Is this site still a discussion site ?

This reminds me of when we used to have the star rating and people would down rate because somebody didn't share their views. People like that do not belong on this site.

I won't do it. If something is offensive enough that it deserves to be deleted, I will just report it and let Admin deal with it.

I agree with you wholeheartedly! Allowing a discussion owner to remove responses and comments (or a response owner to remove comments below that response) is liable to degrade the quality of a discussion. There may be responses and comments with which we disagree - sometimes very strongly - but, unless they are in violation of the Guidelines, what someone else opines in the course of a discussion should be allowed to stand. Only the Moderator or the actual author of a response/comment should have the right to delete it. I have to say that I've used the 'Delete' button occasionally but only when some spammer has lifted his leg against my response (and I have generally reported the nuisance before deleting it). Please, @goaskalice, would you consider adding this to the 'wants' list?

@topffer..I didn't even realize we could do a deletion till you mentioned it ..now that is really sad and scary..if people think only sweetness will be in their discussion then they might want to think twice about what they post...so far i haven't had anything deleted, well that i'm aware of at least, but i will from now on stay with friends who won't be trigger happy on a button!

Advantage: Having control of what goes on and what doesn't go on a post gives the writer ownership of the page complete say as to what direction a topic might go in. Disadvantage: There is a possibility for misuse of discussion and could lead to someone being discouraged about making any further comments if they are to be deleted. I'm tossed as to which method does work best. My vote is left unchecked here. PS: I never delete comments and won't in the future unless they are totally rude or abusive.

I like people to disagree with me. Why take thing to personality.

Yes, you have a a very valid point to make. I feel that 'delete' option should be available with a user to 'delete' his own posts or comments/responses. If a user does not like comments made by any other user, then 'Deleting' others' comments or responses does not seem justified. He could better leave it as it is and may not even press the 'like' button, if he does not like that particular response/comment. If a user is allowed to 'delete' others comment, then those users who simply 'read' a discussion to make themselves aware of the topic being discussed would be deprived of different views received on the discussion. Also, to me it seems inappropriate (read discourteous) to 'delete' any user's comments. If the comments are offensive, it would be better to report to admin.

Wow, someone did that? I also thought that button was only meant for spammers (and trolls). Although this site is a discussion site, we also have to remember that we have to play nice ("no personal attacks, flaming, harassment, or trolling of any kind"). It's okay to agree to disagree and discuss things, so long as we can do it in a civilized manner.

I don't delete because I want the discussion even if we don't agree. If it is offensive or hurtful I will send it to an admin.

In my opinion , the delete button is for the poster of the discussion or by the Admin only not by the commentators .

I always thought that if you have a "like" button , it should always come with an "unlike" button. That way, nobody's discussion gets deleted unless it has been reported to the admin and the admin has to make the decision on the deletion.

Not everyone is going to agree in a real discussion with many people participating. It is disagreement that often keeps a discussion going. The longer a discussion keeps going, the more people earn. If we keep an open mind, we can be courteous in our disagreements and we might even learn something.

I am not sure. Discussion is healthy, but I would always want to be able to block someone who spoiled my day by being rude or aggressive or horrid. I don't mind discussions where people have another point of view. So far I am a bit disappointed in the lack of meaningful discussions. It may get better.

Well, please keep the blocking feature. I have one user on that list and I couldn't stand seeing her around. Sorry... But I totally agree on the delete button. It is ok to have a delete button for our OWN discussions and maybe for our own responses but please do not let others easily delete our comments. That's not discussion, that's censorship.

I would have assumed the delete button was only for spammers, but today I got blocked on another site for disagreeing with someone. I think it's childish and I certainly hope we can disagree and debate and discuss here. Life would be boring without vigorous debates.

I don't really care about the block or delete options. I've never really needed to block anybody....I mean unless they were following me all over myLot and repeating everything I said or something like that. But the edit option, that's the one I love. I've used it many, many times so far. The old myLot, if you made a typo, you had to live with it. That drove me nuts. So I'm glad we have the chance to fix up typing errors, etc. I always catch them right after I post, too....so I hurry up and edit them like nothing even happened.

I never thought of that, then again the only changes I make is when I notice typos in my writing, then I edit, I don't delete.

I agree with a lot of what you've said. Using the delete button to silence someone who doesn't agree with you is the coward's way out. I don't care how much I disagree with someone's opinion here. I will never use it to invalidate their beliefs simply because I happen to believe differently than they do. I somewhat agree that the delete button needs to go. I like being able to directly take care of spammers on my own posts. Haven't had to use it for that yet (knock on wood!) but I like not having to harass support with additional reports when I can do it myself. But the fact that I can delete comments under mine in your discussion... no. ...and while I'm trying to think of circumstances that would justify having the delete button, I can't come up with a valid reason besides taking care of spam. So yes, the delete button should probably go. I'd like for them to keep the edit button around, though. It's so convenient to be able to fix typos and replace images when I forget that my iPod lies about their orientation. My suggestion on that to avoid having issues with it is to keep a public record of the edit history. I think they should keep the block feature, too. I've never used it, and I don't plan to, so I don't know if this is actually in effect or not. What I'd do is make members fill out a short form to explain why they're blocking that user. That way, if someone is blocked with numerous users saying it's because of harassment or spamming, the staff could review that and take action. Or am I spewing glitter and rainbows by even suggesting that we keep it around?

I think when you start a discussion you should be able to delete a comment that is offensive . It is your discussion but it would have to be pretty bad for me to actually do it.

@ Candy-colored fantasy land....Brilliant !!