Deleting all messages from a User in a Category

[JammyDodger]

I don’t have personal experience of these, but I believe you can ‘soft’ delete using the API -

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@Iceman

(Or a way using the console, I just don’t want to “try” and blow up the DB )

And there are a few topics on ‘hard’ deleting if you search for ‘rails delete post’.

If you can give a few more details about what you’re trying to achieve, people may have more specific tips.