# Should we remove "delete" feature for users?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982>\
**Category:** Meta Elastic\
**Created:** [August 13, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982 "2016-08-13T23:21:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982/1 "2016-08-13T23:21:58Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [Post deleted by author](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/post-deleted-by-author/57978/4):

I think we should not allow people to remove content.

Thoughts?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982/2 "2016-08-14T00:45:47Z")

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Sometimes it's useful, eg redaction after the fact. But locking a post once it is done means they can't edit.

In that linked instance it's not cool and I think we should try to enforce behaviour by comments, rather than technology.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982/3 "2016-08-14T02:07:10Z")

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Make sense.

Should we "undelete" the message then unless a good reason is given?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982/4 "2016-08-14T02:38:11Z")

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Can we though?

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 12:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982/5 "2016-08-14T12:39:02Z")

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Yes. I just did it. Have a look again at the thread

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/should-we-remove-delete-feature-for-users/57982/6 "2017-07-06T13:46:23Z")

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