Comments on: Disappearing comments https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/05/disappearing-comments/ Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:18 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/05/disappearing-comments/#comment-10407 TB Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:30:21 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7125#comment-10407 <p>My main worry was that the board was "eating" them.</p> Removing a post or comment you have written is your privilege, but it's better to leave a place marker showing it's been removed. Also, if others have responded to it, deleting that post or comment deletes their comments, too, which is kind of bad manners. Simply editing the post to read "post withdrawn" avoids that, although the orphaned reponses can then become irrelevant. Then I suppose it's up to those people whether or not they want to keep them. My main worry was that the board was “eating” them.

Removing a post or comment you have written is your privilege, but it’s better to leave a place marker showing it’s been removed.

Also, if others have responded to it, deleting that post or comment deletes their comments, too, which is kind of bad manners. Simply editing the post to read “post withdrawn” avoids that, although the orphaned reponses can then become irrelevant. Then I suppose it’s up to those people whether or not they want to keep them.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/05/disappearing-comments/#comment-10405 Robert Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:26:34 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7125#comment-10405 I'm guilty of cleaning up test comments. But not too many, since some accumulated responses. I think that what'll happen is that this archeological era of the Zone will be recognized as one of our periodic Upgrade Events. I think that testing the site's become an official part of the conversational record. I’m guilty of cleaning up test comments. But not too many, since some accumulated responses. I think that what’ll happen is that this archeological era of the Zone will be recognized as one of our periodic Upgrade Events. I think that testing the site’s become an official part of the conversational record.

]]> By: bowser https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/05/disappearing-comments/#comment-10403 bowser Fri, 06 Jan 2012 01:13:41 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7125#comment-10403 I've been grateful beyond measure for the ability to trash my posts without penalty or notice if they haven't acquired a response. Saved me many an embarrassment. Is that gone now? I’ve been grateful beyond measure for the ability to trash my posts without penalty or notice if they haven’t acquired a response. Saved me many an embarrassment.

Is that gone now?

]]> By: ER https://habitablezone.com/2012/01/05/disappearing-comments/#comment-10392 ER Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:01:40 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=7125#comment-10392 At least some of those may be mine, there's been a few comments I've submitted and then thought better of them after I had a chance to cool off, and trashed them. But as far as I can recall, none had acquired responses or were up long before I removed them. I should have left a "post withdrawn" tag in their plac, and will do so in the future. At least some of those may be mine, there’s been a few comments I’ve submitted and then thought better of them after I had a chance to cool off, and trashed them. But as far as I can recall, none had acquired responses or were up long before I removed them. I should have left a “post withdrawn” tag in their plac, and will do so in the future.

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