title: Use POST for delete/update in Rest?
body: <p>I understand (From accepted answer <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2190836/what-is-the-difference-between-http-and-rest">What is the difference between HTTP and REST?</a>)
  that REST is just a set of rules about how to use HTTP</p>
  
  <p>Accepted answer says</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>No, REST is the way HTTP should be used.</p>
    
    <p>Today we only use a tiny bit of the HTTP protocol's methods – namely
    GET and POST. The REST way to do it is to use all of the protocol's
    methods.</p>
    
    <p>For example, REST dictates the usage of DELETE to erase a document (be
    it a file, state, etc.) behind a URI, whereas, with HTTP, you would
    misuse a GET or POST query like ...product/?delete_id=22</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>My question</strong> is what is the disadvantage/drawback(technical or design) If I continue to use POST method instead of DELETE/PUT for deleting/updating the resource in Rest ?</p>