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Old 04-September-2005, 10:14 PM
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I'm afraid I see nothing, I assume that the reason you 'soft deleted' a post is only visible to other mods/admins.
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I'm afraid I see nothing, I assume that the reason you 'soft deleted' a post is only visible to other mods/admins.
I wasn't expecting that to happen. I'll look into this.
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Old 04-September-2005, 10:46 PM
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Can anyone see Sleepy's message?
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Alright I'll see what can be done. Otherwise it'll just allow mods to reverse a descision.
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As far as I can tell you should be able to see it. Using a different computer, as a guest, and I could see the deleted post, and also a deleted thread which was deleted elsewhere in the forum.
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As far as I can tell you should be able to see it. Using a different computer, as a guest, and I could see the deleted post, and also a deleted thread which was deleted elsewhere in the forum.
Weird if I log out then I can see both deleted messages in this thread. As soon as I log back in they're gone.
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Weird if I log out then I can see both deleted messages in this thread. As soon as I log back in they're gone.
Ah so thats where it is! Alright, this is just a permission rule that needs to be changed, should be done within 24 hours. Thanks for the help Sleepy.
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vB allows for moderators to "soft" delete a thread or a post. Sometimes when a thread is deemed beyond hope it will be deleted (the exact reasons for a delete will fall under the rules that will be announced soon). In a soft delete a reson can be given for the delete and where the thread/post was a message with a reason will be given for the delete. Soft delete will give transparability to our moderation. Also it allows for a delete to be reviewed.

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what about locking a thread? that seems applicable in many instances.
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And can you cancel the soft deleted post?
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