How do I go about getting an old thread deleted?

[Sciroccology]

As per title, really. I'd like to have an old thread (started by me) removed from the face of the internet.

[mmm-five]

You can't - there'll be a backup of it somewhere, and there'll be a backup of that somewhere else, ad infinitum.

Don't say anything on the internet that you don't want someone to find out at a later date - especially if it's attributable to you!

[LordGrover]

Interest aroused ... I'll have to trawl back 49 months of posts to find it now. So much for Friday ...

[Sciroccology]

mmm-five said:

Don't say anything on the internet that you don't want someone to find out at a later date - especially if it's attributable to you!

Now you tell me.

It was the thread for which I became (in)famous on PH. Via a convoluted route, the GF stumbled upon it and, in conjunction with some other factors, has now decided to become the ex-GF.

I promised her I would get the offending thread removed. I've already gone through it and deleted all my input, but obviously things have been quoted and double-quoted, so I thought if I asked nicely it would magically disappear.

[Garlick]

E mail me with a link to the thread in question and i'll take a look. Can't promise anything though......

[Sciroccology]

Garlick said:

E mail me with a link to the thread in question and i'll take a look. Can't promise anything though......

Will do, thanks.

[hondafanatic]

This is the whole 'I can't light a fire' thing...isn't it?

[Silent1]

Not this one:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Or this one then?:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[stifler]

Surely this is the hidden camera in the bedroom thread? No?

[Mr Will]

stifler said:

Surely this is the hidden camera in the bedroom thread? No?

I understand the reasons but it would be a shame to see that go. It was absolutely classic PH!

If you ever split up then let us know and we can resurrect it!

[Scraggles]

thought it was the one where the OP admitted doing something to the GF and then the GF read the thread on the site and the OP dug a deeper and deeper hole

[stifler]

Scraggles said:

thought it was the one where the OP admitted doing something to the GF and then the GF read the thread on the site and the OP dug a deeper and deeper hole

Cool, so it isn't just me that has done that.

[Don]

So you do realise Google will find you out with a modicum of hunting?

Never choose a distinctive Forum id "Sciroccology"

Then there's the darn web archive sites...

People leave a trail that's very, very easy to follow... I'm all over the web and I barely use it...

[Scraggles]

one reason why I use several usernames for various sites and suspect no-one knows them all