[EvilLS1]

John,
I have it working on my forum (even in the first post) using this code:

In functions_showthread.php find and delete the old code you added.

Now find this:

// Quick Edit hack

Below it add this:

$forumperms = fetch_permissions($thread['forumid']);

	// find out if first post
	$getpost = $DB_site->query_first("
		SELECT postid
		FROM " . TABLE_PREFIX . "post
		WHERE threadid=$thread[threadid]
		ORDER BY dateline
		LIMIT 1
	");
	if ($getpost['postid'] == $post['postid'])
	{
		$isfirstpost = true;
	}
	else
	{
		$isfirstpost = false;
	}



	if ($isfirstpost AND can_moderate($thread['forumid'], 'canmanagethreads'))
	{
		$show['deletepostoption'] = true;
	}
	else if (!$isfirstpost AND can_moderate($thread['forumid'], 'candeleteposts'))
	{
		$show['deletepostoption'] = true;
	}
	else if (((($forumperms & CANDELETEPOST) AND !$isfirstpost) OR (($forumperms & CANDELETETHREAD) AND $isfirstpost)) AND $bbuserinfo['userid'] == $post['userid'])
	{
		$show['deletepostoption'] = true;
	}
	else
	{
		$show['deletepostoption'] = false;
	}

Use this for the showthread_quickedit template:

			<span id="quickedit_$post[postid]">
				<img src="$stylevar[imgdir_button]/quickedit_icon.gif" alt="Quick Edit" border="0" />
				<script type="text/javascript"> vbmenu_register("quickedit_$post[postid]", true); </script>
			</span>
<div id="quickedit_$post[postid]_menu" style="display:none">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%" align="left">
<form enctype="multipart/form-data" name="vbulletinform" style="display:inline;" action="editpost.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="updatepost" />
<input type="hidden" name="p" value="$post[postid]" />
<input type="hidden" name="posthash" value="$posthash" />
<input type="hidden" name="poststarttime" value="$poststarttime" />
<input type="hidden" name="emailupdate" value="9999" />
<input type="hidden" name="disablesmilies" value="0" />
<input type="hidden" name="parseurl" value="1" id="cb_parseurl" />
<input type="hidden" name="iconid" value="$post[iconid]" />	
<tr>
<td class="tcat" align="left">
<strong>$vbphrase[edit_post]</strong>
</td>
</tr>
<tbody>
<tr valign="top">
<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
<div class="panel">
<div align="left">
	<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
	 <div>$vbphrase[title]:</div>
	 <div><input type="text" class="bginput" name="title" value="$post[title]" size="60" maxlength="85" tabindex="1" /></div>
	</div>
	<div class="smallfont" style="margin-bottom:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
	 <div>$vbphrase[message]:</div>
	 <div><textarea name="message" class="bginput" style="width:433px; height:125px;" wrap="virtual" tabindex="1">$edittext</textarea></div>
	</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="margin-top:6px">
	<input type="submit" class="button" name="sbutton" value="Save Changes" accesskey="s" tabindex="1" />
	<input type="submit" class="button" name="preview" value="Preview Changes" accesskey="p" tabindex="1" />

	 <if condition="$bbuserinfo['signature'] != ''"><label for="cb_signature"><input type="checkbox" name="signature" value="1" id="cb_signature" tabindex="1" checked /><span class="smallfont">Signature</span></label></if>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</form>
<if condition="$show['deletepostoption']">
<br />
<form action="editpost.php" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="s" value="$session[sessionhash]" />
<input type="hidden" name="p" value="$post[postid]" />
<input type="hidden" name="do" value="deletepost" />

<tr>
	<td class="tcat" align="left">

		$vbphrase[delete_this_message]
	</td>
</tr>
<tbody id="collapseobj_editpost_delete" style="$vbcollapse[collapseobj_editpost_delete]">
	<tr>
		<td class="panelsurround" align="center">
		<div class="panel">
			<div style="width:65" align="$stylevar[left]">
			
			<div class="fieldset">
				<div>$vbphrase[delete_message_check_appropriate_option]</div>
				<if condition="$show['firstpostnote']">
					<div>$vbphrase[deleting_message_deletion_of_thread]</div>
				</if>
			</div>
			
			<fieldset class="fieldset">
				<legend>$vbphrase[delete_options]</legend>
				<div style="padding:$stylevar[formspacer]px">
					<div>
						<label for="rb_del_leave"><input type="radio" name="deletepost" value="" id="rb_del_leave" tabindex="1" checked="checked" />$vbphrase[do_not_delete_message]</label>
					</div>
					<div>
						<label for="rb_del_soft"><input type="radio" name="deletepost" value="delete" id="rb_del_soft" tabindex="1" />$vbphrase[delete_message]</label>
						<if condition="$show['physicaldeleteoption'] AND $show['keepattachmentsoption']">(<label for="cb_keepattachments"><input type="checkbox" name="keepattachments" value="1" id="cb_keepattachments" tabindex="1" />$vbphrase[keep_attachments]</label>)</if>
					</div>
					<if condition="$show['physicaldeleteoption']">
					<div>
						<label for="rb_del_hard"><input type="radio" name="deletepost" value="remove" id="rb_del_hard" tabindex="1" />$vbphrase[physically_remove_message]</label>
					</div>
					</if>
				</div>
			</fieldset>
			
			<div class="smallfont">
				<div>$vbphrase[reason_for_deletion]:</div>
				<input type="text" class="bginput" name="reason" size="50" tabindex="1" title="$vbphrase[optional]" />
			</div>
			
			</div>
		</div>
		
		<div style="margin-top:$stylevar[cellpadding]px">
			<input type="submit" class="button" value="$vbphrase[delete_this_message]" tabindex="1" accesskey="s" />
		</div>
		
		</td>
	</tr>
</tbody>
</form>
</if>
</table>
</div>

As I said, I am no php expert, but a little further up in that file, there is this code:

I am not trying to be a smart-a**, just trying to help here, with my limited knowledge.

No worries. I'm no php guru either. I just tinker with the code until it does what I want. Great way to learn IMO.