Removed message hidden

Talk messages that have been removed, either because the message was flagged a lot or because the member was removed for spam and such, are now hidden by default. This should be a help in good topics that some spammer briefly commandeered, and then got removed.

Members have asked for this before, but we were held back by the pain of renumbering the messages. So we're skipping that—messages are not renumbered. And if you're curious aboutt the removed messsages, there's a button to click in the "Actions" section—itself a new home for several buttons—to show the removed messages.

>1 timspalding: So we're skipping that—messages are not renumbered.

I think that's better, actually -- it means that the message numbering never changes, which can help in referring to the thread.

Thanks for this.

This is a welcome improvement!!!

Tidies things up, nice.

Neato!

Thank you!

Oh, this will help so much with the pile on "why was XYZ removed" when they see those posts.

Thank you!!!

Is this still being tweaked? Because I can see the show hidden posts button, but have no need to use it...

https://www.librarything.com/topic/383166#n9163812
It says 9 posts removed, but I still see them.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/379027#n9163349
This one says 28 removed, but not for me.

Firefox 149.0 (64 bit)
Windows 11

>8 gilroy: Same for me.

Chromebook/Chrome Version 146.0.7680.169 (Official Build) (64-bit)

>8 gilroy: And me. Win10, Chrome Version 146.0.7680.165 (Official Build) (64-bit).

And it looks like there's another new feature.

Thank you!

BTW: I didn't go out to production. I'm seeing if I can kick the servers to get it there.

>11 amanda4242: And it looks like there's another new feature.

No, that was there before! But it's in a new place, yes.

It's out.

>14 timspalding: The new button doesn't work in other languages than English.

Fixed. (Or will be within 30m as it goes to production.)

>16 timspalding: Now I think you simply broke it, in all language versions. Or is it only supposed to work for flagged messages, not messages that were deleted because the member was removed?

I don't see that. Let's use this one https://www.librarything.com/topic/383166#n9163812

What is happening for you, in any language?

>18 timspalding: That topic only contains deleted messages for spam. Post 57 in this topic is an example: https://www.librarything.com/topic/368664#n9029539

Ah, should be fixed now. Thanks.