Whats happens to deleted posts after deleting them?

[Flyingpony]

Sometimes we post something, change our minds and delete that post :nono:
I've noticed there is an option to add a reason for deletion, which makes me wonder about the following few questions:

What happens to a deleted post after it's been deleted?
How long would it be stored for or is deletion automatic?
Does a mod need to activate the final deletion?
Etc?

Just wondering :scratch:

P.S. I don't need to recover a deleted post :nya: :finger:

[mattt]

Sometimes we post something, change our minds and delete that post :nono:
I've noticed there is an option to add a reason for deletion, which makes me wonder about the following few questions:

What happens to a deleted post after it's been deleted?
How long would it be stored for or is deletion automatic?
Does a mod need to activate the final deletion?
Etc?

Just wondering :scratch:

P.S. I don't need to recover a deleted post :nya: :finger:

It gets stored at the end of the rainbow for a while :shake:

[Colapop]

No no, they go to the Secret deleted post graveyard - just down the road and round the corner from the Elephant one....:yeah:

[MSTRS]

Actually they go into a special file for SpankMe and once a year (rumoured to be Apr 1st) he posts them up in a single thread for our general amusement

[Flyingpony]

Only senior members can delete their posts, and then only up to one week after posting it.

If you deleted a post by mistake, you can ask a admin or mod to undelete it.
The things we find ... :doh: :violin: :o

Well, that answers some of my original questions. :o

[Joni]

All deleted posts are "soft" deletions, so the mods and admins can still view what has been deleted.

They can either be permanently deleted by a senior mod or admin or they can be left as a soft delete.

We usually leave things in a soft delete and dont remove them off the server.

So to answer your question, they are right where they were when you deleted them, you just cant see them.

[ManDownUnder]

It gets stored at the end of the rainbow for a while :shake:

Oh that's lovely! Thanks - I feel all happy now LOL