You can't. If there is a reason you want it deleted, for example the thread has turned to nasty name calling, then you can email the editors and ask them to delete it. Depending on their mood and wisdom, they may or may not do so.
Patrick, Thanks for the explanation. Is there any trick to finding the editor's e-mail address? HT
you can post to it yourself and ask people not to continue to add to the thread (and direct them to a different one say if you don't like the title you gave a post and wish to rename it, or if you posted the same thing twice).