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Yes, deletion is possible for a pending comment as long as it's pending.

• networked 13y ago
  I see. You said above that a comment only has a day to make it out of pending. Why not auto-delete it when it doesn't? Edit: Never mind that question. Based on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7446005 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7446005 this seems to be the case (i.e., you won't have to delete a failed pending comment manually). On a related note, the new system may prevent people from posting in the feature suggestion thread (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=363 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=363). Since it's already a special thread that never closes for comments perhaps comments posted there should not be made pending.
  • pg 13y ago
    Oops, yes, another thing I overlooked.
    • deleted 13y ago
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  • radiac 13y ago
    The other type it could cause problems for are whoishiring.
• deleted 13y ago
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