Subject: Re: Clearing the Board for May
YoungandOld: Has the desire to talk politics on this board gotten a bit out of control?

InParadise: I confess, I deleted 3 unposted replies to all political no economics posts earlier this morning, rather than submit them.

I suggest a solution, based on InParadise´s post: I understand Manlobbi does not introduce editing capabilities after posting, as he wants people to THINK SERIOUSLY before posting.

But what about being able to within a limited time, a day or even just an hour, being able to delete one´s own post?


If emotionally charged, people push "Submit" spontaneously --- and regret it a little later. Not being able to edit what´s posted doesn´t change that, as it is a reaction, not a rational reply.

Plus: Sometimes one does wrong calculations, but realizes that too late.
And: Especially non-native English speakers often only later realise what the other REALLY meant (I am talking from own experience).

All of that would be solved by clicking soon after on "Delete my post", and write it anew - or not.