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Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

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post #5

What I do to mitigate the issue is switch account every few months... It means that I usually can't down-vote and flag post or comments, but it is worth it

Bad solution to a bad problem caused by bad reasoning from bad administration.

What better solution do you have? Cause I don't think you'll get Dang to change his mind

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

#12
post #9

Why should they? The comments are handy years on. Use a pseudonym?

If my comments are not handy, delete them. If they are handy then I deserve compensation. If I created it I can destroy it. If I created it and was not compensated then I maintain ownership and copyright control. Delete them now! This has been fought in courts and won.

You gave away your comment text of your own will, you are owed nothing

And what damages will you seek? There are no ads here

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

#13
post #11

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Bad solution to a bad problem caused by bad reasoning from bad administration.

What better solution do you have? Cause I don't think you'll get Dang to change his mind

Dang’s mind is not the deciding factor here. The law is.

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

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I did ask. They won’t.

Understood. You've probably seen this discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23623799 It looks like they are willing to work with you to preserve your anonymity, but I'm guessing from your post that this process hasn't worked for you.

OP here was also OP there. This looks like an issue clearly of concern to them, but there is some piece of the story we are missing if they repeat this question once a year or so while still participating on the site between asks.

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

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post #11

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What better solution do you have? Cause I don't think you'll get Dang to change his mind

Dang’s mind is not the deciding factor here. The law is.

you didn't answer my question

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

#16

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Understood. You've probably seen this discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23623799 It looks like they are willing to work with you to preserve your anonymity, but I'm guessing from your post that this process hasn't worked for you.

OP here was also OP there. This looks like an issue clearly of concern to them, but there is some piece of the story we are missing if they repeat this question once a year or so while still participating on the site between asks.

Thanks I didn't see that. So this whole thread is dupe then.

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

#17

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Understood. You've probably seen this discussion then: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23623799 It looks like they are willing to work with you to preserve your anonymity, but I'm guessing from your post that this process hasn't worked for you.

OP here was also OP there. This looks like an issue clearly of concern to them, but there is some piece of the story we are missing if they repeat this question once a year or so while still participating on the site between asks.

You aren’t missing anything. Everything is public and I am an open book about this situation. I’m a privacy advocate, I delete accounts on social media from time to time, just not on HN, thus the posts. I have chatted with dang, posted, and emailed HN.

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

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OP here was also OP there. This looks like an issue clearly of concern to them, but there is some piece of the story we are missing if they repeat this question once a year or so while still participating on the site between asks.

Thanks I didn't see that. So this whole thread is dupe then.

No. No it’s not a dupe. Just as if FB still hadn’t changed one of their boneheaded policies a year after it was raised as a concern the first time.

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

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post #15

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Dang’s mind is not the deciding factor here. The law is.

you didn't answer my question

My job is not to facilitate someone else’s needs and wants. The problem here is a lack of a delete button. That is primus here. I don’t have to answer your question. You have to answer mine.

Re: I can delete my FB, Google, Apple and Reddit data. Why not Hacker News?

#20
post #9

Why should they? The comments are handy years on. Use a pseudonym?

If my comments are not handy, delete them. If they are handy then I deserve compensation. If I created it I can destroy it. If I created it and was not compensated then I maintain ownership and copyright control. Delete them now! This has been fought in courts and won.

Most HN users are circumventing copyright restriction and paywalls to make content available to a wider audience. Weirdly enough they draw the line with citations, this is why so many projects are attributed to weird internet nicks.

Usually doxxing those nicks wouldn't result in financial compensation, but lots of legal trouble.

What you want is fringe and confusion to me, especially in this context. You control your nick and your comments are attributed to it.

If somebody else uses your comments for something useful, they can cite your nick.

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