for sale/wanted thread maintenance

[Dr. Tankenstein]

Just a discussion point.
I recently started a 'wanted' thread for some stems. Shortly afterward, I found something that 'would work' on eBay. My thread didn't have any responses before my purchase.

Is it the 'right thing to do' to delete my post, since it's now 'dead'? I see it all the time here, where someone will find what they were looking for, or sell something in the 'For Sale' section, and leave the thread open.
Would it be no much to ask to 'clean up after yourself'?

Won't all these 'dead threads' slow down searches?

Just askin'....no biggie.

Cheers,
Dr. T

 

[Tailwinds]

Ya, one of the nice things about the RatRod forum that differs from many, if not most other forums out there, we're able to make changes to the thread title. Adding a "SOLD" or "CLOSED" in the thread title would save a lot of wasted surfing time.

 

[Rooski]

Is it possible for the mods to do some sort of auto expire/delete feature, like after a month, or so?

 

[user 135]

Deleting forsale/wanted threads is a great idea. Some do it and some don't.

 

[Petrohead]

I have been wondering the same thing. It's hard enough to search through all the goodie posts on here everyday just to waste half of your time on old stuff thats dead. I usually post "sold" in the title but how do you just delete it?

 

[user 135]

I can't remember but I think you just click the 'X' instead of 'edit'.

Or ask a moderator. We are always more than happy to nuke a thread. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

 

[Petrohead]

I can't remember but I think you just click the 'X' instead of 'edit'.

Or ask a moderator. We are always more than happy to nuke a thread. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

Cool. Thanks cman!

 

[rydr1]

Guilty as charged, I will go and delete my threads now

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[harquahalas]

I can't remember but I think you just click the 'X' instead of 'edit'.

Or ask a moderator. We are always more than happy to nuke a thread. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

I don't think us regular members can delete a post if someone else has posted after us.


I just looked at my own post after I posted it and I can delete it (or edit it as I am doing now). I bet none of the previous posts can be deleted now, only edited.

 

[user 135]

You are right. Regular members can't deleted post. I would just mark everything sold and and add SOLD to the thread title.

 

[rydr1]

Since we need to delete posts, you think Steve would make us mods and then we can clean up the forum and ban a few members while we are cleaning up the forum. Ill start by banning all that have more posts than me so I can end up looking like a senior member.

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