Policy Update Conversation Image Deletion (Final Call)

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Policy Update Conversation Image Deletion (Final Call)

Evening Sanctum Dwellers!!

Just a quick announcement to remind you that, as we announced at the start of the month, any conversation images from before July 1st 2023 are now subject to deletion

The actual process of removal will take some time, as it must be done manually, so if you have any images you care about in conversations, save them now. They cannot be recovered.

As a reminder:

1. This does not apply to any other images on the site, only those in PMs

2. This only applies to uploaded attachments. Images linked from off-site should be fine

3. This is a clean-up of an eight-year backlog before we roll out an official one-year expiry.

4. Exactly how the expiry will work is uncertain at the moment, but most likely it will involve us manually doing this every few months. In short, do not use conversations for long term image storage. If you want to preserve face claims, reference images or other content, they must be either posted in an appropriate forum or linked from an off-site image host.

As always, questions or comments below!!

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Q: So all the images in this thread will be removed?
 
Q: So all the images in this thread will be removed?

1. This does not apply to any other images on the site, only those in PMs
 
Is there any easier/quicker way to search our conversations for images than just going through them page by page? For conversations with hundreds of replies that sounds a bit daunting for users and staff alike.
 
There is not, at least not for users.

For the actual deletion process, we have more efficient tools, but they work through the Admin Panel and can't tell you where in the conversation something is (at least, not beyond the day it was posted)
 
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