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Maybe the posters might have deleted the comments themselves? I often post comments on HN, just to delete them 5 minutes later when I realize I don’t care to d
by netruk44 5mo ago
Maybe the posters might have deleted the comments themselves?
I often post comments on HN, just to delete them 5 minutes later when I realize I don’t care to deal with the replies I’ll eventually get.
You have to be quick because if someone does reply, you can no longer delete your message.
- maplethorpe 5mo agoI didn't realise messages even had a delete button. I'm going to reply here so I can check. edit: you're right, there's a delete button.
- bluebarbet 5mo agoOne benefit of this forum is that they purposely passed over notifications precisely to save us from the temptation to "deal with" replies.
- netruk44 5mo agoAnd I very much appreciate that feature, and hope it never changes. However when I make comments here, I do it with the intention of reading what people have to say in response. If I am making a comment with the intention to ignore the responses to it, then that’s a good signal for myself that what I am writing is likely not an appropriate comment for HN, and then delete it.