UBB.Developers Forums UBB.classic V6.4 - 6.7 Modifications V6 Mod Ideas Delete post but not thread?

I've got a problem with my board in that a few members start good topics on controversial subjects, but then don't like hearing other views. So once they start hearing views contrary to their own, they go in and delete their post, but since they were topic starters, that deletes the entire thread.

I had it set on allow members to edit but not delete their own posts, but that results in a flood of emails from people all the time.

Is there a hack (or maybe I've missed something in the controls that would allow this) where a person could delete their post only, but not the entire thread? Or a hack that would allow members to delete their posts, except when their posts were topic starters.

I'm tired of continually fielding email from people asking what happened to such and such topic.

Many thanks in advance,

Ang

The only time that deleting a post will delete the thread is if it is the first post. Otherwise, it simply deletes that post alone.

I can't see a time when you would need to delete the first post of a thread, considering that most likely the following posts wouldn't make much sense without the first...

I should have made myself more clear. It's the people who are deleting the first posts - their posts - and it deletes the whole thread. I'm not sure why, but I suspect it's because they've figured out that they can delete the entire thread by doing that, and they choose to delete the thread when topics aren't going their way.

There's no problem when somebody deletes their own post and it's within the thread. Just when the person who did the first post decides to delete his/her post, and there goes the whole thread, along with everyone else's posts. (And those non consensual deletees are complaining too, which I agree with)

The only solution I know of right now is to turn off delete and allow them to remove the text of the post via edit, but not actually delete.

I looked through the mods and couldn't find anything, and was wondering if there was an alternative.

Ang

ubb_edit_post.cgi, find:

vars_wordlets_err.cgi, add:

Code

    q!first_post_in_thread! => q!Error: You may not delete the first post in a thread if you are not an Administrator or Moderator of this forum.!,

This will allow only Admins or Mods to edit or delete the first post in the thread. Untested, but I'm pretty sure it will work.

CTM,

You absolutely ROCK!

It worked like a charm and was exactly what I needed.

Thank you SO MUCH!!!

Ang