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In general, I agree with you. The nature of internet commenting is such. There should be no expectation that the parent comment will continue to live -- the c
by amitparikh 12y ago
In general, I agree with you. The nature of internet commenting is such. There should be no expectation that the parent comment will continue to live -- the comment itself should be considered "owned" by the original poster, who has the prerogative to delete it.
But that shouldn't be an excuse for any of us to refrain from providing feedback, insight, and advice online. In fact, we should continue to do so with the understanding that our time in producing that comment/content is volunteered.
And of course, on the other side, we should strive to retain the record of the communication chain if we are the original posters. Deleting a comment is your choice, but it's probably good practice and behavior not to.
- korzun 12y agoAgreed. But if you are giving advice you should not do it because you expect a thank you. While you might think your advice is 'good', other people might not. Nobody will thank you for bad advice. There are way too many factors when it comes to communication on the internet. Not everything falls under 'he did not thank me BECAUSE he is a jerk'. Etc.
- ColinWright 12y agoSo if you ask a direct and explicit question, and someone takes the time to provide a factually correct answer, you think it's then OK not to acknowledge in any way, manner, means, or form, that they spent time providing you with the knowledge that you had requested?