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I disagree. If a user asks for their comment to be deleted, then the right thing to do is to delete them. Period.
by chinathrow 4y ago
I disagree.
If a user asks for their comment to be deleted, then the right thing to do is to delete them. Period.
- andybak 4y agoI respectfully disagree that it's always the right thing to do. Outside of issues of safety, I think the balance shifts. Safety issues are a different matter of course
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoWhat makes it the right thing to do?
- chinathrow 4y agoJust imagine yourself in the position having something to be deleted posted by an earlier you and/or about yourself. If people ask nicely, can confirm ownership/authorship of the record/data in question, then why would you be in a position to deny such a request?
- fsflover 4y agoYou imply that the (unconfirmed) harm to the individual is more important to avoid than the harm to the society done by removing potentially insightful comment thread. Why is that?
- chinathrow 4y agoNot sure - but your question implies that there is harm to the society done, and from your first part of the sentence, isn't that also unconfirmed?
- fsflover 4y agoI think it's clear that removing discussions from HN harms everyone, because there are many interesting ideas here.