Can Someone Tell Me How Do I Delete Questions?

Updated on June 01, 2014
M.S. asks from New York, NY
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If I want to delete my question how do I do it?

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M.C.

answers from Chattanooga on

You can't.

The best loophole I have found is to "break" a rule, and get it pulled. Usually, I post a link, then ask people to report it.

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G.B.

answers from Oklahoma City on

The best you can do, especially if you shared information that could be seen by someone you know and they'll know it was you, is to open the question and delete all the words in this box. Then put a single period. That will make each and every person want to go and read the comments though. To see what offended you or who's side they would have taken....

OR make up another question that is vaguely like the other but with different topics in it. (my choice if my question went sort of off topic).

For instance, if you asked a question about potty training then wanted to change it you could delete your question contents and change it to a really generic potty training question like how old should a child be before you start taking them to the bathroom....

The answers below your old question will tell what the original question was about but if the new question is vague enough no one will look at the answers to see what the big deal was and why you'd want to delete it.

Deleted questions get the most attention because we all want to know what happened.

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R.X.

answers from Houston on

The answers will be the tell tale of whatever you asked. In short, you can't.

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Z.B.

answers from Toledo on

I was just looking at your other question a minute ago and noticed you deleted it. I was going to suggest that you type the question again, since often times people will read questions days later. Also, there is a search engine on Mamapedia. It's not the best search engine, but it does work. I've used it several times and found some really helpful information from questions posted 6 or 7 years ago.

So really, no need to delete.

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C.O.

answers from Washington DC on

M.,

You can't "delete" questions...you can go back and backspace over your words...to delete them...

otherwise? you would have to swear or do something that violated the rules to get it pulled - that would REMOVE it.

I personally do NOT like it when people "erase" their questions. I've seen people go back to questions from a year ago and erase their words, because they changed their location...it's odd.

Another thing I've noticed when you do this? People will STILL answer the question and go off what others have responded to. Just breathe...it's all good. If the moderators feel you have violated the rules, they'll remove it.

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V.S.

answers from Reading on

A lot of people here consider deleting or changing questions to be a little rude. When people have taken time to give advice for free, the least a poster can do to thank the community is leave the question for the benefit of others - there is a search function that people can use if they have a similar problem. There are, of course, circumstances in which a question loses its anonymity or becomes problematic. The advice you've received about breaking rules or simply doing what you've done by replacing the text is really the only way. But just like everything on the internet, if you post it, it's never truly gone. Write twice, post once. Make sure it says what you want it to say.

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J.C.

answers from Anchorage on

You can not delete, as has already been pointed out, because they like to keep them as an archive so others can look them up rather then ask the same question over and over.

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