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This is a huge part of this I don't see most here discussing. The CEO didn't just edit the comments, he did so in a way that did not reveal the comment had eve

• johansch 10y ago
  Options: 1. He directly manipulated the production db (seems like they use Cassandra). Definitely doable for someone with a deep technical background, even if they spent 99% of the the past couple of years working "via other people", rather than writing the code themselves. I could easily imagine him getting database access privileges as a part of the "catching up what's happened since I left" process. 2. Reddit has built easy-to-use, e.g. web based in-house tools for editing comments - without leaving any trace of the fact that they were edited. I guess there also a third option; that he fudged the truth (err, lied) when confessing: that he asked some developer to do the work for him: presumably while laughing and thinking they were hilarious, and then took the blame for when it was time to confess.) I think he needs to resign. Such a dumb, irresponsible action. I don't think someone that impulsive and immature should be the the CEO of Reddit. And since he's 33 rather than 23, it's not very likely he'll much more mature within a few years.
  • whataboutpizza 10y ago
    > deep technical background I'd imagine comments are stored in plaintext in a table and could be edited by anyone with a modicum of tech experience
    • johansch 10y ago
      Well, yes. "Deep technical experience" is a superset of "A modicum of tech experience". :)