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So that people don't complain about a 2 day old post still being on the FP.

• SilasX 4y ago
  Weird. I personally consider a modified timestamp more confusing/worrying than an old post being on the front page, as the former modifies something that should be immutable, while the latter doesn't. Edit: Semi-related issue for comparison: one time, a contact DMed me on Discord to ask where a certain event was going to be held. Before I saw the message, she found the answer through other means and thus "helpfully" deleted her message to me. Same problem: that actually makes it more confusing because I see inconsistent state: the notification lives on in my phone, but it's no longer present in the chat history. Better to just say "never mind" than to modify history.
  • wyldfire 4y ago
    yeah - split the difference maybe and have the UI indicate "second chance" somehow. but I suppose HN likes to keep things simple (even if it's a bit confusing).
  • hutrdvnj 4y ago
    I agree. Modifying timestamps for features like in this case "second chance" is a very bad practice IMHO.
• loceng 4y ago