Well, when the boards were completely redesigned in 2001 and the recycle bin first became something that the board admins could see (it was there previously as a DELTED file but only staff could see it then), the intent was that admin COULD restore a post from the recycle bin if they had inadvertently deleted a post. It was never the intention in making the recycle bin visible to admins that they would reverse a staff decision to delete a post...only to reverse an action the admin either took in error or to reverse a request that a post be deleted if the requester changed his mind about having his own post deleted. I know just the other day I was having trouble telling which copy of a duplicate post on a board had the replies attached and which didn't. My first attempt at deletion accidentally removed the wrong copy and the replies went with it--so I restored the posts and then deleted the correct copy. I still see nothing wrong with an admin reversing an error or actions THEY THEMSELVES took. Joan --------------- When she first reported it, Elaine responded saying it was probably an isolated incident and admonished my daughter that admins are only supposed to "view" items in the Recycle Bin! **************************************See AOL's top rated recipes (http://food.aol.com/top-rated-recipes?NCID=aoltop00030000000004)