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Jan 15, 2008 | 04:28 AM

4Driver4

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What's going on here?

There's been a lot of deleted posts on the urS forum lately. On the surface, it looks like 034 or AW is doing this to "protect" 034 from some negative discussion. However, I really don't think these posts do anything to damage 034. Regardless, the posts conform to the TOU.

034 can take the heat. The discussion has gotten hot at times, but there has been some good discussion and informational posting on both sides. Seems a shame to loose the content.<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/s4s6/msgs/206431.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/s4s6/msgs/206431.phtml</a></li></ul>

Jan 15, 2008 | 04:50 AM

neilm

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The orgnal poster had deleted the posts

Jan 15, 2008 | 05:04 AM

4Driver4

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Thanks, Neil. Not a surprise. He is known for that.

Jan 15, 2008 | 06:28 AM

kday

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I don't know how much this has already been discussed...

But it seems like a misfeature to allow a user to delete other users' posts. Perhaps the deletion algorithm should be modified to leave "child" posts and just delete the body of the parent post.

Jan 15, 2008 | 06:44 AM

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I agree. A moderator should still have an easy way to kill and entire thread, but...

..for a lowly member, they should only be able to kill their own posts, not wipe out the thread.

Jan 15, 2008 | 07:29 AM

Kris Hansen

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They don't...

The poster's post goes away, but if you have the direct link to YOUR post, it's still there. You have to make the effort to remember or copy the link, but that effort is minimal.