Removing posts from forums?

Slime101

Slime101

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Is it possible, are there any rights to back up a request to remove ALL posts by a user from a forum and then have the username removed??

I have very good reason for wanting this done, and rather than just have my user account disabled i wish for the posts to be deleted from the database as if i was never there!!

(I am the user, and its nothing to do with this forum!)
 
I'm not aware of any rights to require it to be done, but I'd have thought that any reasonable request, with an explanation of why you have good reason, would be looked on favourably.
 
eh? Have you both missed the vital line - ITS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS FORUM!!!

I'm just wondering if its a legit request and if a forum admin could refuse to do so?
 
JayMax said:
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As in i am the user - on ANOTHER FORUM, not asking about removing someone elses posts, or anything to do with ocuk!

EDIT: Beserker - is it not a simple case of search database by username and nuke all entries?
 
Slime101 said:
As in i am the user - on ANOTHER FORUM, not asking about removing someone elses posts, or anything to do with ocuk!

EDIT: Beserker - is it not a simple case of search database by username and nuke all entries?
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Yes, it is exactly that.
 
In theory it's just be a case of going into PhpMyAdmin and delete from table user and posts where userID= xxxxx.

However, whether or not this would break other things I'm not sure. Depends on the forum software and it may require a more thorough clean out than this.
 
tenchi-fan said:
Intrigued to know why you want this done...

Removing evidence perhaps?!

Or maybe you're just trying to disappear without a trace?
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Or perhaps i'm fed up with continual abuse and victimisation (to both me and my lady) which is carried out in part by the admin team, and feel it better that i remove myself from the forum...but i want my posts removed too as if i was never there.

Thing is they claim "they own my posts".....er, no i dot think so!

EDIT: They run VB like ocuk.
 
Ah, I assumed you meant that its nothing to do with this forum in the sense that we hadnt do anything wrong.

To your original question; Yes it could easily be done in VB, however it might make the said forum rather messy, when all your posts have been deleted from threads you have participated in.
 
tenchi-fan said:
Intrigued to know why you want this done...

Removing evidence perhaps?!

Or maybe you're just trying to disappear without a trace?
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I'm intrigued too .... but if Slime wanted to explain (publicly) I'm sure he'd already have done so.

It could be a personal thing, it could be employment-related, it could be all sorts of things. If he doesn't want to explain, I'd guess he has good reason for not wanting to, which is probably closely associated with the reason he wants this done in the first place.

Whatever the reason, if were're losing you, good luck, dude.
 
Sequoia said:
I'm intrigued too .... but if Slime wanted to explain (publicly) I'm sure he'd already have done so.

It could be a personal thing, it could be employment-related, it could be all sorts of things. If he doesn't want to explain, I'd guess he has good reason for not wanting to, which is probably closely associated with the reason he wants this done in the first place.

Whatever the reason, if were're losing you, good luck, dude.
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Explained above and also note the post above that, its nout to do with ocuk forums...its just a good place to ask!
 
Slime101 said:
Or perhaps i'm fed up with continual abuse and victimisation (to both me and my lady) which is carried out in part by the admin team, and feel it better that i remove myself from the forum...but i want my posts removed too as if i was never there.

Thing is they claim "they own my posts".....er, no i dot think so!

EDIT: They run VB like ocuk.
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If its the Admin involved in this victimisation, then Your going to have a hard time convincing them to remove the posts.

If this victimisation is limited to the forums, then just forget about it and don't go there. If this victimisation is going to your email addresses, and is taking place on other communication methods ie. Verbal, Phone etc. Then tell the people who host that forum, and/or on the seriousness of it call the Police.
 
Hence why i want some backing (legal) as to my right to have them removed (DPA possibly?) - and yes the threats are mostly just abuse altho one member did make threats of violence both on and off forum recently against myself and my family...strange really as i've never met the bloke but he holds a grudge cos of my missus's ex husband :rolleyes:
 
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