On Forum Moderation

[Walter Bright]

On 5/26/2018 4:12 AM, Rubn wrote:
> What about self moderation? If I make an unprofessional comment and want to 
> delete it? Will this be allowed now? I guess it's more of a feature request.

People have from time to time asked me to delete one of their comments, which I 
have done if I could.

Note that forum messages that get transmitted via the mailing list cannot be 
unsent, nor can messages that people have already retrieved from the NNTP server 
be deleted from their machines, and I'm extremely reluctant to delete messages 
that quote yours.

Think of it like getting up in front of a group of people and saying things. You 
can't unsay it.

It's best to think before posting, and perhaps save your postings in a draft 
folder before transmission, in case you change your mind. In particular, be very 
cautious about posting when you're angry. NNTP isn't amenable to take-backsies.

Just like you can't take back an email after you hit 'send'.