The components of the thread are:
- original post of commander looking for officer, officer looking for a commander, or alliance member looking for members...in this case it is of a commander looking for officers
- following bumping post(s)
- delete button and post reply button avaliable to the poster, labelled (1) and (2), respectively
FIGURE 1:
If you have created a thread and have not had any replies, it is possible to delete your last post. This is done by clicking on the delete button(1). You will be prompted to confirm this step as seen below.
You can only delete your posts and can only do so if no one has posted after it. When you delete your post the thread will be placed in the forum, according to time and date, of the last existing post in the thread. This may put your thread further down in the forum or pages away. Steps to counteract this are listed below.
FIGURE 2:
Considering the example seen above, if the bumping post was deleted, the only post in the thread would be the original post.
After clicking on the delete button you will have the option to return to the thread or to return to the forum(seen below). Returning to the forum will take you to the forum the thread exists in, and returning to the thread will take you to the thread. Returning to the thread is useful if it will be difficult to find your thread if you were to return to the forum(if you think it might be far down in the forum, or it may be pages away). It does save time to return to the thread instead of trying to find it by eye.
FIGURE 3:
After your bumping post has been deleted and looking back to FIGURE 1, you can bump your post again by clicking on (2) and posting another reply to the thread.
Posting again, with new or updated information, will bring your thread to to the top of the forum, thereby increasing its profile and exposure.