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Author should be able to remove it's own content
I think If user creates a new post or comment he should be able to remove it, not only edit
Oh, I remember why I did not allow this, there are two main reasons:
Firstly, if the user can remove his comment, should he be able to restore it?, let's say he can, that raises another issue, comments removed by moderators should not be able to be restored by users.
Secondly, what if the first comment is removed by the user? what happens to that thread? If a moderator removes the first comment, he will know what to do with the rest of the thread, move all the comments or remove the whole thread, but if the user removes the first comment there is no way to flag it, so no admin/moderator will get notified.
As stands now, the user can edit his comment and just remove the content, that also lets users check the comment history.
What about collapsing the comment when it gets "removed" by the author? The comment would be expanded/displayed by clicking some button/icon, any user would be able to expand it.
I as an author want to remove my comment so nobody see it.
I that case giving opportunity to any other user to "expand" removed comment is a bad idea. Don't you think so?
This is expressing my personal opinion and is not targeted as an insult or offence.
I am personally kind of tired about people writing first without thinking and then deleting it. It gets even worse when someone reply to it - after deleting the previous comment the following can get lost. I like the idea of writing only what you really mean and are able to stand for.
Of course, you can make a mistake - I've made many of them - e.g. posting something by accidentally clicking submit button. But that is solved by edit button.
And, of course, you can always ask admins for deletion.
I like the idea of writing only what you really mean and are able to stand for.
@kotrfa , I second that.
I as an author want to remove my comment so nobody see it.
@oduvan , That may break the conversation, besides, someone may already have quoted you .
Maybe, the comment/thread could be removed if no one has replied after/in it. If some one has replied, then it'd be collapsed. This would be an admin preference, always collapse would be the default.
All you said is true. But... (there is always some "But", right? :) )
How, do you think I will satisfy my desire remove my post in case I see that it doesn't make sense here? Right! I will remove all the text and (maybe) put a word like "[remove]" instead.
So no matter do you want me to remove my own comment or no it will be removed.
No, it won't :smile: , you can check the comment history to see previous editions (the pencil icon at the top-right corner). Also, I could add an admin preference to not let users edit their comments after x minutes or not let them if someone has replied after them or not let them at all. I don't like any of those alternatives though, that's why I think the comment history is a nice feature.
Editing the comment and putting a word "removed" will achieve the same thing as collapsing the comment, anyone can still see the previous comment if they really want to.
There is no way to distinguish when removing a comment will affect the conversation or not, so we can't let the author remove/hide the comment, IMO.
@oduvan as @nitely says, comment history take care about this behaviour.. And that is why is this solution IMO the best one.
The last proposition of @nitely:
Maybe, the comment/thread could be removed if no one has replied after/in it. If some one has replied, then it'd be collapsed. This would be an admin preference, always collapse would be the default.
doesn't hurt too much. Maybe someone would welcome this. If it is not for you so hard to implement and will not break things, why not...
Nop, no one can see it.
El mar., jun. 9, 2015 1:56 PM, Alexander Lyabah [email protected] escribió:
When admin remove a comment nobody can see history of this comment?
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