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Posted by Roo on June 19, 2001, at 9:53:40
Dr. Bob--
Is there any way to have some of my posts permanantly
deleted? I am having some serious regrets about posting
about some personal issues on psycho-social babble, and
now fear my S.O. discovering them. This is causing me
a great deal of stress. I should have thought more before
I posted. Is deleting them a possibility?Thanks,
Roo
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 19, 2001, at 14:36:19
In reply to Can you delete some posts of mine? Dr. Bob, posted by Roo on June 19, 2001, at 9:53:40
> Is there any way to have some of my posts permanantly
> deleted?This is something I wrestle with from time to time. I appreciate what you're saying, but at the same time I've really wanted to maintain the integrity of the threads. Lately I've been wondering if a compromise might be leaving the posts, but maybe editing out sections?
Bob
Posted by Roo on June 19, 2001, at 14:52:19
In reply to Re: Can you delete some posts of mine?, posted by Dr. Bob on June 19, 2001, at 14:36:19
I'm not usually an impulsive poster...I've been
posting here for 3 years or so and have never
posted something I wanted to take back...I was just in a
moment of stress and reached out for contact...and
now really regret it. I'm not sure what a compromise
would be...I'd have to relook at all the threads to
decide. Or maybe I could change my name on those
threads...Roo is very obvious. My idea would be
either to
1. Delete the one thread that I most regret
2. Delete parts of that thread, which would be most
of it
3. Retroactively change my name.
4. Or if you have any other ideas...I'll feel less exposed when it's archived. Social
PB is filling up pretty quickly, so maybe that'll happen
soon.
Posted by mair on June 19, 2001, at 22:02:59
In reply to Re: Can you delete some posts of mine?, posted by Roo on June 19, 2001, at 14:52:19
> Dr Bob - I think the notion of allowing people to selectively edit specific portions of posts hurts the integrity of the board far more than just simply deleting an individual post. What would be your objection to deleting a post an replacing it on the thread with something like "post deleted at poster's request" or words to that effect. That way, people who are reading archived posts have some sense of what was once there.
Mair
Posted by kiddo on June 20, 2001, at 2:13:16
In reply to rewriting posts-Dr Bob, posted by mair on June 19, 2001, at 22:02:59
> > Dr Bob - I think the notion of allowing people to selectively edit specific portions of posts hurts the integrity of the board far more than just simply deleting an individual post. What would be your objection to deleting a post an replacing it on the thread with something like "post deleted at poster's request" or words to that effect. That way, people who are reading archived posts have some sense of what was once there.
>
> MairHi-
I'm curious about how that could work effectively without deleting the entire thread... Most of the time, (from what I've seen) is that the original post is quoted....
just thinking aloud..
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 20, 2001, at 15:33:29
In reply to Re: Can you delete some posts of mine?, posted by Roo on June 19, 2001, at 14:52:19
> I'm not sure what a compromise
> would be...I'd have to relook at all the threads to
> decide... My idea would be
> either to
> 2. Delete parts of that thread, which would be most
> of itThat's what I was thinking, delete the parts that make you feel the most uncomfortable. Take a look and let me know. If you want, we can go over specifics by email...
> I'll feel less exposed when it's archived. Social
> PB is filling up pretty quickly, so maybe that'll happen
> soon.It should, especially becacuse PSB is set to be archived more quickly than the others...
Bob
Posted by Dr. Bob on June 20, 2001, at 15:35:38
In reply to Re: rewriting posts-Dr Bob » mair, posted by kiddo on June 20, 2001, at 2:13:16
> > > I think the notion of allowing people to selectively edit specific portions of posts hurts the integrity of the board far more than just simply deleting an individual post.
How about selectively deleting (as opposed to changing) specific portions of posts?
> I'm curious about how that could work effectively without deleting the entire thread... Most of the time, (from what I've seen) is that the original post is quoted....
They would just need to be edited, too...
Bob
Posted by Roo on June 21, 2001, at 7:56:39
In reply to Re: Can you delete some posts of mine? » Roo, posted by Dr. Bob on June 20, 2001, at 15:33:29
Thanks, Dr. Bob., you've helped to lower my blood
pressure a few notches. I've identified the parts that
make me most uncomfortable, and yes, I'd like to
give you the specifics through email, if possible.
What email address should I use?
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