It used to be you could not delete your discussions here
By MJJR
@TheRealMcCoy (162)
November 10, 2026 4:45am CST
Yep, back then when you stuck your foot in your mouth you couldn't later realize your error and hide the fact. 
There also was no 'block' option back then to hide behind when people called you out for your foolishness.
Yep. Back then you either had to admit to your error, or ride out the tempest. 
People here have got it so easy these days. 
Are you old enough to have ever bought a piece of candy for a penny?
There also was no 'block' option back then to hide behind when people called you out for your foolishness.
Yep. Back then you either had to admit to your error, or ride out the tempest.
People here have got it so easy these days.
Are you old enough to have ever bought a piece of candy for a penny?6 people like this
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@TheRealMcCoy (162)
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1h
It was a pretty different era. People would battle it out head to head over stuff with no way to take back anything you said.
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@JohnRoberts (109317)
• Los Angeles, California
3h
Even when I started here 8 years ago, I could delete posts. Yes, I am ancient enough to recall penny candy.
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@JohnRoberts (109317)
• Los Angeles, California
1h
@TheRealMcCoy This site has been around for 20 years? That long.
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@TheRealMcCoy (162)
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That happened at the same time they decided they were going to stop being a paying website (2013), previous to that there was no delete option.
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@wolfgirl569 (142499)
• Marion, Ohio
57m
I remember penny candy. But not the deleting and no blocking
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@teamfreak16 (48782)
• Denver, Colorado
3h
I bet I know which one you are talking about.
Hi, Jerry!
Hi, Jerry!2 people like this
@TheRealMcCoy (162)
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1h
Why I am talking about the last discussion of mine I deleted of course.
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@TheRealMcCoy (162)
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It was really crowded then too, some discussions/arguments would go on for days
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@Shiva49 (28897)
• Singapore
49m
My generation has gone through baptism by fire on many counts.
To recall Dickens "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times".
With technology leading us by the scruff of our necks, we have not only to run faster but also afford it to stay alive.
No time to pause to catch our breaths.
Maybe I was not here when one had to fight back against the wall for what we had said like when words are out of our mouths we have to live with them.
