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Deleting an entire post ....
- Thread starter mehavey
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Evan Thomas
Inactive
As you've discovered, you can't completely delete a post. But if you send a PM to a staff member, we'll be glad to delete it for you. We do delete such posts when we see them, but we don't see everything. 
Shane Tuttle
Staff
Have Staff decide whether to delete posts or not. Otherwise, leave what you posted. If your statement is involved with the discussion and you delete it, it's a nightmare to clean up the content without disturbing the discussion at hand.
mehavey, when the staff see something like that, we invariably will delete it as being a "double-tap."
You could just edit the duplicate posts with that indication. At that point, not only will staff see it and understand, but so will the entire audience to the thread... Until one of us mods delete it/them.
Heck, I've seen it happen to a thread start, on several occasions. No big deal.
You could just edit the duplicate posts with that indication. At that point, not only will staff see it and understand, but so will the entire audience to the thread... Until one of us mods delete it/them.
Heck, I've seen it happen to a thread start, on several occasions. No big deal.
Evan Thomas
Inactive
That's happened to me a couple of times when my internet connection is acting out. It looks like it's not working, but it's connecting behind my back, as it were...
Shane Tuttle
Staff
No sweat, mehavey. You'd be surprised how often that happens. And make no mistake; it's appreciated you want to clean up the extra posts. But we can wipe the slate clean as a whistle. 