There are also legal implications to editing or deleting messages. Eric Johnson Listowner, Toller-L ---- Original Message ---- From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: deletion of messages Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 09:40:55 -0300 >This issue has come up a number of times on the list, and every >time someone says something like this: > >> It's a good idea to avoid this if you possibly can. Once >> you've broken a policy that archives are just records of what >> people posted and are not edited, it's easy to get sucked into >> editing everything. People are _often_ embarrassed by what >> they said in the heat of the moment, and once they know that >> (a) it's there for anybody to see and (b) you can change it, >> well . . . > >Try searching the archives under "edit web posts." This view is >not universally accepted, but the discussion's out there to be >seen. > >-- Russ