class ContributorsController < ApplicationController def destroy contributor = Contributor.find(params[:id]) relevant_universe = Universe.find(contributor.universe_id) if contributor contributor.destroy #todo send "you've been removed as a contributor" email end # A 303 status is required here so the browser doesn't redirect with a DELETE action # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14598703/rails-redirect-after-delete-using-delete-instead-of-get redirect_to universes_path, status: 303 end end