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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by pulnimar[/i] [br]I'm a forum user, not a forum owner or admin or moderator. I have no idea what the moderator interface is or looks like, or what would be required by the admin to make this work. Could something like the following be added (if similar functionality isn't already present)? The forum I frequent uses 3.4.05 Check-box and 1-click to moderate/delete a post, an entire thread, or x specific posts within a thread. Then email the content of the individual posts back to the post's creator (via their email in user preferences), along with a moderation message saying the post (or thread) has been deleted for such and such a reason (if a reason is given by the moderator in a textbox or generically filled in by the forum). If the user doesn't have an email in preferences, no email would be sent. Given the difficulties and apparently time consuming nature of moderation, it would be nice if this feature would actually speed the process of moderation up, or at least be transparent and automated enough to not interfere. This request is based on the following back and forth (my post didn't actually contravene any guidelines that I could figure out, someone just thought it or the potential replies, if any, inappropriate): [blue]The [/blue]<sic>[blue] Discussion Board - Topic Moved Hello [/blue]<sic>[blue] Your posting on[/blue] <sic> [blue]Discussion Board. Regarding the subject - [/blue]<sic>[blue]. Has been removed from public display, If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Administrator of the forum[/blue] Reply 1: Me:[red]Understood. In the future could you email the contents of the removed topic back to me (and presumably other authors of removed topics and responses). I did not have a backup copy of what I posted.[/red] <sic my civilized frustration> [blue]We have considered your request and whilst we understand how frustrating it might be to lose your original thoughts, we feel that this is not a viable procedure for us to adopt.[/blue] <sic> [blue]There are occasions when a thread has become unsustainable to allow under the guidlines, and it might be that one of your non-guidline violation posts could get caught up in such a deletion.[/blue] <sic> Reply 2: [blue]It is not viable because the Discussion Board is not automated to function in this way and we don't have time to handle messages individually for people. Moderation is a very time consuming role for just a handful of volunteers. We feel that it is not our responsibility to preserve member's posts, especially where they contravene the guidelines. Our responsibility to the[/blue] <sic>[blue] as moderators is to ensure the integrity and compliance to the [/blue]<sic> [blue]Guidelines.[/blue]< [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.