0 sats \ 7 replies \ @Eobard 21 Dec 2023 \ parent \ on: What's the deal with all the usage of @delete in x days on SN meta
deleted by author
hardly anyone replies to old comments or posts
True. But they often read old comments or posts.
reply
Exactly. And unless you are the one reading these comments (I often am) or someone with access to analytics you would have no idea how often people read old posts.
reply
deleted by author
reply
Honest question: when your comment gets auto-deleted in 10 days, mine (the one I'm typing here now) also goes poof?
reply
No it doesn't. Comment is actually replaced. Yours is left as is.
reply
Thanks.
reply
Agree to disagree. There are many usecases for Reddit. I rarely comment on Reddit but use it pretty often to find answers to technical questions. I've noticed many deleted posts and comments on Reddit in the past few months. I think it reduces the value of some posts. I would argue most of the posts I find valuable.
To me, there are other platforms and mediums that are suited to short lived conversation. I guess I don't get the need to delete the most mundane content but maybe I just don't get it.
reply