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Is there a way to count the posts in Recycle Bin to the forum stats ?
I found a small bit of code somewhere on SMF but that didn't work.
So I've employed, both the Recycle Bin & Trash folders. Deleted posts first go into the Recycle Bin. Once we are sure that they are not going to be restored, we move that post/topic into Trash (also hidden from members). That way we can get the posts into the forum totals.