I (and other moderators) sometimes have to delete posts that are either off-topic, violate the posting guidelines, or are excessively impolite. Previously the deleted posts would simply vanish into the ether, which was tidy, however a bit problematic because:
Example:
Deleted posts are still in the database, and can be viewed or un-deleted by moderators.
Posts can still be removed without trace (only by administrators, i.e. me), which I generally only do to tidy up a thread, removing a redundant posts, or spam.
- The poster might not realize I'd deleted it, and just repost it
- The poster might not understand why I'd deleted it, so I'd have to give a warning for each post
- The poster might not see that I'm deleting off-topic posts by other people in the same thread, and so they may feel they are being unfairly targeted.
Example:
Deleted posts are still in the database, and can be viewed or un-deleted by moderators.
Posts can still be removed without trace (only by administrators, i.e. me), which I generally only do to tidy up a thread, removing a redundant posts, or spam.
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