Delete a lot of email from many years (moderator)?

Question

How can I (as a modertor) delete 3 years old email in the group in one action (18.000 emails!!)

regards

irene

Answer 1

being a moderator, you may risk this if you do not consult with the owner ahead of time before deleting archive. I'm not sure why anyone deletes them as long as they're not off topic- they don't affect a thing group-wise, and when owners find out a large amount of archives are missing, that moderator most times is demoted.

you're looking at about 600 page loads- I'd suggest to the members to pitch in and help by deleting their own posts, which they can do. when they open their own posts, a delete tab will be above on the left.  the search field will bring up their own if they enter their ID- and they can select oldest. this way those members who want  their posts deleted, their responsible for them.

Answer 2

a) the owner of the group should "grant" you the permission to delete messages.

b)It is better for you to get/receive permission to delete them

c) There is no easy way to delete them (all at once) - you have to delete them in bunches (20 messages each time I guess)

Answer 3

I wish there was a way to do that but it is impossible!  Click on Messages, place a checkmark in the squares to the left of each message on the page, then click Delete at the top or bottom of message list.   Repeat this action on each page until all the old ones are deleted.  It's a tedious way to have to do that but currently, the only way allowed by Yahoo.