well laim mate the certain post i want to delete doesn't have the edit box, it just has the quote & or boxMr Mxyzptlk said:Click the Edit box and you'll see an option to Delete Message.
I prefer Laim. And the deadline involved is 24 hours - otherwise, e-mail the link/report the post and one of the mods will deal with it if needs be.Mr Mxyzptlk said:The name is Liam.
In response to the question at hand, the post may be too old. General users may only edit posts that are of a certain age. After a certain amount of time has passed, the post may not be edited or deleted.
For "misled" read "embarrassed"Richard said:Explained, yes, but ideally you want to avoid other people reading it and being similarly misled.
How many people have a problem with this?Richard said:And if anyone can provide a reason why we shouldn't be able to edit older-than-24-hours-old posts I'd be delighted to hear it.
Well - some people being misled, others embarrassed.luckyeddie said:For "misled" read "embarrassed"
If he finds it implausible then I'll not complain - but as I understand it it'd not be in the slightest difficult or time-consuming, it'd just take a few switch-flicks.marc71178 said:How many people have a problem with this?
1 or 2.
Everyone else hasn't a problem, so maybe it should be up to you to provide a reason why James should change the rules?
my my, how time flies when you`re having fun.James said:Its been 24 hours since October 2001.
Wow, really? I could have sworn we used to be able to edit old posts before I took my sabbatical in March 2004.James said:Its been 24 hours since October 2001 and this is the first time its been raised I believe.
Take another sabbatical and see if it changes while you are away...Richard said:Wow, really? I could have sworn we used to be able to edit old posts before I took my sabbatical in March 2004.