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It can't. False positives are a trade-off against the administrative, legal and regulatory burdens of not having such a system on a UGC-hosting site at scale.

shkkmo 4y ago
It seems like it does need to. Banning people for content they legally posses seems pretty questionable. Edit: You completely rewrote you comment after I responded, that is considered bad form on HN.
- dangrossman 4y ago
  You responded less than 60 seconds after I wrote my comment, the substance of which is unchanged. Organizing thoughts into words is a process for me, it takes a moment.
  - shkkmo 4y ago
    Then do the organizing and rewrite befor you submit the comment or include your updated thoughts in a way that marks them as new and leaves the original content. I often add an edit immediately after I post, but unless it is fixing a typo, I always mark the edits.
    - deleted 4y ago
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  - corobo 4y ago
    There's a "delay" option in your settings, it's in minutes I give myself 6 minutes to fluff around (or get bored of and delete) comments before they appear live for that same reason
    - dangrossman 4y ago
      Thanks for the tip. Apparently delayed comments don't appear on the site instantly, but do appear in the API instantly. https://i.imgur.com/ytWyvc3.png https://i.imgur.com/ytWyvc3.png
      - corobo 4y ago
        huh, I wonder if their API bit (sends to firebase by the looks?) is missing an if e: and maybe a thing to rerun due deferred comments I guess I'll ping hn@ just in case
- domador 4y ago
  This is a reflection of a poor commenting system. I would prefer for every online commenting system, including HN's, to allow one to see the version history of a comment. As things stand right now, commenting systems are biased in favor of revisionists.
  - shkkmo 4y ago
    Yes, it is a community standard that exists to work around a UX issue. I would agree that an edit history and an indicator that edits have been made would probably be an improvement. That said, in the past when HN seemed to be doing something weird, dang usually has a pretty great explanation for why, so there might be a good reason for this choice as well.

shkkmo 4y ago

It seems like it does need to. Banning people for content they legally posses seems pretty questionable. Edit: You completely rewrote you comment after I responded, that is considered bad form on HN.

dangrossman 4y ago
You responded less than 60 seconds after I wrote my comment, the substance of which is unchanged. Organizing thoughts into words is a process for me, it takes a moment.
- shkkmo 4y ago
  Then do the organizing and rewrite befor you submit the comment or include your updated thoughts in a way that marks them as new and leaves the original content. I often add an edit immediately after I post, but unless it is fixing a typo, I always mark the edits.
  - deleted 4y ago
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- corobo 4y ago
  There's a "delay" option in your settings, it's in minutes I give myself 6 minutes to fluff around (or get bored of and delete) comments before they appear live for that same reason
  - dangrossman 4y ago
    Thanks for the tip. Apparently delayed comments don't appear on the site instantly, but do appear in the API instantly. https://i.imgur.com/ytWyvc3.png https://i.imgur.com/ytWyvc3.png
    - corobo 4y ago
      huh, I wonder if their API bit (sends to firebase by the looks?) is missing an if e: and maybe a thing to rerun due deferred comments I guess I'll ping hn@ just in case
domador 4y ago
This is a reflection of a poor commenting system. I would prefer for every online commenting system, including HN's, to allow one to see the version history of a comment. As things stand right now, commenting systems are biased in favor of revisionists.
- shkkmo 4y ago
  Yes, it is a community standard that exists to work around a UX issue. I would agree that an edit history and an indicator that edits have been made would probably be an improvement. That said, in the past when HN seemed to be doing something weird, dang usually has a pretty great explanation for why, so there might be a good reason for this choice as well.