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Offline Vermis

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Signatures and deleting posts
« on: 20 February 2013, 04:37:48 PM »
Two problems just sprang up at me.  I've just included a signature in my profile, but it doesn't seem to be showing up in any of my posts made since then.  I can't find any box to tick to 'include signature' either.

Also, no delete message buttons on LAF?

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #1 on: 20 February 2013, 04:47:22 PM »
I see a signature beneath your post:

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And as far as I know, you can't delete posts  :-X

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #2 on: 20 February 2013, 04:49:12 PM »
I see a signature beneath your post:

And as far as I know, you can't delete posts  :-X

You should be able to.
You have the option to 'Remove' in the top right of each of your own posts, (right next to 'quote' and 'modify').
I just checked that was the correct information on this very post, and it is.
 ;)



« Last Edit: 20 February 2013, 04:51:22 PM by Mason »

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #3 on: 20 February 2013, 04:56:33 PM »
You should be able to.
You have the option to 'Remove' in the top right of each of your own posts, (right next to 'quote' and 'modify').
I just checked that was the correct information on this very post, and it is.
 ;)


I guess that's a "supporter's only option". I can only "quote" and "modify". Time to think about being a supporter then... ;D

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #4 on: 20 February 2013, 04:59:01 PM »
I guess that's a "supporter's only option". I can only "quote" and "modify". Time to think about being a supporter then... ;D

Not sure about that, but that would make sense.

It is a really helpful option when dealing with my Bazaar sales threads.
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Offline Dolmot

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #5 on: 20 February 2013, 05:26:48 PM »
I've just included a signature in my profile, but it doesn't seem to be showing up in any of my posts made since then.

I think it only appears in your first post per topic or page (can't remember which). It's assumed that everyone reads the previous posts and gets it on the first time. A good feature, that, especially if the sig is an enormous eyesore banner and/or twice longer than an average post...

Offline Plynkes

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #6 on: 20 February 2013, 06:39:31 PM »
Yes, sig only appears once per page. Not really needed here, as the massive animated eyesore banner is not allowed on LAF, but a good feature for forums that do allow them. Nothing worse than having to look at the same stupid dancing gif all the way down a page, just because the idiot it belongs to can't shut up.  :)


I can delete my posts (and other people's on the boards I moderate). Not sure what is going on there. A bug? Prof might be able to tell you, he's the one that gets to look into the inner workings of the great mechanical beast that is LAF.




« Last Edit: 20 February 2013, 06:46:57 PM by Plynkes »
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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #7 on: 20 February 2013, 06:43:44 PM »
Yes, sig only appears once per page. Not really needed here, as the massive animated eyesore banner is not allowed on LAF, but a good feature for forums that do allow them. Nothing worse than having to look at the same stupid dancing gif all the way down a page, just because the idiot it belongs to can't shut up.  :)


I can delete my posts (and other people's on the boards I moderate). Not sure what is going on there. A bug? Prof might be able to tell you, he's the one that gets to look into the workings of the beast.

Hear, hear.

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #8 on: 20 February 2013, 06:46:28 PM »
I say "nothing worse", but that's hyperbole, obviously. I can think of plenty of worse things. Getting caught up in the civil war in Angola or the Rwandan genocide, the Tonton Macoute coming for you in the night, being forced to watch Loose Women...

Offline answer_is_42

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #9 on: 20 February 2013, 10:04:05 PM »
I have no option for deleting posts. Not sure I ever have, now I consider it.
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Offline Vermis

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #10 on: 21 February 2013, 01:47:26 AM »
Yes, sig only appears once per page.

Oh!

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Not really needed here, as the massive animated eyesore banner is not allowed on LAF, but a good feature for forums that do allow them. Nothing worse than having to look at the same stupid dancing gif all the way down a page, just because the idiot it belongs to can't shut up.  :)

Couldn't agree more!

Also, I'm not seeing many 'remove' buttons myself.  Oh well.

Offline Wirelizard

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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #11 on: 21 February 2013, 02:10:30 AM »
As someone who does have a graphic banner in his sig (albeit a reasonably sized non-animated one!) I really like LAF's once-per-page setup. If I'm active in a thread, nobody needs to see my banner every three or four posts down a page!

And having posted this and checked, I only have "Quote" and "Modify" options in the top right corner of this post. I'd never bothered checking, but I guess you can't delete posts. There's no timeout on the Modify option, though.


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Re: Signatures and deleting posts
« Reply #12 on: 21 February 2013, 02:55:42 PM »
How Plynkes said, Sig only onnce-per-page, that's our LAF setting.

About deleting own topics, it's not bounded to Supporting status. It's off (apart from on Bazaar and for the moderators on their boards) because some members had done some excessive using of the feature ravaqing the threads, turning them to nonsense this way. So you still can edit your post using "Modify" but not delete it. Just be carefull posting anything or edit it.

 

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