve if I could delete some threads I had begun, as I came to regret having started them and also things I wrote in them. I accepted the fact that the threads could not be deleted and I was glad I was able to edit some things out and then delete the other posts. In my opinion, this was a fine system. You just have to be aware when you are starting a thread; don't start a thread if you may regret what you are writing, and if you do, at least know you can edit it at any time - and in this case, the deleting/editing is not the work of any other person but the poster.

08-07-2007, 11:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bitsy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NYC Public Library Posts: 358	It was good before the time limit If you can edit or delete your post with no time limit, that might account for a great deal of deletes or changes people might want to make. Last spring/winter, I asked Steve if I could delete some threads I had begun, as I came to regret having started them and also things I wrote in them. I accepted the fact that the threads could not be deleted and I was glad I was able to edit some things out and then delete the other posts. In my opinion, this was a fine system. You just have to be aware when you are starting a thread; don't start a thread if you may regret what you are writing, and if you do, at least know you can edit it at any time - and in this case, the deleting/editing is not the work of any other person but the poster.