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Users should own their comments and should be able to delete them as they see fit. Sites like Reddit should not be used as a permanent or reliable source of inf

Users should own their comments and should be able to delete them as they see fit. Sites like Reddit should not be used as a permanent or reliable source of information.

ihattendorf 3y ago
The person you're replying to didn't say they aren't allowed to, they asked them to please not because the comment might be useful to others.
- izzydata 3y ago
  I'm making a tangential statement only somewhat related to the comment above it. Personally I don't like that sites like Reddit claim ownership of and make profit from user generated content. I think people should delete their comments and move to a more open and free platform.
  - guilhas 3y ago
    The user should be free to move and delete anything The problem is while the user is moving the comments are not, only deleted Which will probably damage another user more than hurt reddit Besides the user might delete things that would be interest read years later
  - forgotpwd16 3y ago
    >Reddit claim ownership Should be mentioned the rights are retained by the user. Reddit only gets license to reproduce that content and allow others to do the same. Although also being perpetual, irrevocable, it's similar to ownership cannot say they're the same thing.
- j45 3y ago
  Still up to the writer
- r00fus 3y ago
  Useful to others because they search reddit is fine (even though I disagree with Reddit's app policy). Useful to OpenAI to train ChatGPT and dispense as wisdom people pay for? I can totally respect someone trimming all their online footprint to avoid that.
giantrobot 3y ago
Despite the hubris and stupidity of Reddit's management, it's still a longer lived repository of information than most people's blogs or web forums. It's also more accessible than mailing lists, Discord, or other social media sites. It's far from perfect but at least it exists.
10000truths 3y ago
A lofty ideal, but unpragmatic if you actually care about privacy. You have no control over how information disseminates once you publish it. You must assume it'll remain on the Internet forever. Even if you assume the existence of first-party deletion tools, third parties like Internet Archive or (in Reddit's case) PushShift can choose to preserve it. If you want to retain your online anonymity, you have to be thoughtful about what you share online.
- nuclearnice3 3y ago
  There's one kind of privacy where someone has an archive of all reddit comments ever and looks you up. There's another kind of privacy where your cousin sees your reddit user id and looks up your comment history and finds out you are [_____insert secret here___]. Deletion of your history is a protection against the second kind.
pieresqi 3y ago
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macinjosh 3y ago
Welcome to HN where you can't delete your comments after a very short grace period.
mihaic 3y ago
I can't imagine Voltaire claiming any right to be able to delete a pamflet. I think we need to have forgiveness baked into our social layer more, so that forgetting isn't the default.

Users should own their comments and should be able to delete them as they see fit. Sites like Reddit should not be used as a permanent or reliable source of information.

ihattendorf 3y ago

The person you're replying to didn't say they aren't allowed to, they asked them to please not because the comment might be useful to others.

izzydata 3y ago
I'm making a tangential statement only somewhat related to the comment above it. Personally I don't like that sites like Reddit claim ownership of and make profit from user generated content. I think people should delete their comments and move to a more open and free platform.
- guilhas 3y ago
  The user should be free to move and delete anything The problem is while the user is moving the comments are not, only deleted Which will probably damage another user more than hurt reddit Besides the user might delete things that would be interest read years later
- forgotpwd16 3y ago
  >Reddit claim ownership Should be mentioned the rights are retained by the user. Reddit only gets license to reproduce that content and allow others to do the same. Although also being perpetual, irrevocable, it's similar to ownership cannot say they're the same thing.
j45 3y ago
Still up to the writer
r00fus 3y ago
Useful to others because they search reddit is fine (even though I disagree with Reddit's app policy). Useful to OpenAI to train ChatGPT and dispense as wisdom people pay for? I can totally respect someone trimming all their online footprint to avoid that.

giantrobot 3y ago

Despite the hubris and stupidity of Reddit's management, it's still a longer lived repository of information than most people's blogs or web forums. It's also more accessible than mailing lists, Discord, or other social media sites. It's far from perfect but at least it exists.

10000truths 3y ago

A lofty ideal, but unpragmatic if you actually care about privacy. You have no control over how information disseminates once you publish it. You must assume it'll remain on the Internet forever. Even if you assume the existence of first-party deletion tools, third parties like Internet Archive or (in Reddit's case) PushShift can choose to preserve it. If you want to retain your online anonymity, you have to be thoughtful about what you share online.

nuclearnice3 3y ago
There's one kind of privacy where someone has an archive of all reddit comments ever and looks you up. There's another kind of privacy where your cousin sees your reddit user id and looks up your comment history and finds out you are [_____insert secret here___]. Deletion of your history is a protection against the second kind.

pieresqi 3y ago

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macinjosh 3y ago

Welcome to HN where you can't delete your comments after a very short grace period.

mihaic 3y ago

I can't imagine Voltaire claiming any right to be able to delete a pamflet. I think we need to have forgiveness baked into our social layer more, so that forgetting isn't the default.