Can't delete my ads

I posted a few ads on sale/wanted Rosy Boas. Trying to be a good member and good neighbor, I wanted to delete them now. Went into edit mode today as I had before, checked delete and clicked button. Response came back I am not authorized to do that action. What's up?????

There has been a recent change in the way the classifieds will work now. I re-enable the ability of people to reply directly to ads in the classifieds category. As such, I had to remove the capability for people to delete their entire thread, although you can still edit the post you made.

The reason I had to disable the ability of a person to delete their thread is that if that were allowed to continue, the person who started a thread could delete the ENTIRE thread, even if other people had posted replies to it. I do not feel comfortable giving regular members the capability to delete another member's words, which is what this would allow.

So if there is a change (sold, etc.) simply follow up your ad with a reply, or edit the original message, stating that fact.

Sorry about the confusion, but I have long since found that broadcast messages aren't read by more than about 5 percent of the people they are targeted for.

And yes, I know I have to remove those messages in each classified forum about deleting your own message.....

Thanks.