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Deleting posts
- Thread starter Norie
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Von Pookie
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Probably something to do with this:
http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=138581
But no, you can't delete all of your posts, and honestly I don't see any reason you need to feel you should.
I'm assuming your "why bother answering" comment in that thread was meant to be humorous, yes? However, it doesn't really come across that way. It just looks like a rude remark directed to the OP without actually answering his question.
Admittedly, Zack could have worded what he said differently, but think about it: the OP on that thread is a newly registered board member--and receives your reply as one of the first ones they see on the forum and take it at face value. What would you think at first?
This is one problem with the internet. The subtleties of language can't come through and a perfectly innocent sentence can be completely misunderstood. Hence the invention of the smilie. A lot of people don't like to use them but I think this is one example where using the "smilies" can make a world of difference. For example, if you had followed that with the "wink" smilie, it would give a clue (if not making it plain obvious) that you were being funny.
In other words, I don't feel you have anything to worry about, just try to remember that what you mean exactly won't always come across as intended.
http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=138581
But no, you can't delete all of your posts, and honestly I don't see any reason you need to feel you should.
I'm assuming your "why bother answering" comment in that thread was meant to be humorous, yes? However, it doesn't really come across that way. It just looks like a rude remark directed to the OP without actually answering his question.
Admittedly, Zack could have worded what he said differently, but think about it: the OP on that thread is a newly registered board member--and receives your reply as one of the first ones they see on the forum and take it at face value. What would you think at first?
This is one problem with the internet. The subtleties of language can't come through and a perfectly innocent sentence can be completely misunderstood. Hence the invention of the smilie. A lot of people don't like to use them but I think this is one example where using the "smilies" can make a world of difference. For example, if you had followed that with the "wink" smilie, it would give a clue (if not making it plain obvious) that you were being funny.
In other words, I don't feel you have anything to worry about, just try to remember that what you mean exactly won't always come across as intended.
Zack Barresse
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Just wanted everybody to know *publically* that I apologized to Norie. I was wrong for assuming what I did. Everybody has had bad day's - especially me. So I'm sorry if I made your day worse or caused you any harm.
NateO
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No worries mate, it happens.
I'd like to add, that over the past year (how long have I been a Mod here? 
) that I've always (should I not use the words 'Never' and 'Always'? ) followed up on requests to adjust specific remarks to specific threads.
For whatever reason, people will post remarks or details to the board that in hindsight don't seem quite as clever as they did initially. In such a case, let an Admin or Moderator know what the situation is (please provide a link to the thread in question).
For a list of your friendly Admins and Mods, please see the following:
http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/groupcp.php?g=18675
This might vary with the forum in question.
I'd like to add, that over the past year
) that I've always (should I not use the words 'Never' and 'Always'? ) followed up on requests to adjust specific remarks to specific threads. For whatever reason, people will post remarks or details to the board that in hindsight don't seem quite as clever as they did initially. In such a case, let an Admin or Moderator know what the situation is (please provide a link to the thread in question).
For a list of your friendly Admins and Mods, please see the following:
http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/groupcp.php?g=18675
This might vary with the forum in question.
Von Pookie
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NateO said:
Nope! We got rid of the "these people do this forum" thing a while ago. All the mods are lumped into one group and any one of them can moderate any forum with "Moderators" listed as the moderator.
