How do you delete a forum post?

Thursday, February 3, 2005 by RomanDA | Discussion: WinCustomize Site Issues

I have several posts that are no longer valid, and i have "attempted" to remove them (By clicking on the DELETE button at the bottom of the post) and it either goes right back to that page, or i get an error page that looks like this:


Server Error in '/' Application.
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Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:


[NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.]
Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.LateBinding.LateGet(Object o, Type objType, String name, Object[] args, String[] paramnames, Boolean[] CopyBack) +900
SDSArticles.Articles.ArticleFactory.CreateEditArticle(HttpRequest& Request, Object& Globals, Object User, Object& CommonUtils, ENEW_ARTICLE_TYPE ArticleFormat, Boolean IsNewsArticle) +3682
Wincustomize.action.Page_Load(Object sender, EventArgs e) +1067
System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) +0
System.Web.UI.Control.OnLoad(EventArgs e) +67
System.Web.UI.Control.LoadRecursive() +35
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +750




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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2032; ASP.NET Version:1.1.4322.2032
Jafo
Reply #1 Thursday, February 3, 2005 7:31 AM

Comment deletion is intended for JoeUser.  On Wincustomize's forums any deletion or thread 'modification' will be primarily the responsibility of the site moderators....

In several cases threads have been altered by their author and all meaning/relevance has been lost, so on a public forum it needs to be in the control of  a third [neutral] party...

RomanDA
Reply #2 Thursday, February 3, 2005 7:36 AM
Ok, so maybe the "delete" button needs to be taken off the main post?
Jafo
Reply #3 Thursday, February 3, 2005 7:46 AM
I believe adjustments need to be made....little things like that...but nothing's final as yet...
RomanDA
Reply #4 Thursday, February 3, 2005 10:42 AM
No problem.. I was just wondering how it all worked.
Chris TH
Reply #5 Thursday, February 3, 2005 8:33 PM
On Wincustomize's forums any deletion or thread 'modification' will be primarily the responsibility of the site moderators....


I presume this applies to editing also (since I get a similar error message to that above if I try to edit one of my posts) ?


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Jafo
Reply #6 Thursday, February 3, 2005 9:28 PM
Chances are there will be a time-out edit opportunity as there was with the old site...
_02
Reply #7 Thursday, February 3, 2005 10:08 PM
Thanks for bringin this subject up, Roman. When I tried to delete a post it took me to a page that said "You are not authorized to see this page". Now I know why!
Smile!
Chris TH
Reply #8 Friday, February 4, 2005 1:05 AM
Chances are there will be a time-out edit opportunity as there was with the old site...


That worked fine IMHO... Bring it on!


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