Thread Manedgment and Identity Problems

[Squall]

I found just recently, that I no longer have access to deleting my own thread, Final Fantasy: Rivals of Existance. Though I am still able to edit it, I cannot delete it. This problem may be tied with another, as I am no longer automatically subscribed to the threads I create.

Any help would be appreciated.

[b]EDIT[/b]Thanks Boba, and I apologize for not seeing that earlier. I would like to object to this new rule though, for some threads may be up to OB standards but not something the creator wants to support. For example, I would delete this thread now If I could.

[Boba Fett]

[COLOR=green]Take a look here: [url]http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=36229[/url][/COLOR]

[James]

[color=#707875]There is no new OB rule. I don't even know what's happened with thread deletion. I always presumed that people [i]weren't[/i] able to delete their own threads. So the revelation that it was possible surprised me.

In any case, let me put it this way.

Imagine that someone starts a debate thread and it grows to a very large size; people put their time and effort into responding and discussing issues. And then the thread creator comes along and deletes it, because they aren't getting their point across successfully.

That's a pretty unfair thing. It would certainly be annoying for those who participated in the thread. Deletion of threads and closure of threads is something that should be at Moderator discretion only.[/color]

[Charles]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i]
[B][color=#707875]Imagine that someone starts a debate thread and it grows to a very large size; people put their time and effort into responding and discussing issues. And then the thread creator comes along and deletes it, because they aren't getting their point across successfully.

That's a pretty unfair thing. It would certainly be annoying for those who participated in the thread. Deletion of threads and closure of threads is something that should be at Moderator discretion only.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]


And that's exactly what prompted me to disable that ability (other than the fact that I figured it wasn't supposed to be available to everyone begin with). It was very frustrating to see a lengthy discussion suddenly disappear. What a vapid waste of time and effort that was for everyone involved. A frustrating experience to say the least.

Upon considering that, I'm sure you can see why members shouldn't have that capability, Squall. ^^

Just consider the words of a famous Greek philosopher who once said "If the discussion at hand isn't something the creator wants to support, perhaps it isn't a thread they should have created in the first place."

Either that, or you know, they can just concede and change their minds within the thread itself. There's nothing wrong with admitting the opposition was right or simply made a better case.

[DBZgirl88]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i]
[B][color=#707875]There is no new OB rule. I don't even know what's happened with thread deletion. I always presumed that people [i]weren't[/i] able to delete their own threads. So the revelation that it was possible surprised me.[/color] [/B][/QUOTE]
[COLOR="#004a6f"]Actually James, you did state in the [URL=http://www.otakuboards.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30058]OtakuBoards Posting FAQ[/URL] that you can delete posts:[/COLOR]

[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by James [/i]
[B]To edit your post, simply click the edit button located at the bottom of your post.

You may also delete your posts or threads through the edit option, if you wish.[/B][/QUOTE]
[COLOR="#004a6f"]Infact, recently I went to edit a post, and I had the option to delete the post at the top of the page. I tried it, but then it said I wasn't allowed to.[/COLOR]

[James]

[color=#707875]Apparently the ability to delete one's own thread has been around for a while, although hardly anyone has actually used the feature. Rather than intentionally putting it there, though, we had simply left it alone; it was a vB default setting.

And at some point Charles switched it off, for reasons that he explained above. I think that's why I've been so confused about this. But now I know what's going on.

In any case, it's all settled now. People can delete posts but not threads. The Posting FAQ has been updated accordingly.

EDIT: Chabichou, please be aware that Charles wrote our Posting FAQ. I say this because Charles was obviously writing to accommodate the default settings on vB. And I hadn't even noticed his reference to thread deletion. So I guess that also explains things a bit more clearly.[/color]

[Boba Fett]

[COLOR=green]I've deleted at least five threads in my time here, each time to fix a spelling error present in the thread title. Now that users aren?t able to delete their threads, is there a way that thread titles can be changed?

Spelling errors, especially in thread titles, tick me off?[/COLOR]