Originally posted by Elizabeth King:
My question is: How long the posts will be kept? Who has the
power to delete posts selectively? Moderators? What criteria?
Generally speaking, the following people can delete posts:
- the starter of a thread can delete the whole thread,
- the poster of a reply can delete his own reply,
- the bartender(s) of a forum can delete everything in that forum,
- the sheriffs can delete everything they want.
The general criterion is that posts need to follow the "be nice" rule.
There are also some few forums with additional rules, such as the "no company names" rule in the Jobs Discussion forum.