Deleting older posts.....

Some people regularly delete the old posts, it's your right to do.. I do not appreciate a lot re-posted articles, because I often remember almost immediately that "I already read this one".

I haven't done that. I suppose it's okay to do it. Somehow, I would find it hard to delete posts although probably not if I were rewriting them. Like you, I don't know why some posts do really well and others don't. I do think it pays to try to have a catchy title. What do you think?

I do not do that That will be an insult to my fertile brain

I’ve never done that, but am sure it’s okay. I do want to warn you that I have a photographic memory, so may not respond.

I don't think you are violating any rules doing that. And yes, I have done that from time to time. I don't make a habit of it. But so long as it is occasional, I don't think there is anything at all wrong with it. Not sure admin's views on it. But I can't see why it would be bad so long as it's not a habit.

Many delete their posts here.

I have been here for almost 14 years now and things were far different then and many of the older members left the site when it closed down for a while, never to come back. I miss those days and the only memory I have is the old discussions and interactions . I would never want to delete any one of them but like you say reposting them in a different format may not be a bad idea ...

We don't encourage the reposting of old posts as a way of increasing their responses. There is nothing against multiple posts on the same topic, however, so, if you feel that a topic is worth revisiting, you may want to rewrite it from the point of view you have today (and delete an older post on the same topic). It is not a good idea to repost something which is only a few days old simply because it didn't receive the number of responses you expected. That could well be considered 'gaming the system'. You may, of course, 'revive' a post and put it back into the 'Most Recent Activity' list (and into people's notifications) by commenting on the responses and comments it already has.. You could also make sure that it has appropriate and relevant tags, which will make it more likely that people interested in those topics and using those tags themselves will be more likely to see it and respond. As @myklj999 says, people are individuals and, if a post gets few responses, it's usually because it didn't attract them in the first place and there's no reason why posting it again will make it any more attractive.

sometimes i do depending on what its about tbh

I know a few people simply delete older posts so that they no longer receive responses from them. I only delete a post if I've changed my mind about it. I do not think you'll violate any guidelines by deleting and re-writing them.

I have deleted several hundred older posts recently. You are alright to delete if you choose to do so.

I only did that once and it was unintentional. I'd forgotten I'd written on that subject before and though it wasn't re-written as such it did contain similarities. I deleted the older post.

As long as it's not the same as what you posted before, it's okay. I have many posts that haven't gotten many responses. I don't worry about it. Who knows why some get seen and others don't.

I delete all my old discussions. If you think a discussion is good but it has no responses you can delete it and rewrite it and repost it.

Last year I deleted some old discussions but now I never delete them again, and you've got answers from Admin and some people.

I don't delete my posts. Unless the admin delete it, it will be here for as long as possible. I think my post from way back then it still here. Let me check first. Yup, the one from 2009 is still here.

I deleted all my posts at one point. I was highly considering leaving the site at the time. But other than that I periodically delete old post. I really can't see a reason to save them. Most of these posts aren't going to continue to earn anything for the site in the long run although a few (very few) likely will. I definitely get rid of ones that just don't do well as obviously no one is really interested, no need to repurpose what didn't work. As to the rules I would just refer you to the rules as I don't repurpose my articles so have not faced this issue.

I did this with some discussions. I think it's not wrong to do this.

I haven't deleted anything yet. And learned from reading replies. Thanks.