Recently there was a post where the OP pitched an idea for a service related to this community. I don’t want to go into details but the post’s text has shown that maybe there’s some misunderstanding around the technology, and a considerable amount of us also thought that it’s not a good idea.
The post was removed (noticed because I couldn’t reply to someone) probably because the OP felt shame for their “failed” idea, but I think we shouldn’t delete posts for reasons like this.
The post created an interesting discussion around the idea with useful info. It’s useful to have things like these for future reference, for similar discussions in the future.
This is an anonymous forum, so there’s no shame in recommending things, when you do that politely like it was done in that case.
Counterpoint: If you think you said something stupid, you’re entitled to delete it. Don’t feel obligated to hang your ass out there and take a beating for a cold take.
We live in a world where everything you do or say on the internet is potentially part of someone else’s training data. Lemmy is already a shitshow for that but you can bet that “ooh, piracy board” is fair game for everyone because nobody would be dumb enough to sue about that.
If someone wants to delete a comment for ANY reason, they are more than welcome to.
Its not anonymous. Its pseudonymous.
Even if your pseudonym isn’t directly linked to you, even if you are not doxxed, your pseudonym carries its own reputation.
Its up to the pseudonym operator to determine how to manage that.
I like to upvote posts with lots of debate around them even if so don’t agree with the OP because I want the OP to be encouraged. People should be rewarded for bringing thought-provoking content here, even if it’s imaginary points.
I really respect people who edit comments to acknowledge when they’re wrong, but leave the original mistake intact (but usually strike through). Like this:
I delete my comments when I’m proven wrong because it’s embarassing and I don’t want to perpetuate misinformationActually, I’m leaving my mistake up, because then people can follow the conversation easier and see how I came to realise I was wrong
This is one thing I don’t like about Lemmy. If a thread gets deleted, it’s gone. On reddit, it just gets hidden.
