This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BF.2ADIAE/1206.1 Message Board Post: Hi Carlette, The Board recycle bin is never emptied. Posts sent there stay there. In this way, it is different from the recycle bins everyone is familar with on their personal computer. One tip I have on deleting posts is after the last word in the subject line I type ::::REMOVED, REASON such as :::REMOVED, DUPLICATE IN THREAD (duplicate on board) (commercial) (spam) etc. This helps me see at glance what my reason was for deleting. It also helps me spot what Staff has deleted -- so if I want to look through those to learn what things Staff deletes. (I don't UN-delete them though) So anyway, delete as you find em and then don't worry about them ;-) Judy