# deleteing your own posts/threads **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 23, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187 "2007-03-23T15:04:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/1 "2007-03-23T15:04:50Z")
Recently I started a new thread, then immediately realized I had posted in the wrong forum. Within the 5 minute edit window I hit the edit button and looked for a way to delete the post, but couldn’t find one. Does any such thing exist? If so, where is it? If not, could it be added? Functional within the 5 minute window, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/2 "2007-03-23T15:12:17Z")
Not directly, but you can do what others have done in similar situations: edit out all the text and include a reason to explain the deletion (i.e., “posted to the wrong forum,” “double posted,” etc.) If you really want it gone altogether, you can report the post before yours and explain that you want the next post by you to be deleted; AFAIK, most of the mods don’t mind doing little things like that, within reason. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/3 "2007-03-23T15:15:15Z")
It does not exist yet. Not a terrible idea to allow us to delete a thread altogether in the first 5 minutes. Especially as we cannot report our own posts except by Email. In the meantime, you can edit the post and put a \*\*bolded request \*\* in to “please report this thread so a helpful Moderator could move it to the correct forum.” Jim ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/4 "2007-03-23T19:01:24Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] It does not exist yet. Not a terrible idea to allow us to delete a thread altogether in the first 5 minutes. Especially as we cannot report our own posts except by Email. Jim [/QUOTE] Seconded with a vengeance. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/5 "2007-03-23T19:25:51Z")
As Nelson lay dying he gazed up at his friend and murmered “Kiss me, Hardy” His friend looked down at him and replied “Kiss your _ **what?** _” ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/6 "2007-03-23T19:26:20Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] It does not exist yet. [/QUOTE] Yes, it does; it’s simply a standard vB option which hasn’t been enabled for regular members. One of the admins would have to change the permissions which restrict who can do what. It’s basically just a single checkbox that has to be selected. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/7 "2007-03-23T19:29:35Z")
[QUOTE=Peter Morris] As Nelson lay dying he gazed up at his friend and murmered “Kiss me, Hardy” His friend looked down at him and replied “Kiss your _ **what?** _” [/QUOTE] Posting in the wrong forum _again_? Quick, you’ve got two minutes to edit. ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/8 "2007-03-23T19:30:39Z")
[QUOTE=Contrapuntal] Posting in the wrong forum _again_? Quick, you’ve got two minutes to edit. [/QUOTE] OK, one minute. ETA: Blast it! ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleteing-your-own-posts-threads/397187/9 "2007-03-23T19:32:40Z")
Oh bugger Should have been this thread. > **[Most famous parting words](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413371)** > > Inspired by this blog entry - Captain Oates’ “I am just going outside & may be some time.” - can Dopers come up with any similarly great parting - not necessarily last - words?