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> I'd be slightly more confident (slightly) that editing the post might cause the core data in the db to be updated I'd be much less confident, considering tha
by traek 7y ago
> I'd be slightly more confident (slightly) that editing the post might cause the core data in the db to be updated
I'd be much less confident, considering that they explicitly save and make public post's edit history.
- zymhan 7y agoI think that idea is based on how Reddit stores (or stored) comment edits, and how they would overwrite the original value.
- RandomInteger4 7y agoHmm ... I wonder if they have an edit limit where old edits get erased if you keep editing, sort of like that trick someone came up with years ago for pinging the credit bureau so many times so that eventually your credit looked better since old items were erased or not considered for your credit score ... or something.
- gricardo99 7y ago> that trick someone came up with years ago for pinging the credit bureau so many times That sounds hilarious. You don't happen to remember or have a source for that, do you? Would love to read more.
- slumdev 7y agoIt's called "bumpage" or "B*" on forums. People were leery of using the word back in the day because they thought the bureaus might catch on. It doesn't work anymore.
- xur17 7y agohttps://www.doctorofcredit.com/an-introduction-to-b-bumpage-c-choppage/ https://www.doctorofcredit.com/an-introduction-to-b-bumpage-...
- ibeckermayer 7y agoSomebody hire this genius at $300k/yr immediately
- maxaf 7y agoSomebody better not be Facebook.
- monsieurbanana 7y agoAnybody with good intentions won't have 300k/y to pay.
- penagwin 7y agoThis is the case with many other online platforms (such as reddit) in that the original content of a post is still reachable if it was deleted, so a common method is to "scrub" edit your posts then delete them. However at Facebook's size, and given they're known for 0 privacy, they likely track all changes anyway.
- BinaryIdiot 7y agoReddit doesn't actually store the history of your edits, only that you edited it (which is why, when you scrub reddit history, people recommend editing it because then your posting is gone except for say a backup). Facebook, however, allows you to see the history of posts so if someone edits it you can see what they originally posted. I don't think editing a Facebook post first would have the desired effect.
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