Why don't I have the option to delete a forum post

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• Friday, August 17, 2012 6:39 PM

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  Hi John !

  Welcome to the Forums. There is nothing wrong with your profile. I think James misunderstood the whole thing. Since he is a  Moderator there he can have both option "Move a Thread" or "Delete a Thread". These options are available to people who have Moderator Status or above in that specific forum.

  Although he has pointed you to the right Forum and seems like you got answer to your question at below thread;

  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverNIS/thread/41037381-e62a-442a-9df4-239f537ab1de/#1ece08ed-3b2f-4645-87d4-3da64e17337b

  Hope, this clarifies the misconception caused to you. Sorry for any inconvenience caused here.

  Please let me know if this helps. Hopefully i have answered you correctly.
  
  Thanks, Hasham Niaz

  • Proposed As Answer by pvdg42MVP Saturday, August 18, 2012 2:18 PM
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• Friday, August 17, 2012 7:18 PM

   

   
  

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  Hey Hasham,
  

  Thanks for answering my question. So basically unless you are a forum moderator, you do not have the ability to move or delete your own forum posts.
  

  So if I could make a suggestion to that. I think that aspect needs to change because most forums allow you to delete your own posts. I really don't see the harm in being able to do so. If you could send that feedback, that would be great.
  

  Also, if you have the privilege, can you delete that post as I don't want there to be duplicates out there. Here is the link again:

  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/winserversetup/thread/40816b11-4ba2-4ffb-9e72-3598d34712b3

  Thanks,
  

  John

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• Friday, August 17, 2012 7:24 PM

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  HI John !

  There is a difference in between deleting a post and deleting a thread. You can delete your post unless it's a question. As you already have delete your post in this thread.

  Usually we don't want questions to be deleted here, because someone else can find it helpful.

  Note : I am not a  Moderator there so it will not be possible for me to delete that thread.

  Please let me know if this helps. Hopefully i have answered you correctly.
  
  Thanks, Hasham Niaz

  
  

  • Edited by Hasham NiazModerator Friday, August 17, 2012 7:40 PM Adding more comments
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• Friday, August 17, 2012 7:37 PM

   

   
  

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  Hey Hasham,

  I think you misunderstood. I was asking if you could delete my thread in which was the basis of my question here. Can you delete this thread for me:

  http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-GB/winserversetup/thread/40816b11-4ba2-4ffb-9e72-3598d34712b3

  It is in the wrong category, and I already have a thread with the same title in the correct category.

  Thanks,

  John

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• Monday, August 27, 2012 10:47 PM

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  You cannot delete a thread once someone has replied to it.

  The Moderator should move it to the "Where Is" forum (http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/whatforum/threads), since that's what he's doing... telling you where to ask your question.

  Thanks!

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  Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Experience Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)

  
  

  • Proposed As Answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft Employee, Owner Monday, August 27, 2012 10:47 PM
  • Edited by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft Employee, Owner Monday, August 27, 2012 10:56 PM
  • Marked As Answer by Ed Price - MSFTMicrosoft Employee, Owner Monday, September 03, 2012 8:09 AM
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