# Is there a way to delete or edit my own post/thread? **URL:** \ **Category:** Site Feedback\ **Created:** [August 22, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306 "2021-08-22T11:28:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bananabug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Bananabug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bananabug)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/1 "2021-08-22T11:28:51Z")
Apparently there is none? Was for 5 minutes once… Is there something or someone that helps in the running of the site that can? ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/2 "2021-08-22T11:58:38Z")
You can flag your own post and request it, or send a note to the mod in charge of that forum. ---
**Author:** ![Bananabug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Bananabug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bananabug)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/3 "2021-08-22T12:03:27Z")
I did ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/4 "2021-08-22T15:11:25Z")
You should still be able to edit or delete your own post within 5 minutes (is that what the time limit is nowadays?)—click the little pencil icon. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/5 "2021-08-22T15:38:11Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > You should still be able to edit or delete your own post within 5 minutes (is that what the time limit is nowadays?) The edit window has been expanded to 15 minutes some time ago. ---
**Author:** ![Bananabug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/858c86/32.png) [@Bananabug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bananabug)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2021, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/6 "2021-08-22T15:49:15Z")
Ugh. Yeah. Decided Twas probably a shitty idea after that. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/8 "2022-03-27T01:59:09Z")
But the trash-can delete post icon is gone? ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2022, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-delete-or-edit-my-own-post-thread/949306/9 "2022-03-27T02:48:24Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > But the trash-can delete post icon is gone?  Deletions were turned off a few months ago. See [this post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-delete-a-post/956284/3) for more details.