From 8b9c00d5d6775bcb5eff2c3140301d9286d001a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dave Whiteland Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 15:46:07 +0000 Subject: add warning against deleting to Managing Request page --- docs/running/requests.md | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/running') diff --git a/docs/running/requests.md b/docs/running/requests.md index edecb0462..4feb3d291 100644 --- a/docs/running/requests.md +++ b/docs/running/requests.md @@ -272,12 +272,19 @@ them of what you've done. ## Deleting a request You can delete a request entirely. Typically, you only need to do this if -someone has posted private information. +someone has posted private information. If you delete a request, any responses that it has already received will be +destroyed as well. + +
+ Deleting a request destroys it. There is no “undo” operation. + If you're not sure you want to do this, perhaps you should + hide the request instead. +
Go to the admin interface, click on **Requests**, then click on the title of the request you want to delete. Click the **Edit metadata** button. Click on the red **Destroy request entirely** -button. +button at the bottom of the page. Responses to a deleted request will be sent to the holding pen. -- cgit v1.2.3