Should I delete my posts?

I was just wondering, maybe, if it might be possible for me to delete my own posts?

You can go ahead and delete an individual post after a certain amount of time has passed, but as far as I can tell, you aren't able to just wipe out every single post you've ever made at once.

Heh, technically you can only really do it while the "edit" button is still active

though you have about a 30-minute window to pull the whole post down after you hit submit (?)
(assuming nobody has quoted you, otherwise it's pretty much pointless)
after that, your only option is to use "edit" to wipe the actual text
but honestly, it’d be fair play if you actually wrote something explaining why you're deleting it
regardless, there's always a paper trail

everything else is off limits 😁
so just think twice before you hit "post"... because once it's out there, there's no undoing the regret.... 😉

roughly speaking

......... that last part about thinking before you post is the only thing that actually matters

Rachel Moore58 said:Is there any way to delete my posts? My own stuff?

Only a moderator or an admin can wipe a post.

Sandra Parker3 said:Technically, you can only do that while the "edit" function is available.

You have about 30 minutes after posting to delete the entire message entirely.
(Of course, if someone has already quoted you, it becomes pointless.)
After that window closes, you can only use "edit" to clear the content itself.
However, it would be polite to state your reason for deleting it.
Regardless, the action remains on the record.

Nothing else is possible.😁
Therefore, think carefully before clicking "submit." There is no undoing it once it is done..... 😉

That is essentially how it works.

......... Only that final sentence matters: "think carefully before..."

Can I delete a thread I started myself? Could you explain the process to me?

Hannah Robinson34 said:Is there any way I can just scrub this thread I started from existence?

Nope.

feraltrucker5 said:No.

Is even the system administrator unable to perform that action?

Well, of course it can

but they just won't, because if other people had actually bothered to step up and weigh in on this topic
🙂
you aren't alone, and frankly, you aren't the center of the universe either