posted twice

[isnoend07]

i posted twice, how do i remove one

[Lord Orwell]

you can't delete a duplicate thread. but a duplicate post you can click "edit" and the resulting options give you a "delete" button.

[dee-u]

Use the Report Bad Post button to report that it was a double post. Its beside your online status, that one with exclamation point in a triangle figure. Try it!

[isnoend07]

I do not have the ! in the triangle by my name and there is no delete button.
Why don't i have a triangle ?

[dee-u]

Here it is.

[isnoend07]

Here it is.

I do not have one of those when looking from my pc. I see one for everyone else, but not me

[Jim Davis]

I dont see any triangle on my own posts, also theres no delete button, on edit. Maybe its just because we dont have the rights, but you are @dee-u.

[dee-u]

Uhm. Ok, perhaps one is not allowed to report a thread which they have started. I just did it for you, lets see when an administrator receives the message.

[Jim Davis]

I cant report myself, on thread starting posts i made, nor simple posts.

[dee-u]

My bad. Yes, that is correct.

[isnoend07]

So i guess if i make a mistake and post twice I will request someone to delete it for me.

[RobDog888]

A good way is to edit the title of your thread as "Delete Me" or such and a mod will gladly delete the thread for you.

Thread Moved

[dee-u]

I believe you could PM a moderator and/or an administrator.

[Jim Davis]

It would be nice, after a 1000+ post count you have to get the right to delete your own posts, or threads you started twice accidently (as long as no one answered your post),

[dee-u]

In chitchat I am able to delete my threads and posts, haven't tried in the regular section yet.

[Lord Orwell]

learn something new. I didn't know we could edit the title. And it's a forum setting that stops you from deleting your own thread in regular forum area. A long time ago, you used to be able to.

Also i find it odd that you can't report your own thread and it doesn't give you the icon, but it inconsistently gives me a "rate" link for my own post. Obviously it doesn't work when you click it, but it's there.

[RobDog888]

I believe that after the 2048 posts there are some extra permissions. Maybe an Admin or Mod could chime in if they know if deletions are part of it.

[dee-u]

I tried it and no, I can't delete my own threads in the regular forums. Though there is a Delete option for posts even in regular forums?

[si_the_geek]

One of the extra features for Powerposters (people with at least 2048 posts) is the ability to delete their posts (via the full Edit page), but not their threads (except in chit-chat). Several PowerPosters delete their posts at times (like if they mis-read the question, or double-post).

It was changed to only allow PowerPosters to do it because quite a few people (especially newer members) were deleting their posts when they got an answer, which often made the thread worthless - and as about 95% of the site usage is completely read-only (people not even logged in), "losing" a thread is quite a big deal.