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RFD

RFD

9.5
A request asking site staff to remove a post or comment
  • noun
  • Jargon
translation icon : solicitud de eliminación
  • The community guidelines state that you can file an RFD to delete posts that violate the rules.

Examples

  • I always recommend submitting an RFD before any submission.

  • It was located three miles west of Chish Oktok on RFD #2, and access to it was over a dirt road.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Before posting, you should submit an RFD to request the removal of any inappropriate content.

  • If you want to remove a comment, you need to create an RFD for the moderators to review.

Synonyms

takedown
vsRFD
  • Texting
7 6.3

A formal notice asking a website to remove specific online content

is a community request sent to moderators to delete a post

Surface Forms

RFD singular
RFDs plural

Etymology

RFD in online communities comes from the initials of Request For Deletion, literally a 'request' to remove a post. So an RFD today is a formal note asking moderators or admins to delete content.