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Old 2nd Jul 2020, 3:36 pm   #61
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A question for the mods. what percentage of posts are deleted? I bet it is very small.
 
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Depends on what you mean. Posts are normally just closed and left for the archive. They can be searched and read indefinitely, and reopened if appropriate. Very few, other than spam, are deleted. Spent offered, wanted or transport posts are culled occasionally.
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When we delete posts we normally 'soft delete' them, meaning that they can be 'undeleted' if necessary. We don't delete many though, and it isn't done without a good reason so we would be reluctant to undelete them. The main reasons to delete a post are off topic posting, abusive or confrontational posting, or incomprehensibe or extremely badly written text. We don't delete as many as we used to a few years ago.

We obviously delete spam posts, but they don't really count as they never get approved so never appear in the public forums.
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Old 2nd Jul 2020, 6:40 pm   #64
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Spent offered, wanted or transport posts are culled occasionally.
Looking at the number of threads in those sections, a cull is clearly long overdue. When I have some time in the next few weeks I will clear everything before 1st Jan this year. I must make sure it doesn't take the total posts count back below 1 million though!
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Old 3rd Jul 2020, 5:09 am   #65
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That could cost me a case of Guiness every time someone re-passed the million mark!

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Yes, and give me a chance to win it
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Hahaha! Ah they're can only be one "little millionth me"!
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As others have commented the forum is welcoming, helpful and friendly escpecially to complete novices.
https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=169015

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I joined this forum many years ago knowing very little about vintage electronics. I am still by no means an expert but with the support I have received I can buy a valve radio with confidence that I can restore it either by myself or with help from the forum, often by reading old threads.

The only downside is that I have far too many radios and amps now!
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Fear not. In the immortal words of one of our learned posters - "You can never have too much junk"
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