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Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by warkdarrior »

june07 wrote: post #7
CharlesW wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Also great for revenge porn, right-to-be-forgotten items, and deep fakes.

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by AlbertCory »

bee_rider wrote: post #40
AlbertCory wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wrong. If the post is accumulating negative points, author should be able to delete it.

It destroys the conversation. It would be nice to be able to disown a comment, instead. Comments that accidentally reveal personal information, that would be a nice use-case for deletion. But on the other hand, nothing can be deleted from the internet, so having the button there could add a false sense of security.

> nothing can be deleted from the internet

In theory that's true; anything Donald Trump says, for instance, can never be deleted.

In practice, if someone on Reddit deletes their post, it's extremely unlikely you'll be able to recover it. It's not a probability of zero, but pretty close to it. You could file a lawsuit and then Reddit will have to find it, but otherwise, it's gone.

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by redeeman »

jpc0 wrote: post #49
xwdv wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Sorry to tell you, but once you post it on Reddit, the content is no longer yours. Not your content, not your choice.

I am still an individual in this world with rights no matter how much "the internet" feels that isn't true. Reference the current legislation being put in place around the world regarding privacy as proof that I am not in the minority here. Also it did work exactly like that since reddit allowed me to delete said content and and chose to stop posting or interacting with reddit. Could there be a copy my reddit history…

you also had the right to read the reddit terms of service, granting them ability to do this with "your" information

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by nickf »

minimaul wrote: post #10

The 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.

Agreed. This is a new kind of obnoxious I haven’t seen before. Another app/service I simply won’t use on the basis of these attempted ads.

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by lazyasciiart »

notesinthefield wrote: post #31
xwdv wrote: post #27

Reddit is especially bad about this. I’m tired of seeing deleted posts leaving tattered conversations where you can hardly tell what someone is talking about. Content you post online should be as immutable as possible.

Are there not multiple ways to view deleted reddit posts or did they all get killed in the api deprecation?

Mostly killed without you actively saving it before deletion, to my knowledge

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by lazyasciiart »

rekabis wrote: post #46

What’s wrong with a screenshot? Greenshot is my choice of Windows app for capturing just limited clips of the screen and either saving them directly to the drive or dumping into the clipboard for elsewhere paste.

Search?

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by slikrick »

xwdv wrote: post #45
jpc0 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This here is at the forefront of the entire reason for the massive backlash at tge Reddit API changes. I created that content, I can decide what is done with it. If I dislike the direction reddit is going I should be able to remove said content and prevent reddit from generating income for it. Reddit didn't pay me to provide the information I did, neither did you. Neither of you are entitled to it remaining there ind…

Sorry to tell you, but once you post it on Reddit, the content is no longer yours. Not your content, not your choice.

sorry to tell you, but you're wrong lmao

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by slikrick »

bee_rider wrote: post #40
AlbertCory wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wrong. If the post is accumulating negative points, author should be able to delete it.

It destroys the conversation. It would be nice to be able to disown a comment, instead. Comments that accidentally reveal personal information, that would be a nice use-case for deletion. But on the other hand, nothing can be deleted from the internet, so having the button there could add a false sense of security.

you should really look into lost media, stuff gets lost on the internet all the time. and that's just the stuff people are actually caring to look for

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by bee_rider »

slikrick wrote: post #58
bee_rider wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It destroys the conversation. It would be nice to be able to disown a comment, instead. Comments that accidentally reveal personal information, that would be a nice use-case for deletion. But on the other hand, nothing can be deleted from the internet, so having the button there could add a false sense of security.

you should really look into lost media, stuff gets lost on the internet all the time. and that's just the stuff people are actually caring to look for

This is a totally unrelated issue.

A file on the internet obviously could be backed up by anyone, so deleting things from the internet does not verifiably restore your privacy.

A file on the internet might not be publicly accessible in the future. But that doesn’t mean it hasn’t been backed up privately.

It is the worst of both worlds.

Re: Show HN: I got tired of reading "This posting has been deleted by its author"

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Post by karmaMeansCool »

june07 wrote: post #25
thih9 wrote: post #23

What about the right to be forgotten and similar laws? Is it legal to run a service like this when laws exist about providing the original author or a person present in a photo with a way to remove content or personally identifiable information? There are also copyright trolls and GDPR trolls, isn’t a service like this an opportunity for them?

Unfortunately, when you post ANYTHING online... one must assume it's like a tattoo... that is to say permanent. Not saying it's right or wrong (because believe me I have my own privacy/trust issues), just saying it is reality.

Whenever I post ANYTHING online, even a private contribution on a private forum, I assume everyone in the world can or will eventually be able to read it.
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