The forum generating 100s of drafts is annoying!

axisus

And also they are a pain in the ass to delete! I find that about every third time I click on the little delete cross it decides to send me to the thread in question! I can't just leave them all there as I have GENUINE drafts that I have left there for my own purposes. 

Yeah, I know .... first world problems ....

not_the_dj

I had a clear out a while back, but somehow up to 302

EricTheWeary

Last time we did a head count I had the most drafts ( not much of a claim to fame I’ll grant you) so unless there is a bulk way to delete them they will just remain/grow as trying  to delete individual drafts is tricky/ frustrating as you describe. But unless there is a capacity benefit to the forum in all drafts being deleted it doesn’t seem much of a problem.

axisus

EricTheWeary said:

Last time we did a head count I had the most drafts ( not much of a claim to fame I’ll grant you) so unless there is a bulk way to delete them they will just remain/grow as trying  to delete individual drafts is tricky/ frustrating as you describe. But unless there is a capacity benefit to the forum in all drafts being deleted it doesn’t seem much of a problem.

Well it's a problem for me as I have draft that I am keeping for now! Usually something that I'm going to post about but it's not ready yet for one reason or another

octatonic

axisus said:

EricTheWeary said:

Last time we did a head count I had the most drafts ( not much of a claim to fame I’ll grant you) so unless there is a bulk way to delete them they will just remain/grow as trying  to delete individual drafts is tricky/ frustrating as you describe. But unless there is a capacity benefit to the forum in all drafts being deleted it doesn’t seem much of a problem.

Well it's a problem for me as I have draft that I am keeping for now! Usually something that I'm going to post about but it's not ready yet for one reason or another

I just treat it like an email inbox or nasal hair- regular, final maintenance keeps it under control.

EricTheWeary

octatonic said:

axisus said:

EricTheWeary said:

Last time we did a head count I had the most drafts ( not much of a claim to fame I’ll grant you) so unless there is a bulk way to delete them they will just remain/grow as trying  to delete individual drafts is tricky/ frustrating as you describe. But unless there is a capacity benefit to the forum in all drafts being deleted it doesn’t seem much of a problem.

Well it's a problem for me as I have draft that I am keeping for now! Usually something that I'm going to post about but it's not ready yet for one reason or another

I just treat it like an email inbox or nasal hair- regular, final maintenance keeps it under control.

My lock down hobby has been growing and learning to braid my nasal hair. 

ICBM

It's easy on a computer, but can be frustratingly difficult on a mobile device, or impossible if the thread title is long enough.

If you really need to get rid of a lot, you'd be best to borrow a computer...

LastMantra

^^ or just use the mobile site and forget about them.

Teetonetal

@axisus  you have to make sure the X button changes from black to grey, otherwise you open them, even if the hand symbol shows. It's annoyingly pernickety.

Emp_Fab

As I've moaned about before, the issue really is the small interval between the system saving automatic drafts.  @digitalscream - did you look into that last time mate ?

Funkfingers

EricTheWeary said:

My lock down hobby has been growing and learning to braid my nasal hair. 

Burn and twist 'em together into snotty dreads. 

merlin

On a phone it helps to zoom in to the naughty X. Makes it easier to click.