The ability to [delete] one's own thread

**Rach** · 03-31-2003, 11:55 AM

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Originally posted by Just passing by
Luke, I think his assertion was correct, but just worded poorly. What I believe he meant to say was that if you were to edit the first post of a thread (being the one who started the thread) you could easily just delete the entire thing, or even put a statement like "hello" in there. This would result in every response to the original post being worthless and confusing. People would ask "What are they responding to that has caused such a debate?" or "Why is the word hello so engaging?" So, while the thread itself would not disappear by editing or deleting the text of the first post, the ability to understand all that follows that initial post would be diminished.

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Danny · 03-31-2003, 02:35 PM

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Just passing by:
Luke, I think his assertion was correct, but just worded poorly. What I believe he meant to say was that if you were to edit the first post of a thread (being the one who started the thread) you could easily just delete the entire thing, or even put a statement like "hello" in there. This would result in every response to the original post being worthless and confusing. People would ask "What are they responding to that has caused such a debate?" or "Why is the word hello so engaging?" So, while the thread itself would not disappear by editing or deleting the text of the first post, the ability to understand all that follows that initial post would be diminished.

But, in a long debate, I think reading the rest of the posts would make it quite clear what the topic of the debate is. In a ten page debate about one topic, I don't think the first post is really nessecary to figure out what the topic of debate is, considering it will probably be repeated throughout the thread.

**Becky** · 04-01-2003, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by mNighthawk007
But, in a long debate, I think reading the rest of the posts would make it quite clear what the topic of the debate is. In a ten page debate about one topic, I don't think the first post is really nessecary to figure out what the topic of debate is, considering it will probably be repeated throughout the thread.

not to mention the topic was probably changed 3 or 4 times

Boy Genius · 04-02-2003, 08:47 AM

Well......you all know what I think, as I posted it back on the page before this.........but I would like to say that I do not think debate threads should be deleted by a user, but only a mod.......however, I do think the thread starter should be allowed to delete non-debate threads. This includes those that started out as a simple info gathering thread and turned into a debate...................

Well, gotta go..............that's my opinion.................

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Mike Graham · 04-02-2003, 08:50 AM

So what are you basing this on? The forum it started in?

Boy Genius · 04-02-2003, 09:40 AM

I don't understand what you mean.......please clarify for me...........

Mike Graham · 04-02-2003, 10:38 AM

There is only one type of thread. A thread. Is its status as a "debate thread" based on what forum it is in? The board cannot detect whether or not a debate was started.

Boy Genius · 04-02-2003, 03:30 PM

I mean threads that are supposed to be debates, not meaning that they are started to cause a fuss of course, but rather to get info about what other people think and basically argue about it, as that is basically what a debate is: an arguement.

For example, if a thread is in theology, it would most probably be deabted on, so you could considr all treads in theology a debate.....