Closed Can delete post when merging

[javakhir]

Affected version

2.3.10

Manage (move, merge, etc.) any thread
these permission must be separated! why? when moderators have not permission to delete posts, they can merge posts & delete text that is now allowed to delete at all

 

[saakshi5]

Yes, by keeping these permissions separate from one another, we are able to have better control. When we talk about moving threads or merging threads, or deleting threads, w we keep these permissions the same, moderators may delete threads by moving them and editing them.

 

[javakhir]

this must be fixed

 

[Xon]

I have a free add-on which implements this (and including a "soft-merge" feature which doesn't hard-delete the original post);

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Mod Tools Improvements

Dec 16, 2023

Various improvements to inline moderation tools

• Xon
• moderation tools
• Add-ons [2.x]

 

[XF Bug Bot]

Automated triage: Design issue

Thank you for reporting this issue. Merging posts is governed by the 'Manage (move, merge, etc.) any thread' permission alone. A merge removes the source posts and lets the moderator edit the combined text, without checking the separate delete or edit permissions. Changing that would need a new permission design rather than a bug fix.

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