# Allow more precise Delete Removed Posts After timeframes

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-more-precise-delete-removed-posts-after-timeframes/119467>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [June 4, 2019, 10:37am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-more-precise-delete-removed-posts-after-timeframes/119467 "2019-06-04T10:37:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2019, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/allow-more-precise-delete-removed-posts-after-timeframes/119467/2 "2019-06-05T16:02:47Z")

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> [@alexs](#):
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> We have the `delete removed posts after` setting set to 0 (posts are deleted immediately) so they had to find a workaround to complete this step.

This is not a healthy practice. Why allow immediate delete, it is kind of dangerous to do so.

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