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Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"
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Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"
#2Why though? If a listing has been deleted, I know that it's no longer available, which I see as a feature. Is this just for meme or funny listings?
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#3I don't get it.
When I click on the topmost archived ad (https://clippings-archive.june07.com/craigslist/7675980380) I get a 404.
Others work, but what is the value of a deleted ad?
Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"
#4Looks like GitHub workflow to rebuild pages errored for some reason and that's why the 404 showed up. However, you'll notice that if you click on the direct link to the git content, everything is there.
https://github.com/june07/clippings-archive/tree/main/craigs...
Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"
#5Looks like GitHub workflow to rebuild pages errored for some reason and that's why the 404 showed up. However, you'll notice that if you click on the direct link to the git content, everything is there. https://github.com/june07/clippings-archive/tree/main/craigs...
I just enjoyed the irony :^) and wish you well in fixing it.
I'm still mystified about the purpose, though. Can you explain a use case or three?
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#6Why though? If a listing has been deleted, I know that it's no longer available, which I see as a feature. Is this just for meme or funny listings?
I've personally wanted to reference an ad after purchasing something or in other situations and it's gone. Again, think of physically clipping a newspaper ad. Pretty much just like http://wayback.archive.org/but on a more granular/niche scale.
Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"
#7Looks like GitHub workflow to rebuild pages errored for some reason and that's why the 404 showed up. However, you'll notice that if you click on the direct link to the git content, everything is there. https://github.com/june07/clippings-archive/tree/main/craigs...
I just enjoyed the irony :^) and wish you well in fixing it. I'm still mystified about the purpose, though. Can you explain a use case or three?
Got scammed on CL buying something and want to reference the original ad for any "forensic" data. Of course the scammer will delete the post as soon as the item(s) are "sold". No problem, I'll just reference clippings because it's archived. There's one.
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#8Why though? If a listing has been deleted, I know that it's no longer available, which I see as a feature. Is this just for meme or funny listings?
I've personally wanted to reference an ad after purchasing something or in other situations and it's gone. Again, think of physically clipping a newspaper ad. Pretty much just like http://wayback.archive.org/but on a more granular/niche scale.
I can relate to that. I live in a different country but we have a similar site site here.
Reasons I personally like to revisit old ads sometimes:
- Seeing prices that people asked for an item at different times, and the full text of the ad and pictures so I can compare extras included and condition of item
- Something I bought and I don’t remember how much I originally paid for it
- Things that I did not buy, but I want to remember for the future and perhaps buy similar item from someone else in the future
- As a substitute for buying the thing. Instead of buying an item now I can keep a copy of the ad and over time I can think about whether I really need that thing, or if it is not as necessary as I impulsively had imagined
- etc
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#9Why though? If a listing has been deleted, I know that it's no longer available, which I see as a feature. Is this just for meme or funny listings?
A friend of mine was a victim of a false Craigslist listing inviting people to come by his home and take "free" items from his property. The listing was removed before he got home from work and realized what happened. It would have been useful to have an archived copy of the listing.
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#10The swipe ads for digitalocean on this are tremendously obnoxious as they break back and forward swiping on Safari on iPhone.
That’s not okay, don’t do this.
But hey, it’s a way to guarantee that you’ll annoy people enough to not use it.