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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:43 pm    Post subject: How can i delete my none helpful posts of the forum? Reply with quote

Hello, i have posted some questions about problems i had find with gentoo. Now when i check what i have posted i can see some of them remainign [unsolved] and it has been so many time since i last checked them so i would like to delete them as they are completely outdated and aren't helpful for others.

So when some one looks for any information they may appear as result of his/her search. I think its a great practice to be able to delete such unhelpful posts to maintain the forum tidy.

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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

this is a non-issue; but if you're really concerned, edit your posts and replace all text with "<deleted>"
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

No, please don't. Point them out to a moderator, we can delete them for you if nothing else is affected by the deletion.
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok Ok so if i want to delete a post which i am the owner i have to pass the post's ID to a moderator requesting him/her to delete it? I should do that with a direct message to the moderator, shouldn't I?
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

just post over here...
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 18, 2004 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would say that leaving them be is the best solution.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 7:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok ok next time i want to delete my own post i'll have to post the query in

https://forums.gentoo.org/posting.php?mode=reply&t=267939

with a link to my post and maybe also with a short explanation. Isn't it as simple as that?
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That link starts a new reply to this thread. I'm assuming you are referring to this thread. I personally will not be going around deleting posts, and think it is poor netiquette for others to do the same.
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, it doesn't make any sense for moderators to go around deleting such threads/posts.

theme, I suggest you do the following:

if "the problem is old and no longer applies"; then do nothing

if "the problem is old and remains unsolved"; then consider providing more information about the problem or perhaps bumping the thread

if "you solved the problem yourself without any help"; then add [SOLVED] to thread title and make a new reply/post detailing what the solution was (for the benefit of others who might have a similar problem and search the forum)

OK?
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