Moderator! I humbly request your assistance in my plight!

Hello.

Since there is literally no PM function to this forum, I've resorted to posting my request here to get the help of a Moderator.

I desperately need to have an old post of mine removed: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...35#post3707035

Personal info and long story aside, it's a very troublesome post for me to leave up in plain sight. So, for obvious reasons, I desperately ask of you to please delete this for me! I am unable to locate any such function to delete a post, and tech support told me to come here and ask for help.

Please get back to me soon! Many thanks in advance.

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Could I please get a Moderator's support with my issue? Many thanks!

You posted your concern in Technical help, and the moderator has already taken care of the issue it seems. They have moved it to the Closed Issues thread, a thread that most likely isn't even a place where players go to look for information (since closed threads can't be replied to, so it's a waste of people's time to even go there).

Unless your post is crossing the line and needs to be deleted, I do not think it'll be removed, but at least it'll be in a area most forum users never go to...well..besides the fact you linked it anyway.

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

Could I please get a Moderator's support with my issue? Many thanks!

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May I suggest you google "Streisand effect" ?

That old post of yours would have been seen by very few people, and even fewer if any would have had any reason to seek it out.
Now? By requesting that it be removed you have caused a lot of people to become aware that the old post exists, and plenty of people will have looked at it just to see what the fuss is about.

Pretty sure you can just edit the post and click delete. Or maybe that doesn't work for thread starters?

Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for any inconvenience that has occurred when playing Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately the issue you are describing is not a technical issue. I will be moving this thread to "General Discussion".


Hope to see you online!

I don't see any personal information on that post

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Originally Posted by MistakeNot

May I suggest you google "Streisand effect" ?

That old post of yours would have been seen by very few people, and even fewer if any would have had any reason to seek it out.
Now? By requesting that it be removed you have caused a lot of people to become aware that the old post exists, and plenty of people will have looked at it just to see what the fuss is about.

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Bless you. I was wondering if that had a term or not. :)

Thanks for your input everyone. However, my concern is of the post existing at all in the first place. I shouldn't have to get personal here to simply delete a post of mine. Any other forum I've used in the past had this option as a standard.

That post is a terrible reminder of a dark era in my past and is rather troublesome for me to know it still exists. I simply request that it be deleted immediately.

This is something very simple to take care of and yet I don't have a way to do it myself, privately.

Moderator, thank you for your guidance above. Could you please instead assist me with my original plea?

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Originally Posted by Dynratygus

Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for any inconvenience that has occurred when playing Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately the issue you are describing is not a technical issue. I will be moving this thread to "General Discussion".


Hope to see you online!

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I love the automated non-human responses that Square Enix offers. The lack of help offered in game and in forums is funny.

I know I myself have requested help as well. Months have gone by without anything more than a similar automated response good job Square Enix keep up the great work at keeping this great MMORPG at number two instead of number one where it should be.

Could you edit the post remove the info from the body, the title will remain but better then nothing .

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Originally Posted by Lordfurious

I love the automated non-human responses that Square Enix offers. The lack of help offered in game and in forums is funny.

I know I myself have requested help as well. Months have gone by without anything more than a similar automated response good job Square Enix keep up the great work at keeping this great MMORPG at number two instead of number one where it should be.

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That's outrageous! Even more unacceptable when a moderator comes to reply, dodges the whole request entirely, and then nothing!

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Originally Posted by Awha

Could you edit the post remove the info from the body, the title will remain but better then nothing .

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I wish it was this easy! It seems I cannot edit a post if it was moved into the closed section of the forums. They're leaving me without any options but to reach out publicly here!

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Originally Posted by MistakeNot

May I suggest you google "Streisand effect" ?

That old post of yours would have been seen by very few people, and even fewer if any would have had any reason to seek it out.
Now? By requesting that it be removed you have caused a lot of people to become aware that the old post exists, and plenty of people will have looked at it just to see what the fuss is about.

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Again, the issue isn't that you or other people can see the original post, it's that *I* can see it. A simple google search can reveal this old post and its haunting existence. For my sake, I need to be able to get rid of it. Thanks for your input, but please be mindful of the situation before considering to respond.

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

That's outrageous! Even more unacceptable when a moderator comes to reply, dodges the whole request entirely, and then nothing!


I wish it was this easy! It seems I cannot edit a post if it was moved into the closed section of the forums. They're leaving me without any options but to reach out publicly here!

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Its not a technical issue, it shouldn't be in the technical support forums.\

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Originally Posted by Lordfurious

I love the automated non-human responses that Square Enix offers. The lack of help offered in game and in forums is funny.

I know I myself have requested help as well. Months have gone by without anything more than a similar automated response good job Square Enix keep up the great work at keeping this great MMORPG at number two instead of number one where it should be.

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Maybe make your posts/requests in the correct forums with the correct information. They are usually pretty good about resolving issues when given the correct information.

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

Its not a technical issue, it shouldn't be in the technical support forums.\




Maybe make your posts/requests in the correct forums with the correct information. They are usually pretty good about resolving issues when given the correct information.

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Technically, there is an issue with how the forum was designed in the first place. But that isn't the point I'm here to make. I understand this was in the wrong section. This forum isn't exactly the easiest to understand.

Now that this post has been moved to General Discussions, let's see how fast they don't respond still!

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

Thanks for your input everyone. However, my concern is of the post existing at all in the first place. I shouldn't have to get personal here to simply delete a post of mine. Any other forum I've used in the past had this option as a standard.

That post is a terrible reminder of a dark era in my past and is rather troublesome for me to know it still exists. I simply request that it be deleted immediately.

This is something very simple to take care of and yet I don't have a way to do it myself, privately.

Moderator, thank you for your guidance above. Could you please instead assist me with my original plea?

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They aren't going to delete a post. Just forget it exists. If you can't... that's probably something you should address with someone outside the game.

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Originally Posted by Aramina

They aren't going to delete a post. Just forget it exists. If you can't... that's probably something you should address with someone outside the game.

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This isn't something I'm willing to give up on. If you aren't going to offer anything insightful, please do us both a favor and don't waste your time here. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

This isn't something I'm willing to give up on. If you aren't going to offer anything insightful, please do us both a favor and don't waste your time here. Thanks.

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Well, good luck then. I was trying to save you time since it is not something that will ever happen, for what should be very obvious reasons.... but I guess in the end it is your time to waste.

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Originally Posted by Aramina

Well, good luck then. I was trying to save you time since it is not something that will ever happen, for what should be very obvious reasons.... but I guess in the end it is your time to waste.

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Just because you're willing to give up on something, doesn't mean everyone else is. Some things in life are worth pursuing, even the seemingly impossible. Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Dynratygus

Thank you for posting in the Final Fantasy XIV Technical Support Forums.

We apologize for any inconvenience that has occurred when playing Final Fantasy XIV. Unfortunately the issue you are describing is not a technical issue. I will be moving this thread to "General Discussion".


Hope to see you online!

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(excuse the double post)
Hey, Dynratygus, please get back to me about my issue. Now that this is in the "correct" section of the forums, could you assist me with my original request? Either delete the original post for me, or take it out of the closed section temporarily so that I may edit it myself.

Could try reporting your own post, not this one but the one you consider an issue and in short tell them it's your own post and it is emotionally distressing. Unfortunately if it doesn't fall under one of the reasons they are given power for they might not do anything about it as they probably take their rules seriously (lawful good of sorts). Spam reporting wont impress them though, so please don't do that lol.

Kind of bland advice but maybe join the community for a bit for some post buffer (making it a post you dont see without having to hunt for it) and stop checking ancient history, hope all can be well for you.

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Originally Posted by Shougun

Could try reporting your own post, not this one but the one you consider an issue and in short tell them it's your own post and it is emotionally distressing. Unfortunately if it doesn't fall under one of the reasons they are given power for they might not do anything about it as they probably take their rules seriously (lawful good of sorts). Spam reporting wont impress them though, so please don't do that lol.

Kind of bland advice but maybe join the community for a bit for some post buffer (making it a post you dont see without having to hunt for it) and stop checking ancient history, hope all can be well for you.

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I appreciate the sincerely helpful reply, thanks! Unfortunately, I've already tried to do that before; reporting my old post in attempt to get rid of it. That really doesn't seem to do anything either since nothing came of it.

Honestly, I don't see why I can't simply get in touch with a Mod and resolve this issue privately and simply. I was under the impression that this community was of the best out there in gaming. I want to believe that.

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

Honestly, I don't see why I can't simply get in touch with a Mod and resolve this issue privately and simply.

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Because you are not the only poster. What is done for one has to be done for all and their job does not entail cleaning up posts someone made 3 years ago that they now regret, but that in no way violates any rules or recommendations.

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

I was under the impression that this community was of the best out there in gaming. I want to believe that.

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It is, and you making an unreasonable request does not change this.

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

I appreciate the sincerely helpful reply, thanks! Unfortunately, I've already tried to do that before; reporting my old post in attempt to get rid of it. That really doesn't seem to do anything either since nothing came of it.

Honestly, I don't see why I can't simply get in touch with a Mod and resolve this issue privately and simply. I was under the impression that this community was of the best out there in gaming. I want to believe that.

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Why not just edit the message and delete it and type in a bunch of gibberish? or is there something I am missing?

This feels like a lot of dramarama for a post that is nearly 3 years old. I get that it might be attached to some emotional stuff but after 3 years, I say this as kindly as I can, it's time to move on and let go. It feels really unhealthy tbh.

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Originally Posted by Vonleo

Why not just edit the message and delete it and type in a bunch of gibberish? or is there something I am missing?

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OP: Have you tried this?? Because I think this will work and solve all your problems.

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Originally Posted by Vonleo

Why not just edit the message and delete it and type in a bunch of gibberish? or is there something I am missing?

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Originally Posted by Violet_Galaxy

OP: Have you tried this?? Because I think this will work and solve all your problems.

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OP said that they couldn’t edit a post that has been moved to the Closed Concerns sub-forum of Tech Support.

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Originally Posted by HyoMinPark

OP said that they couldn’t edit a post that has been moved to the Closed Concerns sub-forum of Tech Support.

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Oh yeah you're right, I guess I skimmed over that. Well OP, I guess there's nothing you can really do but suck it up I guess. Sorry /shrug

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Originally Posted by Violet_Galaxy

Oh yeah you're right, I guess I skimmed over that. Well OP, I guess there's nothing you can really do but suck it up I guess. Sorry /shrug

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It certainly feels that way. But I would at least like to get in touch with a Moderator before I leave it at that. It shouldn't be this hard. This is crazy. I appreciate all of you who care enough to help and offer input, thank you. But I'll still be here waiting for a Mod!

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Originally Posted by Kiotira

Now that this post has been moved to General Discussions, let's see how fast they don't respond still!

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I'm fairly sure that moving your post here is the end of the staff paying attention to it.

They've read your request, it's not a request for technical support within the game, and so it's been discarded from the technical support forum. They just send it here instead of deleting or locking it.

Right now all the link in your original post is going to achieve is directing more curious onlookers to see what terrible secret you want to hide so badly. I'd suggest deleting it, but you'd probably just drive more people to Google for it and send the page even higher in their search results.

Your best chance may be making a new request in the Website Feedback & Suggestions forum, which may or may not be able to help you, but I wouldn't expect any further moderator action on this specific request.

The actual post is pretty meaningless to an onlooker anyway. Who's going to be searching Google for your character? The more fuss you make over it, the more visible it's going to be, and it's probably not going away.

And if it does get deleted? Now you'll need them to delete this thread too because people will find it and wonder what you were hiding.