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Can I delete a MySpace comment I left for someone else?

I saw your earlier article about Deleting MySpace comments on someone else's profile in which you said that it can't be done. But you're wrong. You can indeed delete comments by choosing "Show All Comments" in their profile, then you'll get a "delete" option for your own. Check it out!


Dave's Answer:

By jupiter, you're right! :-)

Let me show you how I tested out your suggestion and found out that indeed my previous blog entry was wrong and how you can indeed delete comments that you've left on someone else's MySpace profile. And thank goodness for that.

First, I'll leave a comment on a friends' profile by clicking on the "Add Comment" link just above his block of comments:

MySpace: Leaving Comment On Someone Else's Profile

Click "submit", verify your comment on the subsequent page, and it's there and appears to be under their control, not mine:

MySpace: Comment Left On Someone Else's Profile

The trick, as you so kindly highlight, is to choose "View All" on their profile page. Sure enough, a new link appears:

MySpace: View All Comments On Someone Else's Profile

Notice that the comment I've left has "Delete My Comment", but the comment left by Miss Mones on this profile doesn't have that option. That makes sense, since I shouldn't be able to delete someone else's comment on this profile. I click on "Delete My Comment" and am prompted to verify what I've done:

MySpace: Are you sure you want to delete this MySpace comment?

One click on "OK" and my comment has vanished again. Of course, the owner of the MySpace Profile will get a new comment notice and then won't be able to find it when they visit their page, but I'm guessing that they also get a "Comment Deleted By User" message too, so it won't be too much of a mystery.

Anyway, THANK YOU for correcting this mistake on my blog. There are a lot of MySpace users who are going to be very happy to learn this little trick!

If you aren't sure how to delete comments on your own profile, please check: How do delete MySpace comments. Also, while I'm at it, I have a lot of additional MySpace Help here, and you can also become my friend by checking out my MySpace profile.


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Reader Comments To Date: 37

myspace UC101 said, on March 24, 2007 4:13 PM:

Thank you for showing how to delete myspace comments, but now I have another question, our teenager claims that someone with her password has gone into myspace and changed comments that she left on other peoples profiles, in other words, she said "Hi, how are you" and they added a bunch of dirty words etc. etc. to her comment. Is this possible???

PR Track said, on March 29, 2007 12:16 PM:

THANK YOU sooo much!!

bikash said, on April 7, 2007 10:45 AM:

Somebody send me profile comment and all the comment being hidden now except his. So how can I show the previous profile comments. Thank you

paradise said, on April 26, 2007 2:33 PM:

somebody is leaving commercials on myspace and blocking the members comments. is there a way i can correct this?

Chieli said, on April 28, 2007 8:41 AM:

I am unable to delete comments from my MySpace webpage. every time I attempt to delete the offending comment I receive an error message, no matter which browser I am using (Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc...) Is there something wrong with MySpace?

catherine said, on April 30, 2007 10:55 AM:

is it possible to delete blog comments you have sent?
i hope so!
x

Jim said, on May 27, 2007 11:24 AM:

this is GREAT news! I sent comments which weren't necessarily embarrassing/inflammatory, but the next comments referenced mine and put me in a bad light. Details. So now I've cleared THAT little mess up.

Thanks thanks thanks!
-Jim

beautiful said, on June 29, 2007 8:33 AM:

please delete myspace and profile

Michelle said, on July 1, 2007 8:52 AM:

I think this problem has to do with my Vista, but I am not sure....Since I got my new computer, I cannot view comments on ceratin people's pages who have special layouts, and the boxes where their info is won't go bigger, let's say if they have a survey in it! It is becoming very annoying!!

sam said, on July 9, 2007 8:31 PM:

i wanted to download a myspce im, but now i dont but everytime i turn on my computer it keeps coming back up, what do i do?

sam said, on July 24, 2007 8:08 PM:

hi yeah umhh i was justwoundering how do you make it so that your comments are in a scroll box??

tara said, on October 16, 2007 8:37 AM:

Hey i am wondering how to delete a post i put on someone's blog not on their comment section but in their blogs. i have put some negative things about a certain celebrity and getting tons of hate mail and need to delete these postings from their blog asap!! I have read some things and came across you're questions and answers when i googled how to delete blog posts. Is there any way for me to go on her page and delete my posting from her blog??? I will be so appreciative of any feedback on this, it is causing me quite a problem.....Thank you so much for taking the time to read this!!!

tony said, on October 24, 2007 1:14 AM:

thanks works great

seablack said, on November 5, 2007 5:23 PM:

cheers for this .its been a big help

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christie said, on November 17, 2007 6:08 PM:

My comments are showing but only half of them are showing. Why is this? It's only with some computers though.

Steven said, on December 13, 2007 10:27 PM:

Thanks so much. I left a comment on a famous' person's page and it was addressed to somebody else. Thanks so much.

Keep up the good work!

Larry said, on December 26, 2007 2:26 PM:

I keep getting emails saying I have new comments on my myspace page, but they don't show up on the page. Do I have to enable comments to be seen? I am on a Mac.

Dizzle said, on February 2, 2008 5:58 PM:

However, this doesn't seem to work on comments you leave on blogs... :/

corrine said, on February 13, 2008 8:53 PM:

don't feel bad dave, it was actually relatively new that you could remove comments on other's page. it might not have even been possible when you posted but when you were told it was possible it was because it was just created. we still love you dave. lol hugz.

jordan dejonge said, on April 6, 2008 1:47 PM:

I think this may be limited to profiles that have there comments to be posted without approval because I just tried this without success.

Thanks for any help

Jordy

THER HGULK said, on June 24, 2008 8:28 AM:

HOW CAN I DELETE A COMMENT I LEFT ON THE PAGE OF SOMEONE WHO IS NO LONGER MY FRIEND?

AND THE PROFILE IS PRIVATE !!!!

Dani said, on July 1, 2008 7:23 PM:

Hi, speaking of deleting... I have a question. Is there a way to delete someone else's comments in your own tagged photos folder on myspace?

sean said, on August 14, 2008 7:59 AM:

HOW DO I DELETE A COMMENT I LEFT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S BLOG?

zee said, on October 29, 2008 10:38 AM:

how do i delete picture comments??

Calandra said, on November 5, 2008 8:13 AM:

Hey I read your tip, but I dont get the verify pg . So how do I delete my comment on a blog that does not have the verify option.

s said, on November 23, 2008 10:55 PM:

Did anyone figure out how to delete a comment left on someone else's blog? Not their myspace page, but their blog.. I can't figure it out.

Mike Briggs said, on April 11, 2009 6:36 PM:

I have made a comment on another persons blog and a few people have replied to my note and have left me in a negative light

how do I delete my blog comment?

Please help as I am considering legal council on slander from a few people

This would be a great help to know ASAP

Thanks

Dave Taylor said, on April 11, 2009 11:41 PM:

Mike, sorry to report that as far as I am aware, there is no way you can delete a comment you've left on someone else's MySpace blog. Sorry.

gary m sharkey said, on May 5, 2009 8:43 PM:

in the past i had alot of scammers using stolen photos . they would email me and tell me anything to get me to like them. so i started reversing email adresses, id get to a point where i had to purchase a complete file on them for a price !!!so i tried it once :( then they didnt have anything. i have another one right now sending me letters and photos that ive seen before. is there a way to reverse email and find out who this is on my own? without paying someone for nothing ?

Ms.Buttercup said, on May 15, 2009 3:59 PM:

whew...thank you!

Cari said, on August 5, 2009 2:34 AM:

Hi there. I have a MySpace page. I have left a comment on an x friends page, but when I go to delete it they have their comments set to private.

As we have had a bit of falling out I am no longer on their friends list and I have blocked them. I can see my comment on the main page, but cannot access the view all option.

I do not wish for this person to be finding me any more through this comment link to me. How do I remove ALL connections through MySpace to this person?

Mandy said, on August 17, 2009 12:55 AM:

Hey Cari, I'm having the same problem... Does anyone know how to do this??? I deleted soemone from my friends list several years ago but my comments are still being displayed on their main page and I hate it! When I deleted her I immediately removed all of her comments from my page, and she was supposed to do the same but never did. And same as Cari, when I click "view all" I get the access denied message.

AP said, on September 29, 2009 7:52 PM:

I have the same problem as Cari and Mandy...how can I have any comments deleted that were posted on a page that uses 2.0? They're private if you attempt to click on the buttons "view all" or "pics" which is where the comments were left? I just want to delete all that I have posted on someone's page. I blocked them, but it doesn't take past posts and such off????

HELP!

ope said, on February 4, 2010 10:28 AM:

pls i need to delete a comment i left on someones blog pls kindly help

liz said, on April 13, 2010 12:08 PM:

Thank You SO MUCH!

karen said, on June 21, 2010 4:31 PM:

thank you so much for showing me how to delete a comment i made off of an ex friends page, thanks

younie said, on April 25, 2011 10:32 PM:

Thank you for the the troubleshoot 101 help in myspace, it will help us in many way! Kudos! casino på nätet

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