diff --git a/app/controllers/forums_controller.rb b/app/controllers/forums_controller.rb
index 206f01f..16ea5b2 100644
--- a/app/controllers/forums_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/forums_controller.rb
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class ForumsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def forum_params(add = [])
-    a = [:name, :position, :role_read_id, :role_write_id, :necro_length] + add
+    a = [:name, :position, :role_read_id, :role_write_id, :necro_length, :disable_deletion] + add
     params.require(:forum).permit(a)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/forumthreads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/forumthreads_controller.rb
index d40ce58..4a3a5c1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/forumthreads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/forumthreads_controller.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class ForumthreadsController < ApplicationController
     @threads = Forumthread.filter(current_user, params[:title].try(:slice, 0..255), params[:content].try(:slice, 0..255), params[:reply].try(:slice, 0..255), params[:label], User.find_by(ign: params[:author].to_s.strip) || params[:author], params[:query].try(:slice, 0..255), Forum.find_by(id: params[:forum]))
     .page(params[:page]).per(30)
   end
+
   def show
     if params[:reverse] == "true"
       @replies = @thread.replies.order(id: :desc).page(params[:page])
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ class ForumthreadsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def destroy
-    if mod? || @thread.author.is?(current_user)
+    if mod? || (@thread.author.is?(current_user) && !@thread.forum.disable_deletion)
       if @thread.destroy
         flash[:notice] = "Thread deleted!"
       else
diff --git a/app/views/forums/edit.html.erb b/app/views/forums/edit.html.erb
index b1a5a2e..bb4a853 100644
--- a/app/views/forums/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forums/edit.html.erb
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
       <td><%= f.label :necro_length, "Necropost warning delay (in days)" %></td>
       <td><%= f.number_field :necro_length, placeholder: "Warning Delay (leave blank for no warning)" %></td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><%= f.label :disable_deletion, "Disable deletion of threads for non-staff" %></td>
+      <td><%= f.check_box :disable_deletion %></td>
+    </tr>
   </table>
   <p><%= f.submit "Update Forum", class: "btn blue left" %></p>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/forums/new.html.erb b/app/views/forums/new.html.erb
index 3640fd7..02eacaf 100644
--- a/app/views/forums/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forums/new.html.erb
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
       <td><%= f.label :necro_length, "Necropost warning delay (in days)" %></td>
       <td><%= f.number_field :necro_length, placeholder: "Warning Delay (leave blank for no warning)" %></td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+      <td><%= f.label :disable_deletion %></td>
+      <td><%= f.check_box :disable_deletion %></td>
+    </tr>
   </table>
   <%= f.hidden_field :forumgroup_id %>
   <p><%= f.submit "Create Forum", class: "btn blue left" %></p>
diff --git a/app/views/forumthreads/edit.html.erb b/app/views/forumthreads/edit.html.erb
index 5667cf2..30c9b08 100644
--- a/app/views/forumthreads/edit.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/forumthreads/edit.html.erb
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
   end
 %>
 
+<% forum = Forum.find(@thread.forum_id) %>
+
 <h1>Edit Thread</h1>
 <%= link_to @thread.forum.group, forumgroup_path(@thread.forum.group) %> → <%= link_to @thread.forum, @thread.forum %> → <%= link_to @thread, @thread %> → Edit thread
 <%= form_for @thread do |f|%>
@@ -37,5 +39,7 @@
   <%= render partial: "md_editor", locals: {name: "forumthread[content]", content: @thread.content} %>
   <p><%= f.submit "Update Thread", class: "btn blue left" %></p>
 <% end %>
-<%= button_to "Delete Thread", @thread, :method => "delete", data: {confirm: "Delete thread & comments forever?"}, class: "btn red right" %>
+<% if mod? || !forum.disable_deletion %>
+  <%= button_to "Delete Thread", @thread, :method => "delete", data: {confirm: "Delete thread & comments forever?"}, class: "btn red right" %>
+<% end %>
 <div class="clear"></div>
diff --git a/db/migrate/20190224093907_disable_deletion_forums.rb b/db/migrate/20190224093907_disable_deletion_forums.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0d0fbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20190224093907_disable_deletion_forums.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+class DisableDeletionForums < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :forums, :disable_deletion, :boolean
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index dba9247..aae5789 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended that you check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20190222152638) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20190224093907) do
 
   create_table "badges", force: :cascade do |t|
     t.string  "name",   limit: 191
@@ -46,12 +46,13 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20190222152638) do
   end
 
   create_table "forums", force: :cascade do |t|
-    t.string  "name",          limit: 255
-    t.integer "position",      limit: 4
-    t.integer "role_read_id",  limit: 4
-    t.integer "role_write_id", limit: 4
-    t.integer "forumgroup_id", limit: 4
-    t.integer "necro_length",  limit: 4
+    t.string  "name",             limit: 255
+    t.integer "position",         limit: 4
+    t.integer "role_read_id",     limit: 4
+    t.integer "role_write_id",    limit: 4
+    t.integer "forumgroup_id",    limit: 4
+    t.integer "necro_length",     limit: 4
+    t.boolean "disable_deletion",                 default: false
   end
 
   create_table "forumthreads", force: :cascade do |t|
diff --git a/db/seeds.rb b/db/seeds.rb
index 7ecb6de..25dbfed 100644
--- a/db/seeds.rb
+++ b/db/seeds.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ deleted_user = User.create!(
   password_confirmation: userpw,
   role: Role.get(:disabled),
   badge: Badge.get(:none),
-  discord: "echo123",
+  discord: "echo123#9804",
   last_ip: "0.0.0.0",
   confirmed: true,
   last_seen: Time.utc(0).to_datetime,