Deleted Posts need a check and balance

Muhammad · Jul 21, 2004

I am not sure about the 'cascade' effect, Muhammad?

In simple terms, there are two ways in which messages disappear:

1) User deleted
2) Moderator/admin deleted

In the case of the former, if there are no replies, the post is removed in its entirety---no trace remains. If there are replies, then the message is cleared, marked as deleted, and all replies remain. The reason for this is to maintain order in the database.

If a moderator removes it, regardless of whether there are any replies or not, that post and all replies if there are any, are removed.

BillG_in_TX · Jul 21, 2004

Dave,

Your first post (linked above) was to a question in the Owning/Operating forum. Your second post ( link here ) was in response to a post in the Kubota Owning/Operating forum. Two different threads. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

This second post is where you started getting aggravated because you couldn't see your first post. It was still there, just in a different thread in a different forum. This is another reason why posters shouldn't ask the same question in two different forums. Leads to confusion on the part of responders. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

v8dave · Jul 21, 2004

( Dave,

Your first post (linked above) was to a question in the Owning/Operating forum. Your second post ( link here ) was in response to a post in the Kubota Owning/Operating forum. Two different threads. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

This second post is where you started getting aggravated because you couldn't see your first post. It was still there, just in a different thread in a different forum. This is another reason why posters shouldn't ask the same question in two different forums. Leads to confusion on the part of responders. /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif )

Oh boy. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

I offer my humble appologies to all who helped here. I'll now go and post a retraction in the correct forum.

Regards,

Alan L. · Jul 21, 2004

Dave:

I've got some fresh crow here I'll ship to you. Don't feel bad, I've eaten quite a bit of it myself /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

JayC · Jul 21, 2004

It tastes kinda like chicken. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

IrTxRx · Jul 21, 2004

It tastes kinda like chicken. 

Ya'll are oviously way better than me. I thought chicken tastes like crow /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif

BillG_in_TX · Jul 21, 2004

Don't feel too bad Dave. After all, it took the collective brainpower of TBN - including Moderators, members, and the Forum Master - more than 12 hours to stumble on to the answer. /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

And stumble is the operative word. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

v8dave · Jul 22, 2004

(
Don't feel too bad Dave.
.
.
.
)
Well, as a consolation prize, I did learn something important here though. Go to your home page and check your recent posts before you claim you've lost a posting.