Double post

bobkatfly · 09-07-2025, 07:09 AM

How do you delete a double post? Didn't think the first one went through.

Slickcraft · 09-07-2025, 09:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobkatfly

How do you delete a double post? Didn't think the first one went through.

If you replied on an existing thread, view your extra post, select edit and select delete.

If you started a new thread, I think that only Don can delete the lead post in a thread.

Alan

TomC · 09-07-2025, 10:17 AM

The edit/delete function times out after a while (maybe 30 minutes?) so you have to do that soon after the errant post...

bobkatfly · 09-08-2025, 05:24 AM

I did the edit>delete but both still showed after about 15-20 minutes. Seems to be fixed now. Guess it took a while longer.

webmaster · 09-08-2025, 11:27 AM

You should always be able to delete or edit your own posts. There is no time limit set. I'm not sure why it didn't work for you.

I deleted the duplicate when I saw your post.

webmaster · 09-08-2025, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slickcraft

If you started a new thread, I think that only Don can delete the lead post in a thread.

That is correct. You can't delete a post that starts a thread but you can edit it.

09-07-2025, 07:09 AM	#1
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09-08-2025, 05:24 AM	#4
bobkatfly Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Center Tuftonboro Posts: 394 Thanks: 60 Thanked 57 Times in 50 Posts	I did the edit>delete but both still showed after about 15-20 minutes. Seems to be fixed now. Guess it took a while longer. __________________ Bob F Amherst till the big 66 comes (made it!) Winter Harbor/Mirror Lake till the big guy comes

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09-07-2025, 10:17 AM	#3
TomC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Lakes Region Posts: 746 Thanks: 29 Thanked 139 Times in 89 Posts	The edit/delete function times out after a while (maybe 30 minutes?) so you have to do that soon after the errant post...

09-08-2025, 11:27 AM	#5
webmaster Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,476 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 463 Thanked 3,985 Times in 854 Posts	You should always be able to delete or edit your own posts. There is no time limit set. I'm not sure why it didn't work for you. I deleted the duplicate when I saw your post.