Never delete entries? Good idea? Usual?

Question

I am designing a system and I don\'t think it\'s a good idea to give the ability to the end user to delete entries in the database. I think that way because often then end u

Answer 1

I prefer the method that you are describing. Its nice to be able to undo a mistake. More often than not, there is no easy way of going back on a DELETE query. I've never had a problem with this method and unless you are filling your database with 'deleted' entries, there shouldn't be an issue.