Is there a way for the admin of the forum to turn off the ability to delete or edit posts? In the financial industry, there is a requirement that all written communication of any kind be archived for 5 years and cannot be deleted or hidden. Per SEC. Is this feature possible in discourse? If so, can …

There are a few settings that can achieve this. [image] If you make these numbers huge no one will be able to edit. [image] If you remove the Delete option it won’t be available to users.

[image] Hawk: If you make these numbers huge no one will be able to edit Doesn’t a large number mean that the post can be edited for many minutes? To limit deletions, you can also use max post deletions per minute and max post deletions per day. [Screenshot_20240731_013026_Chrome] In gene…

Apologies, you’re correct. :laughing: Thanks for the catch.

Turn off the ability to delete posts

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HAWK (Hawk) July 30, 2024, 11:24pm 2

There are a few settings that can achieve this.

If you make these numbers huge no one will be able to edit.

If you remove the Delete option it won’t be available to users.

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Turn off the ability to delete posts

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