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« Reply #15 on: May 02, 2010, 03:05:59 pm »

The admins have the right to run this forum the way they want to.  This makes people a little bit more accountable for what they post and I think it's a good idea.  Just don't post something that you know will not be deleted.  I think it makes you think twice about what you post.
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« Reply #16 on: May 02, 2010, 11:13:29 pm »

The forum doesn't delete posts for a variety of reasons however, check the rules before you post.  It's stated everywhere, as I type the News: says,

News: Have you read the rules yet ? if not it might be a good idea to do before posting too much!

Helloooooo!

One of the resons they won't delete posts is that it then starts to lose context, poster A and poster B have a discussion and are joined by a host of others c-z.  If you take out poster B's comments there is a strong chance that the thread won't follow and even that poster A's position seems unreasonable.

Know the rules guys.

Then stick to them.

Peace out!
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« Reply #17 on: May 03, 2010, 02:13:33 pm »

How hard is it to add a delete my account feature?   There may be a time when we will not want the dots left out there to be connected.   As this is possibility and your current stance we will not be posting here anymore.   We have had fun on here but we feel this is unreasonable and is an important enough reason for us to leave.    Mods feel free to email us if you decide to change your stance.
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« Reply #18 on: May 03, 2010, 11:53:46 pm »

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One of the resons they won't delete posts is that it then starts to lose context, poster A and poster B have a discussion and are joined by a host of others c-z.  If you take out poster B's comments there is a strong chance that the thread won't follow and even that poster A's position seems unreasonable.
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On other forums with the possibility to delete accounts I've seen that if someone deletes himself, the posts are not deleted, the only change is the username.
I think internally they delete the user completely with all the things directly attached to the account, but the postings remain and because the user doesn't exist anymore the username is replaced by a placeholder (i.e. "User123"). If the user is deleted that way the discussion doesn't lose any of its context.

I hope it's clear what I mean by all that.  Tongue

Don't get me wrong, I'm just pointing out how this is handled on other forums.

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« Reply #19 on: May 08, 2010, 03:50:22 am »

Being someone who has "come and gone" from the site - I was a bit frustrated that I couldn't "delete" myself. But then I realized that ANYTHING you put on the Internet can always be saved...even if you deleted your account...who knows who's downloaded/copied your pics or vids. It bothered me a little when I thought someone important to me might find me here...but then I had to accept the fact that if I'm here, there's a reason and whatever happens...happens. Does that make any sense?
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