# Delete and editing posts? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 7, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608 "2017-03-07T09:31:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Overthinker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f17d59/32.png) [@Overthinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Overthinker)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/1 "2017-03-07T09:31:59Z")
I read in the FAQ there was a way to delete and edit posts but I can’t seem to figure it out. Can anyone help? ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/2 "2017-03-07T09:36:09Z")
You can only edit/delete a post within 5 minutes after posting it. You can pm a mod for help. ---
**Author:** ![Overthinker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f17d59/32.png) [@Overthinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Overthinker)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/3 "2017-03-07T09:38:40Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > You can only edit/delete a post within 5 minutes after posting it. You can pm a mod for help. Thanks again, I have been looking but can’t seem to find who the mod is. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Feldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lord_feldon/32/341_2.png) [@Lord\_Feldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Feldon)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/4 "2017-03-07T09:41:30Z")
Assuming you’re posting from a browser and not Tapatalk, the edit button shows up next to the quote button in the lower right corner of a post (I don’t know what happens in Tapatalk). You can’t delete a post at all. All you can do is edit it, within those five minutes. You can edit it down to very little, but there will still be something there. ---
**Author:** ![Overthinker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f17d59/32.png) [@Overthinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Overthinker)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/5 "2017-03-07T09:42:38Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > You can’t delete a post at all. All you can do is edit it, within those five minutes. You can edit it down to very little, but there will still be something there. Thanks. Do you know if you can delete your profile all together? ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/6 "2017-03-07T09:43:46Z")
Each forum has a list of moderators assigned to it. You can find that list at the bottom right of the forum page. As for editing posts, you can only do that within a five-minute window. > [@Overthinker](#): > > Thanks. Do you know if you can delete your profile all together? No, you can’t. And the administrators won’t delete it for you, either. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/7 "2017-03-07T09:45:58Z")
> [@Overthinker](#): > > Thanks. Do you know if you can delete your profile all together? You cannot. You can use the red triangle in the upper right of your post to report it to the mods of that forum. Or contact info for the mods of a forum is at the bottom of the page. ---
**Author:** ![Overthinker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f17d59/32.png) [@Overthinker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Overthinker)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/8 "2017-03-07T09:51:24Z")
Thank you everyone for your help! ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/9 "2017-03-07T09:55:12Z")
Also, I’ve reported this for a move to About This Message Board, which is our forum for questions about the boards. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/10 "2017-03-07T11:36:32Z")
I encourage you to stick around for a while and familiarize yourself with what this board is about. Really, what do you have to lose? ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/11 "2017-03-07T13:14:00Z")
> [@Overthinker](#): > > Thanks. Do you know if you can delete your profile all together? You can’t delete your profile, but you can edit it down to no useful information. To get to your profile for editing, click on your username at the upper right of the page where it says “Welcome, Overthinker”. However, I hope you’ll stay with us. We can be kind of fun at times. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/12 "2017-03-07T14:05:19Z")
Moved thread to About This Message Board I’ve closed the thread in question- link to my post: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20048761&postcount=15](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20048761&postcount=15) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/13 "2017-03-07T15:07:44Z")
> [@Lord\_Feldon](#): > > Assuming you’re posting from a browser and not Tapatalk, the edit button shows up next to the quote button in the lower right corner of a post (I don’t know what happens in Tapatalk). You can’t delete a post at all. All you can do is edit it, within those five minutes. You can edit it down to very little, but there will still be something there. That’s what happened when you see a post that just says “nm”, which means “never mind”, from a poster who decided, for whatever reason, to cancel what he had posted. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/14 "2017-03-07T15:42:06Z")
You can edit on Tapatalk- if you tap the post in question, a menu bar appears, with “More” as a choice. If you tap “More” “Edit” is one of the buttons listed. You cannot delete your own posts, but you can whittle down to a “nm” or something like that, as **jtur88** mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/15 "2017-03-07T16:21:27Z")
Great username - thread topic combo. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/16 "2017-03-07T16:47:53Z")
Testing the ability to edit in tapatalk. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/17 "2017-03-07T16:49:43Z")
My tapatalk doesn’t give me the drop down menu with the option to edit. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/18 "2017-03-07T17:00:12Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > You can edit on Tapatalk- if you tap the post in question, a menu bar appears, with “More” as a choice. If you tap “More” “Edit” is one of the buttons listed. > > You cannot delete your own posts, but you can whittle down to a “nm” or something like that, as **jtur88** mentioned. Technically, “NM” is “no message”. “NVM” is “never mind” . 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/19 "2017-03-07T17:09:51Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Technically, “NM” is “no message”. “NVM” is “never mind” . 🙂 Really? I’ve seen both NM and NVM used as never mind. Both can be used. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2017, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608/20 "2017-03-07T17:23:09Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Technically, “NM” is “no message”. “NVM” is “never mind” . 🙂 Not sure where that definition comes from. I use, and have seen, nm used as never mind. I’ve never noticed nvm. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delete-and-editing-posts/781608.md?page=2)