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Every once and then I come across a topic or comment that says it has been deleted. if it has been deleted, I do not want to see it was. If I were running NodeBB, is there a way to hide, or disable that? Thanks!
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\n@prog crawlers just see \"this post is deleted\" like regular users. They don't see the actual content.
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\n\n\n@Fastidious yes deleted posts/topics aren't removed from the database they are just hidden. If you want to completely remove them purge them after you delete.
\n@prog crawlers just see \"this post is deleted\" like regular users. They don't see the actual content.
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So... NodeBB never deletes the post? Does the delete, in fact, just \"hide\"?
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