I'm seeing 3 deleted threads in Skeptic vs Proponent?

[Laird]

If you do, please restore mine with anonymity but do not restore my digital painting or the link in the same post.

Brian, perhaps you could follow the suggestion I raised in my last post: rather than deleting OPs (original posts - thread-starters), which deletes every other post in the thread, simply edit your OP to be empty or to contain some message indicating that you've deleted it. If you couldn't be fussed doing this, then please let me know that it's OK for me to restore those posts and do it.

If you do, please restore mine with anonymity but do not restore my digital painting or the link in the same post.

No I've changed my mind.  Those were my contributions and I'm entitled to have them removed.  Maybe you can just save Max's posts and anybody else who requests it and create a new thread for them or something.

[Laird]

No I've changed my mind.  Those were my contributions and I'm entitled to have them removed.  Maybe you can just save Max's posts and anybody else who requests it and create a new thread for them or something.

Please see my previous post.

Please see my previous post.

You missed the point.  I created the threads and I wish I hadn't because I see no reason why people here should benefit from my input.  Save Max's posts but start new threads.  I want all my posts removed from Psiencequest.

[Laird]

You missed the point.  I created the threads and I wish I hadn't because I see no reason why people here should benefit from my input.  Save Max's posts but start new threads.  I want all my posts removed from Psiencequest.

I'm not proposing that your input be retained. I'm simply asking that rather than deleting your OPs, you edit them to be blank or otherwise indicate deleted content - otherwise entire threads are deleted with no way of resurrecting them.

You missed the point.  I created the threads and I wish I hadn't because I see no reason why people here should benefit from my input.  Save Max's posts but start new threads.  I want all my posts removed from Psiencequest.

The most important ones are now removed.  Goodbye.

[Laird]

The most important ones are now removed.  Goodbye.

Don't feel like you've burnt any bridges, Brian - you're welcome back any time.

I am going to restore the threads that you've deleted though - of course with your OPs blanked out as you prefer.

I think members should be free to delete their posts, but not when it comes to OPs, since that removes the entire thread from visibility. In those cases, they should simply edit their posts to be empty, or to contain a message like "[Post deleted]". Am willing to override deletions of OPs on this basis.

Yeah, that's fine, it's just the additional fall out on other members from a member deleting an OP that is a concerning.

Good Lord, man, you are really putting some effort into this forum. Kudos, Max. I'll make sure it's not lost.

Lol, OK that's a bit of exaggeration   it was written over a period of 4 hours...

Brian, perhaps you could follow the suggestion I raised in my last post: rather than deleting OPs (original posts - thread-starters), which deletes every other post in the thread, simply edit your OP to be empty or to contain some message indicating that you've deleted it. If you couldn't be fussed doing this, then please let me know that it's OK for me to restore those posts and do it.

OK, you do it for me.  I've done enough work now.

[Laird]

OK, you do it for me.  I've done enough work now.

Yessir.