Delete All Posts By A User?

[Brinnie]

Is there an easier way to delete all posts by a user?

It's kind of hard to checkmark 2,400 boxes. :o

[Andreas]

ACP / Threads & Posts / Prune
Scroll down to Prune by Username

[Brinnie]

Thanks Kirb :)

What if I didn't want to delete them and I wanted to put them all in one thread. Is that possible?

[Tony G]

I don't think that'd be possible without some sort of modification.

[Biker_GA]

Kirby is correct. Prune works great for that purpose.

[Marco van Herwaarden]

You could mass move them to 1 forum, and then merge them

[Biker_GA]

We had a user that had hundreds of posts, and we found out he was using other people's works as his own. Prune came in very handy in deleting every post he ever made. :)

[Brinnie]

Well, apparently, the "MOVE" feature only does threads.

I figured the "PRUNE" feature would gather them all into one page, and then you could take action on them. Lock, delete, move, merge, whatever... But it only deletes.

It looks like I have been pwnd once again, because I am going to lose 2000 posts.

[Biker_GA]

You asked how to delete 2400 posts made by one user. Prune was the answer to that question.

[Brinnie]

You asked how to delete 2400 posts made by one user. Prune was the answer to that question.

I understand that stating the obvious is a sport around these forums... Please. Not me.

[Talisman]

...gather them all into one page, and then you could take action on them. Lock, delete, move, merge, whatever...

You know, that would be a great mod to have. Once we chase off or shut down a disruptive member, it would be nice to just tidy up the mess easily <moving the posts away from view> ... AND have all those posts available for staff members to review in a private/restricted area.

Emotions run hot while dealing with some unpleasant or combative person creating trouble for the group. And we do the best we can at the time. But after everyone has settled down, it's a good learning experience to look back at what happened and think about other ways we might have handled the exchange. This is a very good way for staff members <and owners> to learn better techniques to manage these situations in the future.

[Brinnie]

You know, that would be a great mod to have. Once we chase off or shut down a disruptive member, it would be nice to just tidy up the mess easily <moving the posts away from view> ... AND have all those posts available for staff members to review in a private/restricted area.


NAIL ON HEAD.

[Biker_GA]

That's already in place. AdminCP -> Threads and Posts -> Move

Option to input username is there.

[Brinnie]

That's already in place. AdminCP -> Threads and Posts -> Move

Option to input username is there.

I was under the impression that that only does THREADS.

[Biker_GA]

Yep.. Correct. (I gotta quit messing with this stuff so late at night)