HELP! A super mod soft deleted
 

I do a radio show, and all of my content appears to have been soft deleted by a super mod. How do I get that content back?

PLEASE HELP!! AND if you can help me find out exactly what happened, PLEASE help.

http://godofradio.com/forum/index.php

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What do I do to get the posts back where they belong?

Click "manage" and "undelete"

And what do you mean, "exactly what happened". A mod deleted it. It should tell you who did it. If not, check the moderator log.

Where do I click manage?

Here's a screen shot of a deleted post on my site. I circled the two things I mentioned.

My threads aren't showing up as soft deleted. It does show what was deleted in the admin panel.

Does this mean I can't get the threads back? I had 1,000's and 1,000's of posts.

The super mod who did this says he didn't do it? Is it possible that someone else did it?

13778 tjbdlmn 12:15, 12th May 2009 Thread Removed Thread: [Crowd confronts police making shoplifting arrest]
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13779 tjbdlmn 12:15, 12th May 2009 Thread Removed Thread: [SHOW PREP - Tuesday May 12th]
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13780 tjbdlmn 12:15, 12th May 2009 Thread Removed Thread: [Marital Status]
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13781 tjbdlmn 12:15, 12th May 2009 Thread Removed Thread: [Kate Gosselin is ++++ing someone now.]
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13783 tjbdlmn 12:15, 12th May 2009 Thread Removed Thread: [Jailbreak.]
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13785 tjbdlmn 12:15, 12th May 2009 Thread Removed Thread: [Celeb'd OUT!]
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13786 tjbdlmn 12:15, 12th May 2009 Thread Removed Thread: [Thought for the day from Maxine's sister!]
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If you don't see a "deleted notice" where the thread used to be, then he didn't soft-delete it. He did a "Physically remove" deletion. As far as I know, it means they're gone unless you have a back up and upload it.

And if the log says he did it, then he did it.

And you might want to delete those IP addresses from your post... I don't know if VB.org has any rules about it or not.

If you go to User CP > Moderation > Deleted Items > dropdown to Threads or Posts, you will see all the soft-deleted posts and threads. You may select them there and make them visible again.

Check the IP on the actions in the Moderator Log. See if it's the same IP your moderator usually uses. If not, tell him his account has been compromised and have him reset his password.

I don't see a DELETDED items list.

Then it probably wasn't soft-deleted.

You'll need to use a backup to restore the threads then.

Where would I get that?

Normally you'd make backups yourself. If you don't have a recent one, then pray that your host keeps backups. Your best bet is to ask them.

Are you an Admin? I'm running 3.8, maybe it isn't there for 3.7.

It's there for 3.7. I just forgot it was there...

So I am just SOL? I've never made a backup and do not know how. HOW DO I?

I just lost so much content...you can't even imagine.

Have you forgotten the cardinal rule of data? ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS create backups!

If you have access to CPanel, there's a backup routine that you can use to back up your site. www.vbulletin.com also has instructions for backing up the database if you have access to the server and can run scripts.

Did you ask your host if they happened to have a back-up?