Author: Mark Ryan
Date: 15:42:07 01/14/01
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On January 14, 2001 at 18:08:50, Edward Screven wrote: >On January 14, 2001 at 15:55:04, Terry McCracken wrote: > >>On January 14, 2001 at 14:52:54, ERIQ wrote: >> >>>And how do you feel about it steve? >> >> >>I don't know how Steve feels about it, but I, and I'm sure many here would >>welcome this feature! I've seen many who after posting, post a follow up to >>their owns posts due to mistakes or information they omitted. >>And of course there is even a more simple reason, sometimes people post and wish >>they had'nt! Then the're stuck with it! >> >>Please people, support ERIQ's suggestion!:) Thanks! >> >>Terry. > >what happens to replies? i don't want to see replies without >being able to see the original post, and i don't certainly >don't want to have replies i write removed if a post is retracted. > >personally, i think it is a good thing that authors can't retract >their posts. it means that all readers can understand the context >in which other posts are written. and it encourages authors to think >before they click on "Submit". > > - edward I agree completely with you, Edward. And for the earlier argument that people should be allowed to retract their own message if nobody has replied to it, what if someone has spent a lot of time composing a reply only to find the original message is gone? That seems unfair. All in all, I think the "retract message" idea is very tricky and even dangerous. Mark
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