Ask HN: Why am I unable to delete my submissions after a period of time?

6 pointsby workerdee11 anni fa7 comments

Does anyone know the reasoning behind this?

5 comments

hobs11 anni fa

Just like most things on HN, once you have submitted it (either comment or article) it becomes the record. You have a limited time to edit things, but after some time you could go back and "rewrite" the conversation, this type of thing prevents that.

anc8411 anni fa

Deleting content disrupts conversation, see eg [deleted] on Reddit where people can delete their posts anytime.

cJ0th11 anni fa

yeah, but if you could delete a post that received 0 upvotes [i.e. nobody values it] and not a single comment then deleting it wouldn't annoy anybody.

DanBC11 anni fa

Some people game the system.

Allowing people to delete and resubmit articles is another opportunity for people to game the system.

milankragujevic11 anni fa

I used to do that before, not knowing that it's against the rules. I don't do that anymore.

dang11 anni fa

Thank you!

masters3d11 anni fa

Think of it like sending an email. You can't edit it once you send it.

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