Can't delete a message posted by mistake

[Valentin Albillo]

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Hi,

I'm trying to delete the first message in a new thread I've just posted by mistake (intended "Preview" but hit "Post") in the General Forum but I can't. It always says:

You do not have permission to access this page. This could be because of one of the following reasons:

Is this functionality disabled ? What am I doing wrong ? I've tried four times, no success.

Anyway, please delete the post on my behalf if you're so kind.

Thanks and best regards.
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[Dave Hicks]

Is this the post you want to have deleted?

[Valentin Albillo]

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Hi, David:

(12-11-2019 04:06 AM)Dave Hicks Wrote:  Is this the post you want to have deleted?

No, that post is perfectly alright, please leave it as is.

The one I wanted deleted was a Draft I was creating but my mistake, I hit the "Post" button instead of the "Preview" button.

I then tried to delete the newly created thread but even though I checked the checkbox and hit the "Delete now" button (and no replies existed at that time, I realized my error immediately), it said that I couldn't and wouldn't delete it no matter how many times I tried (about four).

Fortunately some moderator listened to my plea and deleted it within a few hours or less, so the post I wanted deleted actually was, case closed.

However, you might want to have a look at the deletion mechanism because it might be the case that there's some bug or misconfiguration (permissions and such).

Thank you very much for your reply.
Regards.
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[Dave Hicks]

That sounds normal. Users can delete threads only in the classifieds. (Deleting the first post means deleting a thread.)

OK - glad it's taken care of.

[StephenG1CMZ]

I seem to remember being able to delete in the past...
I have a duplicate post:
https://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-14162.html